Steal an Egg · Pet
Catfish
Catfish is an Uncommon pet in Steal an Egg that earns a base $12/s. It hatches from the Catfish Egg, stolen from the nests of the Lake biome.
EggCatfish EggPet stats
Base income
$12/s
Base weight
35 kg
Egg
Catfish Egg
Grow time
30s
Speed reward
+2.5K
Cash reward
$1.2K
Source
Lake
Biome nest
Rarity
Uncommon
Where to get Catfish
Steal the Catfish Egg from the nests of the Lake biome, carry it back to your pen and let it hatch.
- Speed required
- 900
- Guardian
- Swan
The guardian sleeps next to the nest; the faster you are, the easier it is to outrun it. Bigger eggs are worth more but slow you down. Eggs & guardians
Estimate based on the wiki formula
Catfish income with mutations and size
| Mutation | 1× weight35 kg | 10× weight350 kg | 100× weight3,500 kg | 200× weight7,000 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No mutation×1 | $12/s | $49.64/s | $205.36/s | $284.40/s |
| Rainbow×3.5 | $42/s | $173.75/s | $718.76/s | $995.39/s |
| Parasite×3 | $36/s | $148.93/s | $616.08/s | $853.19/s |
| Fractured×2.75 | $33/s | $136.52/s | $564.74/s | $782.09/s |
| Scrambled×2.75 | $33/s | $136.52/s | $564.74/s | $782.09/s |
| Golden×2.5 | $30/s | $124.10/s | $513.40/s | $710.99/s |
| Spirit Bloom×2.5 | $30/s | $124.10/s | $513.40/s | $710.99/s |
| Bloom×1.25 | $15/s | $62.05/s | $256.70/s | $355.50/s |
| Silver×1.2 | $14.40/s | $59.57/s | $246.43/s | $341.28/s |
Estimate based on the wiki formula (marked beta there): income = base × (weight ÷ base weight)^(37/60) × mutation, with diminishing returns above 125× the base weight. In-game values can differ. See mutations and the income calculator.
How Catfish compares
Neighbors by income in Lake (3 of 8):
Other Uncommon pets
Catfish guide
The middle of three Uncommons
Steal an Egg has only three Uncommon pets, and the Catfish is the one in Lake. At $12/s it sits between the Forest's Bird ($8/s) and the Desert's Fennec ($18/s), and it ranks 192nd of 198 by income. It is also the heaviest of the three, with a 35 kg base weight against 5 kg and 8 kg.
Catfish Egg: a clean path to Desert
The egg grows in 30 seconds and pays +2.5k Speed and $1.2k. That Speed figure divides neatly into the next goal: four Catfish eggs add up to exactly 10,000, the Speed requirement for Desert. Mixed routes also work, for example two Catfish plus two Turtles (10,400).
Measured per second of growing, the Catfish gives about 83 Speed, less efficient than the Frog (133) or the Duckling (110). The trade-off is income: once hatched, a Catfish earns three to four times what either of those Commons does.
What a lucky roll is worth
Estimates from the wiki's documented formula:
- Golden (x2.5): about $30/s
- Rainbow (x3.5): about $42/s
- 10 times base weight: about $49.6/s
- 100 times base weight: about $205/s
- 200 times base weight: about $284/s
- Rainbow at 100 times base weight: about $719/s
Because its base is 35 kg, a Catfish needs 3.5 tonnes to reach the 100x tier. A normal-looking Catfish is unlikely to be far above its base, so judge it mainly on the color mutation.
Practical note
Keep a Catfish while you farm Lake for Speed, then let the Turtle and the Epics take its slot.
Data sourced from the Steal an Egg Wiki (CC BY-SA) and processed automatically; last synced 2026-10-11.