I have read comments that ichtys are being killed by other creatures. So you can take a bunch of these so they will attack the predator. Because after you tame they will attack if you whistle “attack”. Or you can place dinosaur gate.(these tips are for single player ark mobile). In multiplayer p v e mod you can place them near other players dinosaurs like the other players tamed mosasaur or megalodon,etc or you can use single player tips if you want to protect them yourself.

First you should pump loads of health and stamina

A great first water dino tame seeing he is a passive tame, it eats dodo kibble, they are everywhere, and there saddles are their inexpensive it costs unrefined metal.

These giys can gather raw fish, just not much of it! Dododex plz fix!

They are great for gathering pearls underwater so pump speed and you can run from anything.

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This freaking high level ichthyosaurus just running away from me! And low levels just follow me but high level just running

One of the best if not THE best starter water tames, basically in mobile nothing attacks you when you are on them and they are the best for basilosaur taming

I tamed a lvl 120 basilosaur with a lvl 64 ichty and nothing goes Aggro on u

Not even the mantas

Hope this helps!!!

They are very fast and easy to tame

You can go around the map in seconds

Don't forget to feed them they consume so much of fish meat these are available anywhere along seashore

On mobile(idk if this glitch is on pc/Xbox) but on Mobile, you can go through the itchy underwater and get stuck and quite literally HAVE TO DIE to get out

Megs will agro (had happen. Thankfully my Icthy is a beast.) good if u need a fast get away, easy tames and saddles arent too expensive. Good for speed gathering fish, but that can be upgraded by a larger swimmer

These guys sometimes get stuck when you get too shallow but all you need to do is wriggle around on it a bit and it will break free, worked for me.

I have 6, and teleported them all to hidden lake. They get me sooo much fish meat, and I’m perfectly safe when I ride them.

Take a dolphin they say. Nothing will agro they say. This may be true for mobile but believe me you this isn't true for console.

If you take it you can kill eny thing in the ocean even a meg

A great Dino because you can easily kill mega’s within seconds

To the one who owns mini. Request her dude. If you are on mobile of course.

MOBILE: Tested in single-player that actually some tamed Ichthy aggro nothing in the ocean while some attract sea creatures from afar. Reasons are not yet confirmed, but it's likely that those Ichthy with higher raw level or better status don't aggro.

Person who said why didn't I request mini: I wanted to but when I found her name in the list I couldn't request even though she was in the list(tried under water too):(

This might sound really crazy, but this is probably the best water tame you can get on ark. Not at all good for attacking but it is great in terms of its speed and agro. First of all, these things are really fast so you can basically outrun any water dino, as well as get around the island fast if you are in a hurry. Second, nothing will agro on these guys as long as you are riding them (not sure about tuso tho). So it makes exploring underwater very safe and fun. Third, they are very easy, passive tames and have a relatively easy saddle to make. Hands down my best underwater tame unless you count the baryonyx. Quick tip tho: They eat a lot on the run so make sure you have plenty of fish meat for him

WARNING

Other creatures will attack it on any platform other then mobile