Bucket of mob

For other uses, see Bucket (disambiguation).

Bucket of mob

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A bucket of mob is an item used to capture certain mobs inside of a bucket, allowing them to be stored or transported as items.

They are either a small aquatic mob (a fish, axolotl, or tadpole) inside of a water bucket or a large sulfur cube inside of a bucket, obtainable by using a bucket or water bucket on the appropriate mob.

Types

There are six bucket of mobs obtainable using a water bucket:

• Bucket of Axolotl
• Bucket of Cod
• Bucket of Pufferfish
• Bucket of Salmon
• Bucket of Tadpole
• Bucket of Tropical Fish

There is one bucket of mob obtainable using an empty bucket:

• Bucket of Sulfur Cube

Obtaining

A bucket of mob can be obtained by using a water bucket on an applicable aquatic mob or using a bucket on a large sulfur cube. Once a water bucket is used, the mob is picked up, along with the water source block for aquatic mobs. The mob bucket obtained corresponds to the mob picked up.

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Fisherman	Novice	50%	50%	3 × Emerald	Bucket of Cod	16	1	0.05
Wandering Trader	Ordinary	6%	6%	3 × Emerald	Bucket of Tropical Fish	4	—	—
		6%	6%	3 × Emerald	Bucket of Pufferfish	4	—	—

Usage

Pressing use with a bucket of mob places a water source block (in the case of aquatic mobs), and spawns the mob itself back into the world, leaving an empty bucket in the player's inventory.

The mob's details (such as size or name) are kept. Placing a bucket of aquatic mob in the Nether causes the same particles to appear that generate when a normal water bucket is placed in the Nether, and the fish is spawned alone.

Mobs caught in buckets then released do not despawn, unlike mobs that spawn naturally in their aquatic environments.

If a bucket of aquatic mob is inside a dispenser, the dispenser spawns the mob and water block (if applicable) in front of it upon activation, leaving an empty bucket inside. Dispensers cannot pick up aquatic mobs with water buckets (the bucket is emptied).

Naming

If a bucket of mob is named a certain name through an anvil, the mob inside displays that name as if it were named with a name tag, making fish, axolotls, and tadpoles the only mobs that can exist in item form, and be named without a name tag.‌^{[Java Edition only]} Alternatively, if a named mob is captured with a bucket of water, the resulting mob bucket shares a name with the captured mob.‌^{[Java Edition only]} If a named mob is captured in Bedrock Edition, the item is called "Bucket of <Name>".

Tropical fish have assigned names depending on their color after they are caught, in Java Edition this name is displayed in smaller text under the main item name, whereas in Bedrock Edition the main item name displays "Bucket of <fish name>". Axolotls also have assigned names depending on their growth stage and color after they are caught.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

Item data

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		I am a Marine Biologist	Collect a fish in a bucket	Use a water bucket on any fish mob by right-clicking.	20	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Bukkit Bukkit	Catch a Tadpole in a Bucket	Use a water bucket on an tadpole.
	Tactical Fishing	Catch a Fish... without a Fishing Rod!	Use a water bucket on any fish mob.
	The Cutest Predator	Catch an Axolotl in a Bucket	Use a water bucket on an axolotl.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.13			18w08b				Added cod, salmon and "Puffer Fish" buckets.
			18w10a				Added tropical fish buckets.
			18w14a				Catching a fish in a water bucket now awards the Tactical Fishing advancement.
			pre5				The name of fish buckets has been changed from "[type of fish] bucket" to "bucket of [type of fish]", like they are in Bedrock Edition.
1.17			20w51a				Added buckets of axolotls.
1.19			22w11a				Added buckets of tadpoles.
1.20			pre2				Fish buckets are now listed in the same order as the fish items in the Creative inventory.
26.2			snap1				Added buckets of sulfur cubes.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Added fish buckets of cod, salmon, tropical fish, and pufferfish.
			beta 1.2.20.2				Fish buckets are now available in the Creative inventory.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.56				The IDs of buckets with fish have been changed from bucket to <fish>_bucket.​
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.52				Added buckets of axolotls.
1.18.10			beta 1.18.10.24				Added the bucket of tadpole behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added buckets of sulfur cubes.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added buckets of cod, salmon, tropical fish, and pufferfish.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.4.0							Added buckets of cod, salmon, tropical fish, and pufferfish.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bucket of Fish", "Bucket of Mob", "Bucket of Cod", "Bucket of Salmon", "Bucket of Pufferfish", "Bucket of Tropical Fish", "Bucket of Tadpole", or "Bucket of Sulfur Cube" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• When a bucket or water bucket is transformed into a bucket of mob, it actually pushes the bucket texture down one pixel. According to Dinnerbone, JAPPA says this is due to the "weight of the fish".^[1]

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Teaser for bucket of axolotl and powder snow
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  Teaser for bucket of axolotl and powder snow
• 
  First image of a bucket of tadpole

References

External links

• "Taking Inventory: Bucket of Fish" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, March 26, 2020.