Tropical Fish
| Type | Fish, Food |
|---|---|
| Replaces | Tropical Fish |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tooltip | ⭐☆☆☆ (when caught by fishing) |
| Resource location | minecraft:tropical_fish |
| Defined in | tropical_fish.json |
A tropical fish is a common ⭐☆☆☆ fish caught by fishing in warm and hot saltwater. It is the vanilla tropical fish with a rarity line. Unlike in vanilla, it can be cooked, into cooked fish, and a Fisherman buys 12 caught tropical fish for an Obol.
Obtaining
Fishing
The tropical fish can be caught in these climate tables.[1] [2] The chances are per cast of a fishing rod and include the junk and treasure rolls.
| Climate | Biomes | Weight | Per catch (open water) | Per catch (other water) | Per catch (Luck of the Sea III) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm saltwater | Lukewarm Ocean, Deep Lukewarm Ocean | 15 of 42 | 30.36% | 31.95% | 31.43% |
| Hot saltwater | Warm Ocean | 15 of 42 | 30.36% | 31.95% | 31.43% |
The same tables are also rolled by the drops of guardians and elder guardians, using the biome where the mob dies.
Mob drops
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder guardian | 1 | 73.4% | only in warm saltwater biomes |
| Elder guardian | 1 | 73.4% | only in hot saltwater biomes |
| Guardian | 1 | 23.8% | only in warm saltwater biomes |
| Guardian | 1 | 23.8% | only in hot saltwater biomes |
| Tropical fish | 1 | 100% |
Fishing
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing | 1 | 30.4% | only in warm saltwater biomes |
| Fishing | 1 | 30.4% | only in hot saltwater biomes |
Gameplay
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero of the village / fisherman gift | 4 | 16.1% |
Usage
Food
Raw fish can be eaten, but it heals nothing: Matcha Flavoured removes hunger, and food only heals through the hearts shown on its tooltip. Cooked, it becomes cooked fish, which heals 4 ( × 2).
Cooking
Tropical fish is in the small fish group that the cooked fish recipe accepts, so it cooks like cod.[3][4] A Mud Kiln burns it into charred fish instead.
Trading
The Fisherman buys 12 caught tropical fish for 1 Obol once he reaches Apprentice level. Only fish with the ⭐☆☆☆ rarity line, which the fishing loot tables add, are accepted.[5]
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Cooked Fish | Any fish small | 10 s, 0.35 XP · also on Soul Kindling |
| Charred Fish | Any fishes | 5 s, 0.35 XP |
| Cooked Fish | Any fish small | 5 s, 0.35 XP |
Trading
| Villager | Level | Offer | Wants | Gives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Apprentice | 12 × |
Angler's Almanac
The Angler's Almanac has an entry for the tropical fish under Hot Saltwater (listed chance 35.7%) and Warm Saltwater (listed chance 35.7%), unlocked by catching one after the player has obtained the almanac.[6] Its description reads:
A brilliantly colorful reef fish available in more patterns than anyone reasonably needs.
Advancements
- No More Fish in the Sea – catch every fish, including this one. Rewards 10 Obols.
- Fishmonger – sell caught fish to a Fisherman.
History
| 0.5-alpha | Fishing overhauled into climates with star-rated fish. |
|---|---|
| 1.10 | The Fisherman now buys 12 instead of 24. |
| 1.12.1-alpha | Added an Angler's Almanac entry and a catch sound. The item format changed; fish caught before this version can no longer be sold. |
| 1.12.2 | The Warm Saltwater Angler's Almanac entry can be unlocked. In 1.12.1-alpha every Warm Saltwater entry required an almanac root that didn't exist.[7] |
See also
References
| Mechanics | |
|---|---|
| Freshwater fish | |
| Saltwater fish | |
| Special biomes | |
| Other catches | |
| Cooked fish | |