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Alligator Favorite Fish — What to Serve in Scale the Depths

Alligator pays its best tip for Lost Dimetrodon — here is exactly when to save that catch, what to avoid, and how the base and variant payouts compare.

▶ TL;DR

Serve Alligator Lost Dimetrodon for its favorite tip (up to 1084 coins total). Avoid American Eel.

Outer Banks
Alligator
Favorite
Lost Dimetrodon
Avoid
American Eel
Max payout
1084 coins

◇ How to serve Alligator

Alligator in Outer Banks wants Lost Dimetrodon — a legendary catch, not something you will have spare early. Because Lost Dimetrodon is a boss-tier fish, treat Alligator as a customer you deliberately save that catch for rather than one you can satisfy on a normal run.

There are two versions of Alligator. The base pays up to 781 (625 base + 156 tip); the rarer variant pays up to 1084, a 303-coin jump for the same fish. A variant of Alligator is always worth serving over the base when both are on screen — same catch, bigger payout.

Keep American Eel away from Alligator — it is the one fish that lowers its payout. Everything else is fair game as long as it fills the hunger of 975.

◇ Where to catch Alligator’s favorite

Lost Dimetrodon is caught in Outer Banks — the same world where you meet Alligator, so you can serve it fresh without backtracking. It has 280 health and a feed value of 1000. Scale it cleanly to clear Alligator’s favorite threshold and bank the 156-coin tip.

Full stats for every catch are in the fish almanac.

✓ Tips

  • If you can already satisfy Alligator, its variant is free extra income — the favorite and dislike lists are identical, only the numbers scale up.
  • Keep the fish quality high: the 156-coin tip only lands if Lost Dimetrodon clears Alligator's favorite threshold, so clean scaling matters more than speed here.

! Watch out

  • Do not sell or serve Lost Dimetrodon to anyone else if you are still hunting Alligator's tip — it is far too rare to waste.

? Frequently asked

What is Alligator's favorite fish in Scale the Depths?

Alligator's favorite fish is Lost Dimetrodon. Serving it at a high enough scaling quality adds a 156-coin tip on top of the 625 base payment.

What fish does Alligator dislike?

Alligator dislikes American Eel. Serving any of these lowers the payout, so keep them for a customer who wants them instead.

How much does Alligator pay in Scale the Depths?

The base Alligator pays up to 781 coins and its rarer variant pays up to 1084. Both share the same favorite and dislike lists.

▶ Put it into practice

Keep the full customer matchmaker open while you play, then match Alligator to the right catch and bank the tip. Scale the Depths runs free in your browser.

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