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Mermaid Favorite Fish — What to Serve in Scale the Depths

Mermaid pays its best tip for Bigeye Pacific Opah or Spotted Parrotfish — here is exactly when to save that catch, what to avoid, and how the base and variant payouts compare.

▶ TL;DR

Serve Mermaid Bigeye Pacific Opah or Spotted Parrotfish for its favorite tip (up to 1187 coins total). Avoid Blackspotted Puffer, Escolar, Common Ocean Sunfish.

Mermaid, a customer in Scale the Depths Point Nemo — favorite fish Bigeye Pacific Opah.
Point Nemo
Mermaid
Favorite
Bigeye Pacific Opah, Spotted Parrotfish
Avoid
Blackspotted Puffer, Escolar, Common Ocean Sunfish
Max payout
1187 coins

◇ How to serve Mermaid

Mermaid appears in Point Nemo and pays a favorite tip for Bigeye Pacific Opah or Spotted Parrotfish. Bigeye Pacific Opah is Mermaid's signature — no other customer treats it as a favorite, so any Bigeye Pacific Opah you land has exactly one ideal buyer.

There are two versions of Mermaid. The base pays up to 886 (700 base + 186 tip); the rarer variant pays up to 1187, a 301-coin jump for the same fish. A variant of Mermaid is always worth serving over the base when both are on screen — same catch, bigger payout.

Keep Blackspotted Puffer and Escolar and Common Ocean Sunfish away from Mermaid — those are the fish that lower its payout. Everything else is fair game as long as it fills the hunger of 1100.

◇ Where to catch Mermaid’s favorite

Bigeye Pacific Opah is caught in Point Nemo — the same world where you meet Mermaid, so you can serve it fresh without backtracking. It has 110 health and a feed value of 300. Scale it cleanly to clear Mermaid’s favorite threshold and bank the 186-coin tip.

Spotted Parrotfish is caught in Point Nemo — the same world where you meet Mermaid, so you can serve it fresh without backtracking. It has 60 health and a feed value of 125. Scale it cleanly to clear Mermaid’s favorite threshold and bank the 186-coin tip.

Full stats for every catch are in the fish almanac.

◇ Who is Mermaid?

The Mermaid is a legendary sea creature said to have the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. Stories of mermaids have been told for thousands of years, appearing in cultures around the world, from European folklore to African, Asian, and Caribbean traditions. Often associated with oceans, rivers, and deep lakes, mermaids are sometimes described as beautiful and gentle, while in other stories they are mysterious and dangerous. Creatures such as the sirens of ancient Greek myth share similar traits, using song and voice to lure sailors. In some traditions, mermaids are compared to selkies, creatures that can shift between human and seal forms. Though their stories vary, mermaids are often portrayed as deeply connected to the ocean, existing somewhere between the human world and the unknown depths below.

In-game species label: Sirena pelagia

✓ Tips

  • If you can already satisfy Mermaid, its variant is free extra income — the favorite and dislike lists are identical, only the numbers scale up.
  • Keep the fish quality high: the 186-coin tip only lands if Bigeye Pacific Opah clears Mermaid's favorite threshold, so clean scaling matters more than speed here.

? Frequently asked

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

Mermaid's favorite fish are Bigeye Pacific Opah and Spotted Parrotfish. Serving either at a high enough scaling quality adds a 186-coin tip on top of the 700 base payment.

What fish does Mermaid dislike?

Mermaid dislikes Blackspotted Puffer, Escolar, Common Ocean Sunfish. Serving any of these lowers the payout, so keep them for a customer who wants them instead.

How much does Mermaid pay in Scale the Depths?

The base Mermaid pays up to 886 coins and its rarer variant pays up to 1187. Both share the same favorite and dislike lists.

▶ Put it into practice

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

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