Nbt Tags For Tropical Fish Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for tropical fish in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20.
TIP:Â If you are not running Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16/1.17/1.18/1.19/1.20, find NBT tags for tropical fish in another version of Minecraft:
- Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13/1.14/1.15
Background
In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for tropical fish is tropical_fish. Thetropical_fish entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /data.
What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?
NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity (such as tropical_fish). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {Variant:117899265}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {Variant:65536, CustomName:”\”Nemo\””}.
List of NBT Tags
Here is a list of the NBT tags that you can use for tropical_fish in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
| NBT Tag | Value (Description) | Works With |
|---|---|---|
| Variant | 65536 (Orange-White Kob) 917504 (Red-White Kob) 918273 (Red-White Blockfish) 918529 (Red-White Betty) 16778497 (Orange-LightGray Clayfish) 50660352 (LightBlue-Lime Brinely) 50726144 (LightBlue-Pink Spotty) 50790656 (LightBlue-Gray SunStreak) 67108865 (Yellow-LightGray Flopper) 67110144 (Yellow-LightGray Spotty) 67371265 (Yellow Stripey) 67764993 (Purple-Yellow Blockfish) 101253888 (Cyan-Pink Dasher) 117441025 (Gray-LightGray Glitter) 117441280 (Gray-LightGray Dasher) 117441536 (Gray-LightGray Brinely) 117506305 (Orange-Gray Stripey) 117899265 (Gray Flopper) 118161664 (Blue-Gray SunStreak) 134217984 (LightGray-Gray SunStreak) 234882305 (Red-LightGray Clayfish) 235340288 (Red-Gray Snooper) Example |
/summon /data |
| FromBucket |
0 (The tropical fish came from a bucket) Example |
/summon /data |
| CustomName |
name (The name to assign to the tropical fish) Example |
/summon /data |
| Health |
number (The number of health points the tropical fish has) Example |
/summon /data |
| AbsorptionAmount |
number (The number of absorption health points the tropical fish has) Example |
/summon /data |
| Invulnerable |
0 (The tropical fish will take damage like normal) Example |
/summon /data |
| PersistenceRequired |
0 (The tropical fish will despawn naturally) Example |
/summon /data |
| Fire |
ticks (The number of game ticks until the tropical fish is no longer on fire – there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /data |
| PortalCooldown |
ticks (The number of game ticks until the tropical fish can go through a portal again – there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /data |
| id |
tropical_fish (The entity value used to represent a tropical fish in the EntityTag or Passengers tag) Example |
/summon |
| Passengers |
The mob that is riding on the tropical fish. Use the entity value for the passenger mob Example of skeleton as passenger |
/summon /data |
NBT Tag Examples
To summon a tropical fish that is named Nemo:
/summon tropical_fish ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Nemo\""}
To summon a tropical fish that is an Orange/White Kob:
/summon tropical_fish ~ ~ ~ {Variant:65536}
Target Selectors
Before we finish discussing data tags, let’s quickly explore how to use the @e target selector. The @e target selector allows you to target entities in your commands. If you use the type=tropical_fish value, you can target tropical fish:
@e[type=tropical_fish]
Target Selector Examples
To change the nearest tropical fish to a White/Orange Clayfish:
/data merge entity @e[type=tropical_fish,limit=1,sort=nearest] {Variant:16778497}
To kill all tropical fish:
/kill @e[type=tropical_fish]
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a tropical fish in Minecraft:
How to Summon a Tropical Fish