Stalktopus - The Mall Fish That Summons a Boss

One species swims the Mall F1 Hallway, and it is not a normal catch: the Stalktopus is a quest fish with a boss attached. Players who hook one while working the Office Worker’s task get a fight in the same breath. This page covers the catch, the summon, and whether the fish is worth anything afterward.

Where do you catch a Stalktopus?

The Hallway holds exactly one species — there is no bycatch diluting your casts, but also no calm alternative if the boss catches you unprepared. Bug bait is the same stock the fishing guide lists for the Mall’s waters; worms, leeches, and maggots will not produce this fish.

Access ties into the Mall task chain: Adrian’s Tentacle Cleanup (Town) grants the Mall F1 Hallway Key you need to reach the water at all.

Why the catch turns into a boss fight

The Stalktopus exists for one task: the Office Worker’s Fishing in the Mall..? Bring in the catch and the story takes a turn — the moment the fish lands, the Mall Administrator appears on the spot, no heads-up between hook and health bar.

That summon is the trap this page exists for. The Administrator is a 300 HP Insanity-element boss weak to Insight, with balanced 26/26 defenses and the All or Nothing skill. Everything you need for that fight — the stat card, the element math, the reward path to Adrian’s Basic Axe — is in the Mall Administrator boss guide. Read it before you cast bug bait in the Hallway, not after the health bar appears.

Is the Stalktopus worth anything?

As merchandise, it is a mid-tier sale: 30g base, 60g at the top quality tier — Rock-Dweller money, not Ashball money.

As a gift, it flops twice:

• Tanner is neutral to it, like every fish on his tested list — a wasted gift slot, not an offense
• Sam hates it, alongside the rest of her anti-fish clause (Ghost Flounder, Slimefish)

Nobody in the demo data loves it. Bank the catch for the Office Worker, sell the spares, and spend your friendship capital on the moth economy instead — see the gift guide.