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.

Block ID minecraft:cod_bucket
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Bucket of Cod is obtained by using a filled Water Bucket on a cod swimming in the ocean — right-clicking the fish scoops it into the bucket together with its water. Bucket of Cod was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.13, the Update Aquatic, and exists in Bedrock Edition as well. The item shows a water bucket with a small orange-brown cod inside, and it stacks only to one because each Bucket of Cod stores a single captured fish.

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.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and use a Bucket of Cod in Minecraft

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Important

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.

Related blocks

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 is also available in Bedrock Edition.

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; they do not spawn in warm or frozen oceans.

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.

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