Findrek's 3D Buckets and Fish

⭐ — (88 endorsements) 📥 30,505 downloads 📌 v26.3_v1 📅 11/7/2023
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By Findrek · items

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 8/24/2026 📅 Created: 11/7/2023

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #85 of 121 items mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

# Buckets and Fish items become 3D !(https://i.imgur.com/E2ONXem.png) !(https://i.imgur.com/fogGBRG.png) !(https://i.imgur.com/Gol2Anh.png) !(https://i.imgur.com/dlxQLmI.png) This pack is **compatible with other texture packs**, and their respective textures will be displayed on the models included. ### Adaptable textures as of 26.2: - Water - Lava - Snow - Cod - Salmon - Pufferfish - Axolotl (all variants an babies) - Tadpole - Tropical fish (all variants) - Sulfur cube Buckets can also be placed in item frames on the ground as decoration, and fish placed as wall mounted fish <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sBMKmdQ.png" alt="In-game screenshot featuring the butcket items but in 3D, placed on item frames on the ground. Shown from left to right, an empty bucket, water bucket, lava bucket, milk bucket, and powdered snow bucket." width="453" height="81" /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/slSvVBH.png" alt="In-game screenshot featuring the fish food items but in 3D, placed on item frames on the wall, to make them look as trophy fish. Shown left to right, a cod, salmon, pufferfish, cooked cod, cooked salmon, and tropical fish." width="450" height="171" /></p> ## CIT features: This pack does **NOT require Optifine** to work, but it also adds the following **custom item features if (https://optifine.net/downloads)** on 1.21.4 or lower, and included by default on vanilla 1.21.5 and higher: Catching an **axolotl** in a bucket will display its **variant color** and **age** (as well as whether it's **low on health** on Optifine <1.21.4) <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/r1RUU1i.png" alt="GUI screenshot of all axolotl variants in 3D buckets. From left to right, lucy (pink), wild (brown), gold (yellow), cyan, and blue. The second row shows the axolotls' respective baby version in 3D buckets, they are smaller." /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/vR4BNEy.png" alt="In-game screenshot of 2 pink axolotls in 3D buckets. The axolotl on the left has its head tilted down, indicating that it's low on health." width="199" height="114" /></p> Catching a **tropical fish** in a bucket will display its **variant color** !(https://i.imgur.com/A0zEB2e.png) The lava in buckets of **lava glows** (Optifine exclusive) <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nXTQ9o.png" alt="In-game screenshot of a 3D lava bucket placed on an item frame on the ground, at night. The lava in the bucket is brighter." width="157" height="118" /></p> _(Not compatible with other emissive Optifine packs, if you prefer the other packs to glow instead, place this one below them in the list)_ ### Renaming Items: Renaming a tropical fish item to one of the common fish names will give you its respective variant <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/slQBY83.png" alt="GUI screenshot of the Anvil interface. Above text reads Repair and Name. Input text reads dottyback. In the left input slot there's a default 3D tropical fish item, in the form of a clownfish, and in the output slot there's a dottyback variant tropical fish, a purple and yellow big fish." width="338" height="125" /></p> (https://minecraft.wiki/w/Tropical_Fish#Varieties) !(https://64.media.tumblr.com/b9e476c7ce6e8440272d1fbc49ec41bf/fd04f8360c95e66d-19/s540x810/2ebc9a0830be7d113a4594bfb357faaf46168171.png) _(__**Please do not repost the zip file t

# Buckets and Fish items become 3D !(https://i.imgur.com/E2ONXem.png)

!(https://i.imgur.com/fogGBRG.png) !(https://i.imgur.com/Gol2Anh.png) !(https://i.imgur.com/dlxQLmI.png)

This pack is compatible with other texture packs, and their respective textures will be displayed on the models included.

### Adaptable textures as of 26. 2: - Water - Lava - Snow - Cod - Salmon - Pufferfish - Axolotl (all variants an babies) - Tadpole - Tropical fish (all variants) - Sulfur cube

Buckets can also be placed in item frames on the ground as decoration, and fish placed as wall mounted fish

In-game screenshot featuring the butcket items but in 3D, placed on item frames on the ground. Shown from left to right, an empty bucket, water bucket, lava bucket, milk bucket, and powdered snow bucket.

In-game screenshot featuring the fish food items but in 3D, placed on item frames on the wall, to make them look as trophy fish. Shown left to right, a cod, salmon, pufferfish, cooked cod, cooked salmon, and tropical fish.

## CIT features:

This pack does NOT require Optifine to work, but it also adds the following custom item features if (https://optifine.net/downloads)** on 1. 21. 4 or lower, and included by default on vanilla 1. 21. 5 and higher:

Catching an axolotl in a bucket will display its variant color and age (as well as whether it's low on health on Optifine <1. 21. 4)

GUI screenshot of all axolotl variants in 3D buckets. From left to right, lucy (pink), wild (brown), gold (yellow), cyan, and blue. The second row shows the axolotls' respective baby version in 3D buckets, they are smaller. In-game screenshot of 2 pink axolotls in 3D buckets. The axolotl on the left has its head tilted down, indicating that it's low on health.

Catching a tropical fish in a bucket will display its variant color

!(https://i.imgur.com/A0zEB2e.png)

The lava in buckets of lava glows (Optifine exclusive)

In-game screenshot of a 3D lava bucket placed on an item frame on the ground, at night. The lava in the bucket is brighter.

_(Not compatible with other emissive Optifine packs, if you prefer the other packs to glow instead, place this one below them in the list)_

### Renaming Items:

Renaming a tropical fish item to one of the common fish names will give you its respective variant

GUI screenshot of the Anvil interface. Above text reads Repair and Name. Input text reads dottyback. In the left input slot there's a default 3D tropical fish item, in the form of a clownfish, and in the output slot there's a dottyback variant tropical fish, a purple and yellow big fish.

(https://minecraft.wiki/w/Tropical_Fish#Varieties)

!(https://64.media.tumblr.com/b9e476c7ce6e8440272d1fbc49ec41bf/fd04f8360c95e66d-19/s540x810/2ebc9a0830be7d113a4594bfb357faaf46168171.png)

_(__Please do not repost the zip file t

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Resource Packs
Author
Findrek
Version
26.3_v1
Downloads
30,505
Endorsements
88
Category
items
Created
11/7/2023
Updated
8/24/2026
Game Versions
26.3-snapshot-1, 26.3-snapshot-2, 26.3-snapshot-3, 26.3-snapshot-4, 26.3-snapshot-5
Tags
items, models, vanilla-like

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Resource Packs versions does Findrek's 3D Buckets and Fish support?

The author lists 26.3-snapshot-1, 26.3-snapshot-2, 26.3-snapshot-3, 26.3-snapshot-4, 26.3-snapshot-5, 26.3-snapshot-6. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Findrek's 3D Buckets and Fish?

Version 26.3_v1, published 2026-08-24 with 30,505 downloads recorded at the source.

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