Akai Maou is a Fish in Genshin Impact's Fishing System. Learn where to find Akai Maou, the best bait and rod for catching it, how to use it, and other information in this Fishing guide!

Akai Maou Locations

Spawn Time and Region

All Akai Maou Locations

Mondstadt Locations

Fishing Spot Locations
Springvale	Dawn Winery

Liyue Locations

Fishing Spot Locations
Wangshu Inn	Guili Plains
Luhua Pool	Ritou Island
Underground Waterway	Nameless Ruins

Note: Both the Underground Waterway and Nameless Ruins fishing spots in the Underground Mines of the Chasm are also locked behind parts of the Chasm Delvers quest chain!

Inazuma Locations

Fishing Spot Locations
Koseki Village West	Autake Plains
Serpent's Heart (Right)

Note: The Autake Plains fishing spot in Tsurumi Island is locked behind Ipe's Ghost Request!

The Serpent's Heart fishing spot in Enkanomiya is locked behind the From Dusk to Dawn in Byakuyakoku chain quest!

Sumeru Locations

Fishing Spot Locations
Yazadaha Pool	Dar al-Shifa

Take a look at our Fishing Spot guide for other fishes' locations:

List of Fishing Spot Locations

How to Catch Akai Maou

Best Bait for Akai Maou

Fishing Bait	How to Get
Redrot Bait	Crafted Formula: Purchase from Mondstadt Fishing Association

You have to use Redrot Bait to catch the Akai Maou, because it won't bite if you're using any other bait.
How to Craft & Use All Bait

Best Fishing Rod to Use

The Akai Maou can only be caught with a Fishing Rod. Since this fish can spawn anywhere, you can use whichever rod you want as long as you're in the correct region! See which Fishing Rods to use in each region here:

How to Get & Use All Fishing Rods

How to Use Akai Maou

Used in the Housing System

Like all Fish types, you have a chance to get an Ornamental Akai Maou while fishing. The Ornamental type is harder to catch, but you'll be able to place it in your Serenitea Pot with a Pool of Sapphire Grace!
Housing System & Serenitea Pot Guide

Used for Fish Meat

The Akai Maou can also be processed into Fish for cooking! Just walk up to any type of stove, go to the Food Processing tab, and select the Fish icon.
See Fish Meat Guide & Recipes

Akai Maou Information

Archive Type and Information

Akai Maou	Type	Akai Maou Fish
	Region	Anywhere
	Spawn Time	6:00 to 18:00

A stickleback with a fierce appearance and a manner to match. It will fight anyone and anything under the sea for food - a veritable and much-feared robber in red. Its fiery-red coloration seems to have much to do with Pyro, for while they cannot quite become flame generators, they do have some control over high temperatures.

They can convert energy from their food and focus it on their dangerous snouts, making them underwater scoundrels indeed.

''Need to drill wood to make a flame? This is your best friend.'' - Angler's Atlas, Akai Maou Chapter

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Fishing System Guide

All Fishing System Guides

All Fish

Divda Ray	Formalo Ray	Rippling Heartfeather Bass
Maintenance Mek - Platinum Collection	Maintenance Mek - Situation Controller	Maintenance Mek - Initial Configuration
Maintenance Mek - Gold Leader	Sunset Cloud Angler	Sandstorm Angler
True Fruit Angler	Peach of the Deep Waves	Halcyon Jade Axe Marlin
Lazurite Axe Marlin	Streaming Axe Marlin	Blazing Heartfeather Bass
Maintenance Mek - Water Body Cleaner	Jade Heartfeather Bass	Medaka
Glaze Medaka	Sweet-Flower Medaka	Aizen Medaka
Dawncatcher	Crystalfish	Lunged Stickleback
Betta	Venomspine Fish	Akai Maou
Snowstrider	Golden Koi	Rusty Koi
Brown Shirakodai	Purple Shirakodai	Tea-Colored Shirakodai
Abiding Angelfish	Raimei Angelfish	Moonfin
Pufferfish	Bitter Pufferfish