Bubble Coral Fan – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a purple coral fan called a Bubble Coral Fan with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a bubble coral fan is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game. Gathering a bubble coral fan is a bit tricky in Minecraft because you need to mine it with a tool that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

Let’s explore how to add a bubble coral fan to your inventory.

Where to find Bubble Coral Fan in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a bubble coral fan in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.13 – 1.19	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Natural Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Bubble Coral Fan in Survival Mode

You can add a bubble coral fan to your inventory in Survival mode by finding them growing in a Warm Ocean biome and mining them with a tool with Silk Touch. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Bubble Coral Fan

First, you need to find a bubble coral fan in your Minecraft world. A bubble coral fan is a purple coral fan that is usually found growing underwater in a Coral Reef in the Warm Ocean biome.

This is what a bubble coral fan looks like:

2. Hold a Tool with Silk Touch

To mine the bubble coral fan, you need to use a tool with Silk Touch such as pickaxe, shovel, or axe:

Pickaxe

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Shovel

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Axe

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In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

3. Mine the Bubble Coral Fan

The game control to mine the bubble coral fan depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the bubble coral fan.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the bubble coral fan.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the bubble coral fan.
• For Education Edition, left click and hold on the bubble coral fan.

You will need to continue to mine until the bubble coral fan breaks and a smaller bubble coral fan appears floating in the water. If you wait too long, the bubble coral fan will float to the top of the water.

4. Pick up the Bubble Coral Fan

Make sure you pick up the bubble coral fan before it disappears.

Once you pick up the bubble coral fan, it will appear in your hotbar.

A bubble coral fan is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a bubble coral fan has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Bubble Coral Fan (minecraft:bubble_coral_fan)			64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Bubble Coral Fan

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Bubble Coral Fan is:

/give @p bubble_coral_fan 1

Other Coral

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How to make a Horn Coral Fan
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How to make a Horn Coral Block
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How to make a Dead Fire Coral Block
How to make a Dead Horn Coral Block