While the Freshwater Goby may not be the most beautiful fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, many players will still want to have one of this species exhibited in Blathers' museum. For that to occur, fans must first catch Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Freshwater Goby, and this guide will provide the details that players need in order to do exactly that.
To start, the Freshwater Goby in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not exceedingly rare, as it is available in both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere year round. That said, fans should know that it spawns only between the hours of 4pm and 9am, and players that are on the hunt for ACNH's Freshwater Goby should plan their fishing excursions accordingly.
Additionally, fans should make sure that they are fishing in the correct locations, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Freshwater Goby only appears in rivers. In these waterways the fish appears as a small shadow, and ACNH players that catch all of the small shadows that they see will eventually bag themselves a Freshwater Goby. For those fans that would like a visual reference for the Freshwater Goby's shadows size, here is an image.
It is worth mentioning that players can use fish bait in New Horizons to speed up the process of catching a Freshwater Goby. Indeed, every time fish bait is thrown into a body of water a new fish will spawn, and players can continually throw the craftable item into rivers to get a steady stream of small shadow fish. While not every small shadow that fans catch will be a Freshwater Goby, it should not take too long for one to appear.
To summarize, players can find a Freshwater Goby in New Horizons from 4pm to 9am at any point during the year. These fish appear in rivers as small shadows, and fans can use fish bait to gain access to many fish of this size. All it takes from there is a bit of patience, and once a player catches a Freshwater Goby, they can then donate it or sell it at Nook's Cranny for 400 Bells
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.