Axolotls are a passive mob living in the Lush Caves biome, especially when a clay block is under a spawning space. Players can breed them, and their offspring have a chance to develop mutations. Though it sounds fun to do, not everyone is aware of what the process requires.
If you want to breed colorful Axolotls, look no further than this article. You’ll learn everything from materials to mutation colors. These creatures are excellent if you have a pond near your home.
Ways to Breed Axolotls
The Lush Caves in Minecraft are home to Axolotls. You can only breed them by feeding buckets of “live” tropical fish, as of Java v1.17 snapshot 21w20a and Bedrock v1.17. The bucket feeding originated in Caves and Cliffs updates because real axolotls only eat live fish.
Beforehand, you could breed Axoltls using the tropical fish directly.
List of Minecraft Tropical Fish
- Anemone—Orange-Gray Stripey
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Ornate Butterflyfish—JE/Ornate Butterfly—BE (White-Orange Clayfish)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Red Snapper (Red-White Blockfish)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Emperor Red Snapper (White-Red Clayfish)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Red Cichlid (Red-White Betty)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Dottyback (Purple-Yellow Blockfish—JE/Plum-Yellow Blockfish—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Yellow Tang (Yellow Flopper)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, AndoCycloid - Threadfin (White-Yellow Flopper)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Black Tang (Gray Flopper)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Moorish Idol (White-Gray Glitter)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Blue Tang—JE Only (Gray-Blue Flopper)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Clownfish (Orange-White Kob)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Blue Dory—BE Only (Gray-Sky SunStreak)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Cichlid (Blue-Gray Sunstreak—JE/Blue-Gray SunStreak—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Cotton Candy Betta (Pink-Light Blue Spotty—JE/Rose-Sky Spotty—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Parrotfish (Cyan-Pink Dasher—JE/Teal-Rose Dasher—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Goatfish (White-Yellow Spotty)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Yellowtail Parrotfish—JE/Yellowtail Parrot—BE (Cyan-Yellow Dasher—JE/Teal-Yellow Dasher—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Queen Angelfish—JE/Queen Angel Fish—BE (Lime-Light Blue Brinely—JE/ Lime-Sky Brinely—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Red Lipped Blenny (Gray-Red Snooper)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Tomato Clownfish—JE Only (Red-White Kob)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Tomato Clown—BE Only (Red-White SunStreak)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski - Triggerfish (Gray-White Sunstreak—JE/Gray-White SunStreak—BE)
Original Source: Minecraft Fandom Wiki, Luckowski
Catching the above fish in a bucket is enough, but you may also transact with Wandering Traders for some varieties.
How to Breed Axolotls in Minecraft
- Grab or obtain a “Bucket of Tropical Fish.”
- Drop the contents onto two “Axolotls.”
- Feed them until they begin emitting heart particles.
- Wait for them to breed.
- A baby Axolotl will spawn nearby.
- Repeat the breeding process after five minutes on Java or 1 minute on Bedrock.
When holding these buckets, axolotls may start following you. That’s when they’re susceptible to entering “Love Mode” or when you see those particles.
Feeding baby axolotls one Bucket of Tropical Fish will decrease the growing time by 10%. You can give them as many buckets as you want.
Minecraft Axolotl List
Each Axolotl will be one of five colors. They are:
- Leucistic
- Brown
- Gold
- Cyan
- Blue
Leucistic axolotls resemble their actual counterparts in real life. They have a fleshy pink and white color often seen when people keep axolotls as pets. Brown is the color usually associated with wild axolotls.
Standard genetics usually implies that offspring will resemble the parents, but Minecraft axolotls have a unique chance of being blue. Each baby has a 0.083% (1 in 1200) chance of getting the blue mutation, even if at least one blue parent exists. Otherwise, there’s a 99.917% chance of matching one of the parents.
In short, if you breed a Leucistic and Gold axolotl, there’s a tiny chance of getting a blue one. It’s best to be prepared for that eventuality.
How to Use Axolotls
Because axolotls in Minecraft die after spending five minutes outside water, transporting them can be somewhat problematic. Fortunately, you can catch them with buckets and carry them in your inventory.
Axolotls may be passive mobs, but they attack all aquatic mobs except these four types.
- Turtles
- Dolphins
- Frogs
- Other axolotls
They will also help you hunt down aquatic enemies like the Drowned. Each attack deals two points of damage, and releasing several is enough to wipe out a small group of targets. After finishing off a non-hostile aquatic mob, you must wait for two minutes before they will do it again.
There’s no cooldown for hostile mobs like Guardians and Elder Guardians. Axolotls will fight these and more on sight.
In battle, each Axolotl will grant players Regeneration I for five seconds; the limit is two minutes of healing. When a player dispatches a mob fighting an axolotl, their Mining Fatigue is also removed.
You can see that bringing a few Buckets of Axolotls to an aquatic fight is an excellent idea. However, these creatures also have their peculiarities.
When an axolotl is damaged underwater, it may choose to play dead and fall to the floor while healing for 10 seconds. There’s a 1-3 chance of getting four hearts when this action occurs. When they’re in this state, hostile mobs will ignore them.
It’s best to keep your axolotls near a body of water as they can’t find it if they are too far away. They will attempt to search for rivers or ponds, but if five minutes pass, they’ll die. This limit also applies to axolotls that are passengers in boats.
Adorable Monsters
As cute as these Minecraft axolotls appear, they’re ruthless when they detect hostile aquatic mobs or the Drowned nearby. This trait makes them excellent warriors you can release in combat, and they happily return to their buckets when you’re about to leave. Breeding them isn’t tricky, as all you need are Buckets of Tropical Fish.
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