Catch and Release: Fish

<p>A companion mod to <span style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" data-darkreader-inline-color=""><a style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/crbutterflies" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Catch and Release: Butterflies</a><span style="color: #000000;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">. Allows fish to be caught live and placed into various sized aquariums.</span></span></p> <h4><span style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Requires <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/crlib"><span style="color: #3598db;" data-darkreader-inline-color=""><strong>Catch and Release Lib</strong></span></a></span></h4> <h1>Features:</h1> <ul> <li>Changes the behaviour of fishing pole to catch live fish (instead of killing them on catch)</li> <li>Added 4 types of aquariums of increasing sizes <ul> <li>Aquariums must be filled with an appropriate liquid (salt or fresh water). Or just fill them with honey 🤷&zwj;♀️</li> </ul> </li> <li>Fish will lazily swim around the aquarium and not get spooked by the player</li> <li>Can place items inside the aquariums just like a display case.</li> <li>Fish that are flopping on the ground can be picked up or 'converted' to a dead fish by using a cleaver</li> <li>Added grid recipe to 'convert' a live fish to a dead fish, by using a knife or cleaver</li> <li><strong><span style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" data-darkreader-inline-color="">NEW </span></strong>Config options for this mod (see below)</li> <li><strong><span style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" data-darkreader-inline-color="">NEW </span></strong>Fish must be stored in aquariums or released or otherwise they will become dead fish (configurable)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="https://moddbcdn.vintagestory.at/2026-07-05_11-12-08_c8f60ac520577a5a86bed2c78727543b.png" alt="" width="400" height="207" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle" style="font-size: 20px;">Config options</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p><em>/ModConfig/CR_Fish_Config.json</em></p> <ul> <li><strong>CatchLiveFish: </strong>True to catch live fish with fishing pole. False to return to vanilla behaviour (dead fish).</li> <li><strong>InstantFillAquarium: </strong>True makes all aquariums require only 1L of liquid to fill. False requires fully filling aquariums.</li> <li><strong>LiveFishPerishHours:</strong> How many hours it takes for a fish to die (perish) when not in an aquarium. Default = 48 (2 days). Set to 0 to prevent perishing</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr style="size: 5px;" /> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle" style="font-size: 20px;">Known Issues</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <ul> <li>Jumbo aquarium has corner display item slots.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle" style="font-size: 20px;">Compatibiity</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p>Known supported mods:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/carryon">Carry on</a> (v1.14.2)</li> <li>Primitive Survival (v5.x)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This mod may conflict with mods that change vanilla fish or vanilla fishing poles.</p> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle" style="font-size: 20px;">Supported Languages</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <ul> <li>German</li> <li>Spanish</li> <li>French</li> <li> <p><strong><span style="color: #3598db; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-3598db, #46a1de);" data-darkreader-inline-color="">NEW </span></strong>Portugese (Brazil) - Thanks to <a class="mention username mceNonEditable" href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/user/155FDE344E777F919263" data-user-hash="155FDE344E777F919263">Arquimago</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>If anyone is interested in helping to improve the translations, there is a <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182SNkcX5_C-2TfPPsCU797gDD1UJe4XbTD6kpxgolg8/edit?usp=sharing">Google Sheet</a> that you can comment on or leave a message on the </em><a href="https://discord.com/channels/302152934249070593/1476930968085463122"><em>Catch and Release post in the VS Discord.</em></a></p> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/mortalitygames"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/mFtHctqV/Kofi-Banner.png" alt="" width="301" height="139" /></a></p>