Sockeye Salmon - New Species (1.14)
⚪ Last updated 2024Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #222 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Thank you for taking the time to check out my mods for Planet Zoo! My name is Leaf, and I'm so thankful that you chose to use one of my animals or one of my mods for your Planet Zoo experience!
I've been a long-time Zoo Tycoon Player and Modder, and I'm so thankful I've been able to bring it to Planet Zoo. If you like the work that I do, be sure to check out my channel by clicking the banner above, and consider endorsing my mods that you enjoy! I hope you have lots of fun with my mods, and I hope you have a great day!
The mod you are downloading currently features:
New Species Coding - Boost your basegame roster with this additional animal!
Juvenile Scaling - As babies are born, they will scale with age until they mature.
Full Zoopedia - Genuine and well-developed information goes into perfectly fulfilling animal knowledge in the Zoopedia.
Education Boards - Specifically developed for education of guests, with beautiful shots of the animal!
Interspecies Enrichment - Adds appropriate Interspecies Enrichment to create more dynamic habitats!
This animal is based off of the Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, and will only use the enrichment and habitat items originally designed for it.
This mod requires ACSE.
ACSE is a tool for modders to add more special features to mods that we couldn't add without it. You install it exactly the same way as other mods by unpacking the file and placing the folder into your Steam Library via: \steamapps\common\Planet Zoo\win64\ovldata
If you like this mod and my other content, please consider taking a look at my Ko-Fi! This is the best way to commission animals or support me directly, as well as contributing to stretch goals for future mods!
Checkout Buffzoo's Ko-Fi too! He does a superb job with every fish mod out there, and deserves all the love in the world!
If you are interested in translating this mod into another language, please join the Modding Discord and find your way to the "PZ - Translations" Channel. Contact BongoHardwood to get set up with a translator role!
Languages now available (Thanks to Masora157 & Dacki1990):
- Japanese (by Baketsu_san)
- German (by Dacki1990)
Adds the Sockeye Salmon as a new species to Planet Zoo, perfect for aquariums or river exhibits. A compact animal mod with 196 endorsements and 7,844 downloads, last updated in August 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community pickup with 196 endorsements and over 7.8k downloads.
- Fills a niche for aquatic exhibits—salmon are underrepresented in Planet Zoo.
- Actively maintained, last updated August 2024.
⚠️ Cons
- Only one species added—if you want a bigger aquatic pack, this won't scratch that itch.
- No mention of custom animations or behaviors, so it might reuse existing rigs.
- Potential compatibility risk with other mods that alter fish or aquatic habitats.
For Planet Zoo players who want to add realistic river life to their exhibits. Great for aquarium builders and conservation-themed zoos. Skip if you're looking for a major content overhaul—this is a single-species addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod file in your Planet Zoo mod folder (usually Documents/Planet Zoo/Mods).
- Make sure your game version matches 1.14 to avoid crashes.
- Test the salmon in a sandbox zoo first to see how it behaves with existing water features.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- Leaf and NicholasLionRider and Buffzoo and Fishing Planet LLC
- Version
- 1.14.2
- Downloads
- 7,844
- Endorsements
- 196
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 5/30/2021
- Updated
- 8/31/2024
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