Fish in a bucket
by bard0oo0
Fish in a bucket lets players place a caught aquatic creature back into the world by crafting it with a water bucket at a crafting table.
What it does
The Forge mod adds a crafting recipe that combines a water bucket with a supported aquatic creature to produce that creature's bucket item. Placing the bucket releases the creature back into the world, so a fish caught earlier can be returned to the water whenever a player wants. Only creatures with a matching bucket item are supported, and the mod states it ignores the fish bucket revive fact.
Support for other aquatic creatures is added through compatible mods, and the author lists Alex's Caves and Alex's Mobs among the compatible mods. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, with 1.0.5 as the latest file dated 2026-09-01, released under All rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Crafting a creature bucket
A water bucket and a supported creature combine at a crafting table to give back the creature's bucket item.
Placing creatures back
Placing a creature's bucket in the world returns the creature to the water at any time.
Aquatic creature buckets
Only aquatic creatures that have a matching bucket item are handled by the recipes, which keeps the crafting simple.
Creature mod support
Additional aquatic creatures from other mods can be handled, with Alex's Caves and Alex's Mobs named as compatible.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep aquatic creatures in buckets and want to release them, and server owners who run creature mods alongside it. The mod suits both survival worlds and modded packs that add creatures with bucket items.
How it compares
Just a Copper Bucket is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that runs on client and server, released under the MIT License and not open source. Tactical Fishing is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that runs on client and server under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source. Horizon's ToolKit is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, also client and server, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and not open source. Fish in a bucket covers only releasing creatures from buckets, while these mods cover other bucket or fishing features.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish in a bucket | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
| Just a Copper Bucket | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-03-25 |
| Tactical Fishing | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-10-27 |
| Horizon's ToolKit | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-05 |
Questions
Does Fish in a bucket need to be installed on both sides?
Which game version does Fish in a bucket support?
How are other aquatic creatures added?
In the catalog
Fish in a bucket is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
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.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fish-in-a-bucket
- Owner
- bard0oo0
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15