Tropical fish in Minecraft

Properties

• Life points - 3 (1.5 hearts)

• Behavior - Swim in groups, flee when approached

• Size - about 0.6 blocks long

Spawn conditions:

• Biome - Warm Ocean & Coral Reef

• In groups of 3-5

Diversity & variants

• Tropical fish exist in over 3,000 possible varieties

• Differentiation by body shape, pattern, main & secondary color

• 22 named variants can be specifically created via spawn egg or bucket

z.e.g. "Angelfish", "Pufferfish species", "Zebra".

Catch & Transport

• With a fishing rod (as a tropical fish item) - cannot be cooked

• With a bucket of water - tropical fish in the bucket retains color & variant

• Tropical fish from buckets keep name, properties & do not despawn

Use

Decoration:

• Perfect for aquariums or ponds

• Can be combined with sea lanterns, corals & sea grass

Nutrition:

• Can be eaten raw (low saturation)

• Cannot be cooked - ideal only as an emergency reserve or food

Cat taming:

• Works like other fish (but more inefficient than cod or salmon)

Tips

• Use buckets instead of rods to get colors

• Design aquariums with glass & colored light for maximum effect

• Select specific variants in creative modes via spawn egg

Trivia

• Tropical fish were introduced with version 1.13 ("Update Aquatic")

• They play a role in the taming of Axolotln

• Tropical fish in the bucket is saved as a separate item with NBT data