Minecraft Hardcore Challenge: Collecting 3,072 Unique Aquatic Creatures

Introduction

• Minecraft has 2,717 aquatic creatures
  • 2,700 unique types of tropical fish
• Some consider collecting all 2,700 fish the ultimate hardcore challenge
• Presenter aims to capture all fish and other aquatic creatures
  • Includes super rare blue axolotl, frogs, turtles, dolphins, etc.
• Plans to build a massive aquarium to house them

Tropical Fish Variants

• Tropical fish found in 5 biomes
  • Warm oceans, lush caves, mangrove swamps
• Fish Categories
  • Two sizes: Large & Small
  • 6 patterns each: Large - Flopper, Glitter, Betty, Stripey, Blockfish, Clayfish; Small - Brinley, Snooper, Sunre, Dasher, Spotty, Cob
  • Each pattern has 16 base colors and pattern colors
• 22 tropical fish have unique names and higher spawn rates

Collecting Fish: Challenges & Strategies

• Challenges: Dispensers can't collect fish, must use buckets
• Realistic strategy: Use Lush Caves
• Farm setup: Beacons, shulkers, buttload of buckets
• Mob cap details: Tropical fish share cap with cod, salmon, pufferfish
• Using bubble columns to control spawning
• Sorting captured fish: hoppers, shulker unloaders, water bucket fillers
• Using resource packs for advancements tracking

Remaining Aquatic Creatures

• Axolotls
  • Five types: Including rare blue axolotls
  • Found in lush caves except for blue variant, which requires breeding
• Frogs
  • Three types: Orange (temperate biomes), White (warm biomes), Green (cold biomes)
  • Green frogs must be bred in cold biomes
• Turtles, Dolphins, Squids, Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Guardians, etc.

Building the Aquarium

• Design elements
  • Central build on top of a guardian farm
  • Coral, sandstone, glass materials
  • Viewing tunnels similar to SeaWorld
  • Pillars for support, and 8 outer rooms for specific creatures
• Special designs for the following rooms
  • Axolotls: Lush cave interior design
  • Frogs: Different sections for different frog biomes
  • Dolphins: Shipwreck theme
  • Turtles: Beach theme with an umbrella and hatching area for turtle eggs
  • Squids and Glow Squids: Themed around their spawn environment
  • Pufferfish: Coral and warm ocean theme
  • Cod and Salmon: Ocean ruins style
• Connecting Hallways
  • Dark prismarine and concrete pillars
  • Various coloured halls for different fish types
  • Tanks where fish can swim above the viewer

Final Collecting Efforts

• Catching the last few remaining fish
• Updating the farm with optimizations
  • Using a gold farm and bottle XP farm for efficiency

Official Verification

• Inviting canman18 to verify the completion of the challenge
• Inspecting all rooms and creatures
  • Ensuring all fish breeds, colors, and patterns are present
• Officially verifying the challenge completion
• Celebrations and reflections

Conclusion

• Completion of a lengthy and arduous task
• Demonstrating determination, planning, and execution
• Presenting the aquarium to the audience for validation