Bucket of Cod — Minecraft block
Bucket of Cod
Bucket of Cod is a water bucket holding a live cod, made by right-clicking a wild cod with a Water Bucket so you can carry and release the fish anywhere.
Description
Emptying Bucket of Cod places a water source block and releases the cod at that spot, making it the safest way to move cod between oceans, rivers, and player-built aquariums without the fish suffocating on land. Players use Bucket of Cod to stock decorative tanks, build indoor fish displays, and relocate cod for cold-ocean farms. Bucket of Cod cannot be crafted; the only way to get one is to catch a wild cod with a Water Bucket in the cold, normal, or lukewarm oceans where cod naturally spawn.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:cod_bucket
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:cod_bucket
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.13 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.4.0 |
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to get and use a Bucket of Cod in Minecraft
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1
Fill a water bucket
Craft a bucket from three iron ingots and right-click a water source to fill it, turning it into a Water Bucket.
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2
Find a cod
Travel to a cold, normal, or lukewarm ocean and locate a cod — the common orange-brown fish that swims in small groups.
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3
Capture the cod
Right-click the cod while holding the Water Bucket to scoop it up, creating a Bucket of Cod that holds the live fish.
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4
Release the cod
Right-click water or a block face with the Bucket of Cod to empty it, placing a water source and the cod at that spot.
Bucket of Cod cannot be crafted and is only obtained by catching a wild cod; emptying it always returns an empty bucket plus a standard adult cod.
Frequently asked questions
Can you craft a Bucket of Cod?
No. Bucket of Cod cannot be crafted — you make it by right-clicking a wild cod with a filled Water Bucket in the ocean.
What version added the Bucket of Cod?
Bucket of Cod was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.13, the Update Aquatic, and has been available in Bedrock Edition since 1.4.0.
Does the cod stay alive in the bucket?
Yes. The cod stays alive inside Bucket of Cod indefinitely and is released unharmed when you empty the bucket.
Where do you find cod to capture?
Cod spawn in cold, normal, and lukewarm oceans, including their deep variants, and never in warm oceans. Frozen oceans spawn cod only in Bedrock Edition, not in Java.
What happens when you empty a Bucket of Cod?
Emptying Bucket of Cod places a water source block and spawns a live cod, leaving you with an empty bucket.