The spawn block and the block below can be any kind of water, such as a source block, falling water, bubble column, kelp, or even a waterlogged block (as long as the fish can be placed at the bottom center of the spawn block without colliding with anything solid). In Java Edition, fish can spawn inside a water block at Y-level 50 to 63 (from 13 blocks below sea level up to inside the block one above it), that also has water above and below it. ↑ Also spawns in Lush Caves at any Y-level.Fish can also spawn in player-created bodies of water, as long as they are within a river or ocean biome. Various fish can be found in different ocean biomes, but only salmon appear in rivers. Upon death, fish drop their item form equivalent (cooked if on fire), with a chance to drop a bone or bone meal. Non-living A water bucket may also be used on axolotls in this manner.įish exist in several different item forms. Using the bucket of fish on a water source block transfers the fish from the bucket to the body of water. In addition, there are other fish-like mobs that have different characteristics from fish: Axolotl, Guardian, and Elder Guardian.Ī live fish can be captured by using a water bucket on a fish, to obtain a bucket of fish, which is the only way to obtain the live mob in item form. Tropical Fish - many color and pattern varieties.There are four categories of fish mobs in Minecraft:
