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Comment by FenixInfinito

You don't need to be in a specific zone. Just loot them while you are a ghost after dying. (You need to have the goggles active before dyng)

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 AlexL1118

What to do with this object after catching it? It's rare, so hard to believe that we should just destroy it.

Comment by NessieMo

A good place to farm the Deadeye Wally, Quiet Floater, Spiritual Salmon and Veiled Ghost, which only appear when you're dead, or in fact any of the "world" fish is the floating island South of Dalaran, at 45.67 67.93. Unlike Margos' island this one is free of clutter.

Before flying up and then dismounting, put your armour and weapons in your bags so they don't suffer damage when you plummet to your death. When returning as a ghost, fly high and aim for the closest point of the island.

Note that you'll collect coins which count towards the coin fishing achievments, throwing a gold coin into the fountain in Dalaran gives you a two minute buff that increases the chance of getting further coins.

Coordinates for TomTom users:

/way 45.67 67.93 Great Island to die on...

Comment by Genoce

If anyone is having issues seeing the white bubbles against white-ish background while dead, this command removes the gray ghost effect and makes your screen look almost normal while dead:

/console ffxDeath 0

To enable it again, do the same but with "1" instead of "0".

Comment by Kurasu

If you intend to use the floating island trick to spawn fish while dead, do *not* use the ones in Outland Nagrand.
In Outland Nagrand, flying is not enabled while you are dead. And while the fish still spawn and there are plenty of wide open areas to hunt, you'll be forced to res at the graveyard rather than your corpse. An expensive and time-consuming way to go!

Comment by Sipder2

My progress getting Veiled Ghost:
Can only be caught while the player is dead. Once you're a ghost these fish can be caught in any zone.
Location: Broken Isles > Dalaran /way 45,69, 68,01
Time spent: 18min26sec
Video guide: https://youtu.be/NYcU8ifQEKk

Comment by Daftbugger

The island off the south side of Dalaran is a good choice for fishing the " dead" fish. I had no trouble getting to the island and flying my corpse over, just go to the edge of Dal closest to the island and fly from there. My time to catch the Veiled Ghost was about 20 minutes. In the process I caught 8 Deadeye Wallys, 8 Spiritual Salmon, and 3 Quiet Floaters. Don't know if that was the result of different drop rates or just RNG.

Comment by Krusti98

Obtained on the Island under the southern bank in Dalaran after 13 tries while dead.

Comment by Saithis

i see a lot of people point to dalaran as the "best place" to get this, but my experience was my wisp spirit would fall off right before i got back to the edge of the island....

i found all my fish within 30 minutes in Loch modan...it has nice clear areas without much folliage or clutter around to see the fishies easily...that was my "best" zone for it :)....basically for the ghost ones anywhere flat and open

Comment by Rainshine

Can be found in bubbles while alive in the Shadowlands

Comment by Diablasa

got this fish while waiting for rare Fallen Charger at The Maw 16.14 49.74. I was trying to catch some fishes that I am missing for the meta achiev. and got him even though I already had it. BTW, I was not dead, it is curious yeah.

Comment by MacraeCC

I farmed all the "dead" fish in Ardenweald. I went up to the Winter Queen's Chambers in The Heart of the Forest and stood on her platform with her, facing out. This caused all the bubbles to spawn in an arc around the front of the room. Easy to spot, easy to grab especially using flicker in soulshape! Just grab the fish, then flicker back to her platform and wait for the next spawn.

Comment by Doloria

Beware! Be sure your Secret Fish Goggles are activated and you have at least 20 minutes of time remaining before you begin fishing while dead. You can't turn your goggles on once you are dead.

Adjust brightness and contrast in-game at System/Graphic/Advanced Graphics or do this:
By Genoce
If anyone is having issues seeing the white bubbles against white-ish background while dead, this command removes the gray ghost effect and makes your screen look almost normal while dead:

/console ffxDeath 0

To enable it again, do the same but with "1" instead of "0".

Die on the spot where you want to fish. This puts a tombstone marker on the spot - it's easy to get disoriented in the gray corpse world. How? Fly high, then click on your mount icon to dismiss it.

Avoid light areas, like the sand beaches in Krarasang Wilds. You want the globe containing the Secret Fish to be the only thing that is bright white.

You can walk on water while dead, so you can fish Secret Fish orbs on water (which will be dark). You can flatten the water by turning down your graphic setting.

If you have flying in a zone, your spirit will automatically fly on a spectral mount. You can't dismount, so it's a good thing you can fish Secret Fish while mounted.

Since it's boring to wait in a gray world, I rode in circles instead of swiveling the camera. The Secret Fish orbs spawned along the circuit.

Save repair bills by putting weapons and armor that will have to be repaired in your inventory before you "die" - but you knew that.

Comment by Finndah

I just got this fish by being in the "shimmer butterfly" form doing a daily quest in Ardenwald in Glitterfall Basin where you pick up the acorn thingys (LOL). I had my Fishing Goggles on. It was the first bubble I saw and gave me this fish- PHEW!

Comment by joeyimage

I fell while dead, and landed in the ocean below Dalaran. No problem, the fish still will spawn under the water.

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Veiled Ghost

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"A rare secret fish."

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