Tropical Fish is a raw food item in Minecraft, obtained by killing the tropical fish mob that swims in warm oceans, lukewarm oceans, deep lukewarm oceans, and lush caves, or by fishing in any water. Tropical Fish first appeared in Java Edition 1.7.2 as Clownfish and was renamed in the 1.13 Update Aquatic; it drops as a single uniform item even though the live mob has 3,072 color-and-pattern combinations in Java Edition and 2,700 in Bedrock Edition. Eaten raw, Tropical Fish restores just 1 hunger point (half a drumstick) and 0.2 saturation, making it one of the weakest foods in the game.

Tropical Fish cannot be cooked in a furnace or smoker — no cooked variant exists, unlike cod and salmon. The main reason players collect Tropical Fish is the axolotl: scooping one of these fish with a water bucket creates a Bucket of Tropical Fish, the only food that breeds and leads axolotls. Renewability comes from fishing: an AFK fish farm or a simple rod-and-hook spot beside a warm ocean keeps the supply steady for axolotl breeding and emergency food.