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Comment by Kiingy

This fish is related to part 2 of the secret fish achievement series, Secret Fish and Where to Find Them.
To start this you'll need to complete part 1.

The goggles:
With the Secret Fish Goggles buff applied a small fish in a bubble will spawn somewhere within 40 yards of you. If you have sound on you'll hear bubbles when it spawns then 5-10 seconds later the fish will become visible at which point you'll be able to click it. The fish can be clicked while mounted, you do not need to be in water for it to spawn and it will spawn every 25-30 seconds.

Best way to do this is find a spot that is flat and with few surrounding objects (trees, rocks, etc) and just spin your camera around until you see the bubble.

The Fish!
Each time you click the puffer you'll be given a random fish, most of the time it will be the white "junk" fish for whichever area you're in as well as the occasional grey item, with the exception of Dalaran where you'll commonly get coins usually caught from the eventide fountains.

Catchrate is quite low for many of these so expect to spend a fair amount of time for this.

I've split the fish into different catergories.

The common:
These fish can be caught anywhere at any time of the day, save these lot for last as you'll probably get most if not all of them hunting the others.
1. Camouflaged Snark
2. Deceptive Maw
3. Inconspicuous Catfish
4. Unseen Mimmic
5. Very Tiny Whale
6. Collectable Saltfin
7. Travelling Goby
8. Invisible Smelt
If you're still missing these after you catch the others, the best places to catch these are on the floating islands, like the ones scattered around Outland Nagrand (45.9, 59.9). Stand on the edge of the island and the fish will spawn in an arc around your character, shown here in green (Dalaran island used for an example): https://i.imgur.com/vrIYGgB.jpg

The zone exclusive:
These fish can only be caught in specific zones and sometimes even in very specific areas within zones.
9. Rotted Blood Cod - Nazmir, Zul'Nazman.
10. Jade Story Fish - Jade Forest.
11. Thunderous Flounder - Isle of Thunder.
12. Kirin Tor Clown - Dalaran (Broken Isles/Northrend).
13. Mechanized Mackerel - Mechagon.
14. Queen's Delight - Nazjatar.
15. Ancient Mana Fin - Suramar. Anywhere in the Suramar city harbour. (Credit to Roguezs).
16. Prisoner Fish - Tol Barad (PvP area). Anywhere in the zone, the bridge that connects the two islands is a great place for this one, just make sure you're on the PvP area side of it (check minimap).
17. Barbed Fjord Fin - Howling Fjord.
18. Dead Fel Bone - Argus, Krokuun and Antoran Wastes. (Credit to Padwarle and Neryssa).
19. Tortollan Tank Dweller - Drustvar, under Anyport in the underwater Tortollan bar called 'The Drunk Tank'.
20. Thin Air Flounder - Neverest Pinnacle, Kun-Lai Summit. (Credit to Qaccy and Pungyo).
21. Well Lurker - Mount Hyjal, in the lake under Nordassil.
22. Drowned Goldfish - Drowned Lands (46, 50) in Stormsong Valley. (Credit to Bobins666).
Note: With the exception of the Tank Deweller (Fish 19), these are confirmed locations and may not be the only location within the zones where they can be caught. For the Tortollan Tank Deweller, I was only able to catch it once I was in the very specific sub-zone (where the name changes above the minimap).

For those suffering from woeful luck with the rarer fish, like the Thin Air Flounder, this was discovered by Asmundr.

To everyone who is having trouble looting some fish. You need to approach the places like Neverest and Nordrassil on foot without a flying mount (There is a small path just before the Neverest peak) Then the 100% dropchance Fishes don't bug out and are lootable once more (Thin Air Flounder and Well Lurker) Alternatively just use the goggles when standing at those places when they are off CD.

If you're still having issues, clearing your bags of all secret fish (vendor or delete them) may also fix it.

