Tropical Fish
Passive (aquatic)Health: 3 (1.5 hearts)JavaBedrock
How to find Tropical Fish
Warm waters: warm and lukewarm oceans (and deep lukewarm), mangrove swamps, and the aquifers of lush caves at any height. Java spawns them in schools of 8.
Spawn conditions: Water in warm ocean, lukewarm ocean, deep lukewarm ocean and mangrove swamp biomes between Y 50 and 64, plus lush cave aquifers at any Y; groups of 8 in Java, 3-5 (preset patterns) or 1-3 (random) in Bedrock.
Drops
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Fish | 1 | Poor food; axolotls are bred with buckets of tropical fish |
| Bone Meal | 0-1 | 5% chance - Java Edition only |
| Bone | 0-1 | 25% chance - Bedrock Edition only |
How to kill Tropical Fish
One hit kills it (3 health), but most players catch it alive with a water bucket instead - it is the classic aquarium fish, and the wandering trader sometimes sells buckets of tropical fish.
Behavior
Schools of up to 7 swim together, often against the current. Wild fish combine 2 shapes, 6 patterns and 15 colors; 22 varieties have proper names like Clownfish or Blue Tang. In Java, 90% of wild schools are one of those 22, the rest are random - 3,072 natural combinations in total. Bucket one to keep its exact pattern forever.
Taming and breeding
Cannot be tamed or bred. To collect a specific variety, bucket one straight out of a school - the bucket keeps its pattern and colors exactly.
Related mobs: CodSalmonAxolotlPufferfish