Please note that anglers only collect silica pearls and not black pearls, I tried on rag and was very disappointed
Angler

What ARK players use the Angler for, and how to get the most out of it in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Crystal isles + angler is GOD in pve and pvp
Can be used to farm a bunch of silica pearls for electronics. Approximatly 10x harvest
This tame has a couple very nice features and a few drawbacks.
It collects pearls very well by biting them. I get about 50 per bite. You also don't have to get off your tame to collect pearls, which can save you some headaches.
This tame has fairly good speed and the…
This tame has a couple very nice features and a few drawbacks.
It collects pearls very well by biting them. I get about 50 per bite. You also don't have to get off your tame to collect pearls, which can save you some headaches.
This tame has fairly good speed and the stamina regenerates quickly.
When attacked by an electrophorus, the shock does not dismount the player but does momentarily prevent the angler from attacking.
This could be useful in passive taming the eels, as well as preventing many untimely deaths.
Drawbacks: it has a very small attack range and area of effect. It also has pretty low damage output. It is nearly useless at attacking anything larger than a mega piranha.
This creature is a pain in the neck to tame, but is a near magic solution to running out of pearls.
U can find a high level one in that ice cave with super high level creatures, useful for taming
Why aren’t these guys in the gatherers category they so good at silica and black pearl farming
You can use basket for transfer them to pearls spots on Aberration
Can be carried using a fish basket on aberration
Not sure if it's a PC thing but eels and jellys can knock you off on Xbox and kill your little lite brite. However they are amazing at getting pearls in the little river on Ragnarok. Haven't tried going after the black pearls yet.
After the update these things are crazy for silica. Just make a small underwater cave base near one of the big caves and collect all of the silica. You can get 50 pearls from one node if you pump melee. Just watch out for eels
AMAZING pearls farmers. Made SE pearls runs pointless if you have a solid island/center server. This is a must have for pearls/electronics.
These are the best Silica pearl gatherer on the map
spawn code angler!
yup easy huh?
Others: Pearl hunting! Underwater exploration! Angler gel farm! Adorable pet! (?) Light nimble fighter!
Me: Eh can't be bothered to get wood for torches. Free light source.
You don't need to get off the angler to harvest pearls.
With the new update you can get A LOT of pearls. around 40 per pickup
Good stamina speed and attack and gathers pearls
U ride them bare back no saddle needed
Anglers are rideable in water and you don't need to go up to get air because it gives you air.
It also is a useful tame for pearls and angler gel.
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Tame 16 of these guys and keep them aggressive so you never have to worry about piranhas and stingrays again