The story in Nemo’s Reef revolves around who can build the best reef for a school project. Nemo and his dad Marlin are in charge of making this piece of the ocean appealing enough to attract different kinds of visitors and rare fish.
Placement of certain structures near others attracts visitors to come and live in your reef. For example, early in the game, a seahorse gives you a hint that it likes to hide in corals and plants matching its color, so you must build structures in orange and green for it to stay. Other quest hints are even more vague and there isn’t much help to be found, unless you use Pearls to purchase extra hints. Save your Pearls! This little guide is here to help!
RARE FISH
| RARE FISH | HOW TO ATTRACT | |
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Green Parrotfish | Green Thalassia (from Mystery Seed) |
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Green Seahorse | Green Seaweed Cluster (at level 18) |
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Brown Seadragon | Orange Straight Seaweed and Green Straight Seaweed near each other |
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Yellow Lionfish | Amber Sea Nymph (from Mystery Seed) |
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Green Trumpetfish | Bright Green Thalassodendron (from Mystery Seed) |
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Orange Dusky Batfish | Orange Water Hyssop Flowers (from Mystery Seed) |
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Red Octopus | Red Cirripathes and Lilac Cirripathes next to each other |
| Yellow Dusky Batfish | Yellow Thalassia (from Mystery Seed) | |
| Green Dusky Batfish | Green Sea Grapes | |
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White Clown Frogfish | White Sea Nymph (from Mystery Seed) |
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Yellow Jellyfish | Three Yellow Pillows |
| Pink Emperor Angelfish | Pink Water Hyssop Flowers | |
| Green Emperor Angelfish | Olive Halimeda Plant | |
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Orange Mandarinfish | Orange Kelp on Rock |
| Short Brown Seamoth | Brown Himanthalia Elongata | |
| Orange Lionfish | Pastel Orange Halimeda Plant | |
| Red Trumpetfish | Maroon Sea Grapes | |
| White Seadragon | Two White Seaflowers next to each other | |
| White Seahorse | Place a Silver Bubble Coral surrounded by rocks near the edge of the reef | |
| Yellow Octopus | 2 Light Green Marine Shrubs, 2 Yellow Marine Shrubs, 2 Small Shells, Flat Rock and 2 Rocks | |
| Light Blue Jellyfish | Rose Seabed next to Heap of Stone (add rocks if it doesn’t appear) | |
| Red Seahorse | Bright Green Marine Bonsais next to each other | |
| Pink Jellyfish | Pink sponges, Pink Marine Shrubs and Pink Sea Blossoms near each other |
OTHER VISITORS:
| OTHER VISITORS | HOW TO ATTRACT | |
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Small Purple Fish | Giant Brown Grass next to Purple Marine Shrub |
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Small Striped Purple Fish | Giant Green Seabush next to Green Straight Seaweed |
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Small Striped Yellow Fish | Yellow Table Plant next to Heap of Stones |