Goldfish myth
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Try to catch an elusive goldfish. Then, a choice - shall you toss it back into water in hope of a boon, or are you a despicable glutton?
I don't know my version or loader
This is a one-day mod i did to take a break from a larger mod... It only adds one new type of fish. Catch it with the normal fishing rod. It will give you minimal saturation even when cooked. Instead you may choose to release it back into water. Maybe those stories about releasing the goldfish turn out true after all.
Details are in the spoiler block below. I do suggest you figure the effects out on your own...
Releasing the goldfish will bestow a long-lasting (configurable duration) luck effect upon you. Luck effect is stackable - throwing more goldfish into water will give you higher levels of luck effect, up to a maximum level of 3 (configurable).
Then what?
Get you sword... because each level of luck (up to L4) gives you 25% chance to increase the looting level by 1 (works even if you don't have looting). Each level from 5 to 8 gives 25% chance to get +2 to looting (or a +1 if you fail a roll). This feature can be turned off completely.
Or... get your pickaxe.... because each level of luck adds a little to a chance to double any gem that drops from a block. Works for gems only (modded or vanilla). Synergizes strongly with fortune enchantment (as there will be more stuff to potentially double). This feature can be turned off completely.
Note: throwing a goldfish into the puddle won't work; it will know whether you released it into a decent body or water or not.
compatibility:
Compatible with Starcatcher as of 1.06, Tide as of 1.05 and Aquaculture as of 1.02.
If this mod doesn't work with some custom fishing rod, please let the author know. Other than that, this mod is feature-complete since first release.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.21.3
- 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.
- Ships as Goldfish-1.12.2--1.02.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 23 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.