Brain Coral Fan - Minecraft Block Guide | Properties, Recipe & Uses (2025)

What is Brain Coral Fan in Minecraft?

A brain coral fan is a living, non solid block that looks like a small, fan shaped piece of pink coral. It is one of the five types of coral fans that grow on top of coral reefs in warm oceans. Its main purpose is for decoration, adding fine detail and a sense of movement to underwater builds. When it is underwater, the brain coral fan has a beautiful, bright pink color. However, just like other corals, if you take it out of the water, it will quickly lose its color and turn into a gray, dead version of itself. This makes it a unique and somewhat challenging block to work with, but it is essential for creating realistic and lively coral reef scenes.

How to get Brain Coral Fan in Minecraft

The only way to get a living brain coral fan is to find it and mine it with a special tool. Brain coral fans grow naturally on top of the coral blocks in warm ocean biomes. You can find these biomes by looking for clear, light blue water and lots of colorful sea life. To collect the brain coral fan without it dying, you must mine it with a pickaxe that has the Silk Touch enchantment. If you break it with any other tool, or even a pickaxe without Silk Touch, it will break and you will get nothing. So, the first step is to get a Silk Touch pickaxe. Then, you will need to prepare for an underwater adventure with potions of water breathing or a good helmet with the Respiration enchantment. Find a coral reef, locate the brain coral fan on top of a block, and carefully mine it.

How to use Brain Coral Fan in Minecraft

The main use for a brain coral fan is for decoration. To keep it alive and colorful, you must place it in a block of water. You can place it on the top or sides of other solid blocks, as long as it is submerged. This makes it perfect for adding detail to your custom aquariums, underwater bases, or any water feature where you want a splash of bright pink. If you place a brain coral fan outside of water, it will stay alive for a few seconds before turning into a dead brain coral fan, which is a gray, stony color. The dead version is also a nice decorative block, useful for creating fossilized reefs or spooky, desolate landscapes. Like other small corals, it can be placed in a flower pot, but it will be the dead version.

How to craft Brain Coral Fan in Minecraft

No recipes for this block.

What can Brain Coral Fan make in Minecraft

No items can be crafted.

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