Cod
Passive (aquatic)Health: 3 (1.5 hearts)JavaBedrock
How to find Cod
Oceans: cod schools swim in normal, cold and lukewarm oceans and their deep variants (frozen oceans too in Bedrock), between Y 50 and 64. One of the easiest early-game food sources.
Spawn conditions: Water in ocean, cold ocean and lukewarm ocean biomes and their deep variants between Y 50 and 64, in schools of 3-6 in Java and 4-7 in Bedrock; Bedrock also spawns them in frozen oceans near the surface.
Drops
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Cod | 1 | Cooked cod instead if killed on fire |
| Bone Meal | 0-1 | 5% chance - Java Edition only |
| Bone | 0-1 | 25% chance - Bedrock Edition only |
How to kill Cod
It is passive with only 3 health, so a single punch is enough. Chase it in the water or scoop it up with a water bucket; out of water it flops and suffocates in seconds. In Java, an Impaling trident deals extra damage to aquatic mobs.
Behavior
Swims in loose schools and can swim against the current. Use a water bucket on it to get a bucket of cod - bucketed fish never despawn, perfect for aquariums. Out of water it suffocates, and it cannot breathe cauldron water either.
Taming and breeding
Cannot be tamed or bred. New cod only appear through natural spawning in their ocean biomes, so protect the local school if you rely on it for food.
Related mobs: SalmonTropical FishPufferfishDolphin