Tropical Fish
Food

Tropical Fish

Namespaced ID
minecraft:tropical_fish
Stack size
64
Edition
Java & Bedrock

/give command

Run in chat or a command block. Replace @p with a player name to target someone specific.

Command builder

Set the count, custom name, lore, and enchantments to generate a ready-to-paste /give command for Tropical Fish.

Shown above the item in the inventory.
Italic text shown below the item name. One line per row.
1 compatible with Tropical Fish.

Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.

Food stats

Hunger restored
1 (0.5 🍗)
Saturation
0.2

Obtained from

Mobs that drop Tropical Fish when killed.

Across versions

Legacy numeric ID
None recorded — use the namespaced ID minecraft:tropical_fish.
Modern ID (1.13+)
minecraft:tropical_fish (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
Editions
Java & Bedrock

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About Tropical Fish

Where do you get Tropical Fish in Minecraft?

Tropical Fish can be obtained by killing Tropical Fish.

What is the Minecraft ID for Tropical Fish?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:tropical_fish, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:tropical_fish 1. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening", so modern versions only use the namespaced ID.

How much hunger does Tropical Fish restore?

Tropical Fish restores 1 hunger points (0.5 drumsticks on the hunger bar) and provides 0.2 saturation. Saturation is the hidden buffer Minecraft drains before your visible hunger bar starts going down.