Frankenfish
Have you ever thought it was strange that the fishing rod only gives you dead fish? Have you ever thought it was strange that you can't use those fish to make your aquarium, and instead must travel the world looking for separate, living, fish? At long last, there is now a solution.
With the power of ⚡Lightning⚡ you can now turn your hard-earned fish supply into vibrant friends for your aquarium! This datapack turns any dropped fish item that gets struck by lightning into a living fish mob.
Compatibility
This datapack supports versions 1.19.2 and 1.20.1 of Minecraft, and also features some mod support as well.
The following mods can have their fish revived:
In addition, you can use lightning magic from Ars Nouveau and Ars Elemental to revive your fish!
Support for more versions and mods may be added in the future.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.19.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as frankenfish-1.3.0-1.19.2.zip
- Download size: 55 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.