Fish (creature)

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Fish

Appearance

There is so far only one type of non-predator fish in The Blockheads. It has a round body with curved, vertical stripes and a broad tail fin.

Where Found

Fish can spawn in almost any body of water, usually near kelp, and have been found in water as shallow as one block. They have not been seen in underground water.

Behavior

Fish seem to swim idly in the water, appearing to undulate while doing so. They also emit bubbles, small, lightly-colored squares that quickly diminish and vanish. Their bubbles can rise above the surface.

They will avoid a standing Blockhead and move away from a swimming one, so in shallow water can be herded. They will ignore a Blockhead walking in very shallow water. They will swim quickly away from a Blockhead that has struck them, moving faster than a swimming Blockhead.

When encountering the bait on the end of a cast fishing rod line, an interested fish will quickly move back and forth until it gets hooked and reeled in.

In cold regions where freezing occurs, fish will tend to swim deeper as ice forms. Yet it's possible for a fish to become trapped in ice, in which case it will eventually despawn if not freed. They can also despawn in unfrozen water.

A fish dug free of ice (or, presumably, removed from water alive) will flop around on a block until it dies and despawns.

Despawning fish make a watery "blurp" sound. They have not been reported as dropping anything when they despawn.

Health

See also: Creature Hit Chart

Fish can be killed by the usual means (hand or tool), but it's more efficient to use a fishing rod. At least eighteen (18) fish can be caught with one fishing rod.

It is also possible to catch fish alive using a bucket (returning it to inventory as a Fish Bucket) which can then be emptied elsewhere.

Uses

A caught fish goes into inventory as raw fish meat.