How do I install Fish in a bucket?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Fish in a bucket work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Fish in a bucket

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by bard0oo0 · on CurseForge

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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Fish in a Bucket

Fish in a Bucket adds a simple crafting solution for placing aquatic creatures back inside buckets.

Combine a water bucket with a supported fish or aquatic creature on a crafting table to receive its corresponding creature bucket.

Yes, this may also revive the fish. We ignore that part.

How it works

Place a water bucket on the crafting table.
Add a supported aquatic creature.
Collect the corresponding creature bucket.
Place it back into the world whenever you want.

Only creatures with a corresponding bucket item can be supported.

Compatible mods

B'Things
Alex's Caves
Alex's Mobs
Aquaculture
Fish of Thieves
Naturalist
Tide
Unusual Fish Mod

Requirements

Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.1
Minecraft Forge

Compatibility requests

Would you like support for another aquatic creature or mod? Leave a suggestion in the comments.

Modpacks

You may include Fish in a Bucket in Minecraft modpacks. No additional permission is required.

This permission applies to redistribution as part of a modpack only. Standalone reuploads or modified distributions of the mod are not permitted.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as fish_in_a_bucket-1.0.4-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 72 KB
Download link checked 18 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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