Red-LightGray Clayfish (Tropical Fish) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about the tropical fish called the Red-LightGray Clayfish with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about the Red-LightGray Clayfish in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Red-LightGray Clayfish is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU69)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.4.0)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.76)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.76)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.4.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Red-LightGray Clayfish is one of the different types of tropical fish in Minecraft. The following is a picture of what this tropical fish looks like in Minecraft:

tropical fish

Hostility Level Passive Mob
Health Points 3 health points
heart x 1.5
Where to Find Spawns in Warm Ocean, Lukewarm Ocean, and Deep Lukewarm Ocean biomes
Weapon None
Attack Method Will never attack you
Drops tropical fish 1 Tropical Fish
Experience Points 1-3 experience points

Hostility Level (Passive)

The Red-LightGray Clayfish is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and tropical fish. Because the Red-LightGray Clayfish is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

In Minecraft, the Red-LightGray Clayfish has 1.5 hearts heart for health. This gives the Red-LightGray Clayfish 3 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill the Red-LightGray Clayfish, you need to inflict 3 points of damage to the Red-LightGray Clayfish.

Where to Find the Red-LightGray Clayfish

In Minecraft, you can find this type of tropical fish in the water in the Warm Ocean, Lukewarm Ocean and Deep Lukewarm Ocean biomes.

Warm Ocean

warm ocean biome

Lukewarm Ocean

lukewarm ocean biome

Deep Lukewarm Ocean

deep lukewarm ocean biome

The Red-LightGray Clayfish can only survive in the water. If it is on land, it will start to take damage until it dies.

If you are having trouble finding the Red-LightGray Clayfish, you can summon the Red-LightGray Clayfish using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

Weapon

The Red-LightGray Clayfish does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

You are safe to walk or swim near the Red-LightGray Clayfish and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack the Red-LightGray Clayfish, it will just try to swim away. It will not attack you back.

Drops

When you kill the Red-LightGray Clayfish in Minecraft, it will drop a tropical fish.

tropical fish

Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

experience points

These orbs represent experience points. When you kill the Red-LightGray Clayfish, you will gain 1-3 experience points.

Spawn Egg for Tropical Fish

You can spawn a tropical fish using the following spawn egg:

Videos

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Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for tropical fish in Minecraft:

NBT Tags for Tropical Fish (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for tropical fish in Java Edition:

Spawn Events for Tropical Fish (Bedrock/Education)

Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a tropical fish in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition: