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Parrot Fish

by luxamy

Parrot Fish gives the coral reefs a new role: a fish that eats dead coral and turns it into sand that players can collect.

FabricClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 1.20.4

What it does

Parrot Fish spawns only in warm oceans. A player can pick one up with a bucket, let it eat, or cook it, and each type of coral it eats determines the kind of sand it leaves behind. The mod presents this as a renewable sand source, an alternative to farming sand from husks as many players suggest.

Dead coral fans and dead coral blocks are the food the fish looks for. The mod works on both client and server, so server owners and every player need it installed. Files are published for Fabric only, for game versions 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and the code is not open source, with All rights reserved as its license.

The mod does not depend on any other library, so Fabric is the only loader needed. It is the author's first mod and the textures were made by a non-artist, as the author notes.

Key features

  1. Renewable sand

    Parrot Fish produce sand over time from the dead coral they consume, so sand does not run out.

  2. Coral-dependent output

    The type of sand produced depends on the type of coral the fish ate, adding a small detail to the sand supply.

  3. Warm ocean spawns

    Parrot Fish appear only in warm ocean biomes, keeping them tied to the reef environment.

  4. Bucket and cooking

    A fish can be picked up with a bucket or cooked and eaten, so the player can use it directly.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.41.0-1.20.1
1.20.31.0-1.20.1
1.20.21.0-1.20.1
1.20.11.0-1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Automated sand supply

Players who want sand without farming can keep a fish fed with dead coral and collect the output.

Who it’s for: Players who want a renewable sand source tied to ocean life, and server owners who want an automated sand option without husk farms.

How it compares

Full comparison

Save the parrots and Heal the parrots are both Fabric mods for 1.21.11 that are server required and client optional, under All rights reserved, so they target a newer version range than Parrot Fish. Eat Sand works with both client and server for 1.20.2 – 1.20.6, a range that partly overlaps Parrot Fish, and is under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Parrot FishFabric1.20.1 – 1.20.4Client and server2023-08-10
Save the parrotsFabric1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-10-05
Heal the parrotsFabric1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-10-05
Eat SandFabric1.20.2 – 1.20.6Client and server2024-05-18

Questions

Does Parrot Fish need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loader does Parrot Fish use?

Parrot Fish is published for Fabric only, and Fabric API is not required by the mod.

Which game versions are covered?

Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 and 1.20.4, with 1.0-1.20.1 as the latest file.

In the catalog

Parrot Fish is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.

Food mods6,151Fabric modsMods for 1.20.413,907

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What the author says

They only spawn in Warm Oceans, can be picked up with a bucket and also cooked and eaten. Parrot Fish are animals that exist in the Real World and eat Coral to make Sand, so I thought this would be a better alternative to make Sand renewable instead of making it drop by Husks like most people suggest. Also its more…
luxamy, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
luxamy
Published
2023-08-10
Updated on Modrinth
2023-08-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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