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

In Minecraft, a tube 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 tube 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 tube coral fan to your inventory.

Where to find Tube Coral Fan in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3 – 1.19.4
  • 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 Tube Coral Fan in Survival Mode

You can add a tube 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 Tube Coral Fan

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

This is what a tube coral fan looks like:

2. Hold a Tool with Silk Touch

To mine the tube 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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How to make a Wooden Shovel
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Axe

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How to make a Netherite Axe

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

3. Mine the Tube Coral Fan

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

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the tube coral fan.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the tube 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 tube coral fan.
  • For Education Edition, left click and hold on the tube coral fan.

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

4. Pick up the Tube Coral Fan

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

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

A tube 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 tube coral fan has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 ID Data Value Stack Size Version
Tube Coral Fan
(minecraft:tube_coral_fan)		 64 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 Tube 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 Tube Coral Fan is:

/give @p tube_coral_fan 1

Other Coral

There are other types of coral in Minecraft such as:

How to make Tube Coral
How to make Brain Coral
How to make Bubble Coral
How to make Fire Coral
How to make Horn Coral
How to make a Brain Coral Fan
How to make a Bubble Coral Fan
How to make a Fire Coral Fan
How to make a Horn Coral Fan
How to make a Tube Coral Block
How to make a Brain Coral Block
How to make a Bubble Coral Block
How to make a Fire Coral Block
How to make a Horn Coral Block
How to make a Dead Tube Coral Block
How to make a Dead Brain Coral Block
How to make a Dead Bubble Coral Block
How to make a Dead Fire Coral Block
How to make a Dead Horn Coral Block

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