In vanilla 1.17, all buckets with axolotls look like they have the pink axolotl in them regardless of which type is actually inside. This client-side Fabric mod fixes this so that the item texture shows you what's actually inside it. It also adds textures for the baby forms, so you know exactly what's in each bucket.
The new textures look like this:


NEW: As of version 1.1.1, this mod is compatible with More Axolotl Variants and has textures for all the variants added by it.
REQUIRES FABRIC API
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.8, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
- 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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Axolotl Bucket Fix is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7 and newer. Downloaded 15,521,602 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.