The time scheduled:
These fish can only be caught within certain times, while one is active, the other is not. Whichever fish is active at the time can be caught in any zone.
23. Elusive Moonfish - Night only. 9:30pm to 8am.
24. Golden Sunsoaker - Day only. 8am to 9:30pm.
Note: We're not sure on the specific day/night switch over time, the above is just based on the times we've been catching them. If you catch these outside of the posted times let me know. Make sure its server time, not your local time.

The dead:
These fish can only be caught while the player is dead. Once you're a ghost these fish can be caught in any zone. (Credit to FenixInfinito).
25. Veiled Ghost
26. Deadeye Wally
27. Quiet Floater
28. Spiritual Salmon
Best place to catch these on any floating island, like the one directly behind the southern bank of Broken Isles Dalaran. Suicide by flying up and dismounting. This zone has ghost flying and if you stand on the edge of the island the fish will spawn in an arc around your character, shown here in green: https://i.imgur.com/vrIYGgB.jpg

The buffed:
29. Green Roughy - Requires the Painted Green buff from the Mechagon mechanocat painting station (63, 42). This can be applied by walking over the green puddle on the station or having another player throw a Green Paint Filled Bladder at you. (Credit to Sishrot).

The sporadic:
30. Displaced Scrapfin - Can be caught in the "future" version of Mechagon that Chromie sends you to for the quest The Other Place. Unfortunately this daily is only available sporadically. (Credit to Lacrit).

That's all folks!
Thanks to everyone who helped with the hunt :)

Comment by Selinai

You can find this fish while chilling in Drustvar: /way 19.41, 42.98 . For me mine Spawned on the stable where the 2 Drunk Ones are

Comment by not2bad

I did not find this fish chilling around drustvar. I was also looking into the DRUSK BAR, this is incorrect. After 40 minutes of not finding it i can confirm you need to go to the underwater bar THE DRUNK TANK, right under flight master (Horde), it appeared and I got it first try.

Comment by perbrethil

Small bar, not lotta place to spawn, this one took ages for me. For the Tortollan Tank Dweller i found the best way is to stand at the top op the steps juuuuust in the "zone" of the drunk tank (19,43) and swim back and forth once in a while. Because the fish bubble spawns some distance from you it has the best chance to spawn in the bar area.

Comment by mayfieldmorgan

Entrance to the area is
/way 19.87 43.08 just go down and you will see it. In that small area you will get it on first spawn most likely. (I did)

Comment by NessieMo

The Tortollan Tank Dweller appears in a bar called The Drunk Tank, which is under the sea almost directly under Tan Lotuswind's flight point in Anyport in Drustvar. There is an entrance on the ocean side, in a hole in the ship's hull at 18.93 42.39.

Coordinates for TomTom users:

/way Drustvar 18.93 42.39 Swim down to The Drunk Tank bar for Tortollan Tank Dweller fish

Comment by Sipder2

Tortollan Tank Dweller drop in Drustvar, under Anyport in the underwater Tortollan bar called 'The Drunk Tank'.
Coordinates: /way 19,06, 42,34 underwater

My Progress:
Trys: 1
Time spent: <1min
Video guide: https://youtu.be/Sv9CohEls-s

Comment by truefuture

Thin Air Flounder, Well Lurker and Tortollan Tank Dweller are the only three fish that can't be sold to the vendor.

Comment by TheObstacle

There's also an underwater Tortollan bar (called "The Dive Bar") in Dazar'lor, just SW of the main ziggurat in the river. I spent enough time there to find 2 Deceptive Maw, 2 Unseen Mimic, and one Camoflauged Shark, but didn't get a Tortollan Tank Dweller, so I'm guessing it's specific to The Drunk Tank.

Comment by Yofi

For anyone else who is confused like I was, "The Drunk Tank" is NOT the little space in the broken ship immediately under the flight path where the turtles are playing Hearthstone. Follow the stairs down from there and you will find the actual bar where you can get this fish.

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