
Animal Garden - Hippopotamus
This mod adds hippos as tamable animals to your world.
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About this Mod

This mod adds hippos to your world.
You can find them only in the savanna biome.
(You can change this and other spawn settings
by editing the json files in the data -> biome tags and biome modifier folders
or via resource pack,
but in fabric some spawn settings like the weight, min, max mob number have to be edited in the config file)
They are easily agitated.
If there is a someone nearby that does not go away from them, then after a while they will go on a rampage and attack that creature.
You can tame and breed them with items like wheat, grass, apple, melon slice and other vegetables. (10% chance per tries, custom item tag json file added for this so you can change it)
But even if its tamed it can still attack you sometimes and by feeding it it will calm down and stop attacking you.
You change the config option "can_attack_randomly" to false if you dont want them to attack randomly anymore after taming
or by increasing the "random_attack_chance" value, it will attack less often.
Also breeding can only happen in the water and they can only breed with the opposite gender!
You can find males less often and are larger.
On daytime they will try to search for water and cool themselves down in there
and at nighttime they will set out to search for food. (eat grass, like sheep)
Resting or staying in water will restore its health a little bit too.
They have 3 type of behaviors (aquarius libs 1.0.1+ shows message when their owner is changing their behavior)
-wandering (wanders around, if tamed then it will wander around the block you put it into wandering mode)
-resting(stays in place)
-following (follows owner)
Forge 26.1.x | 1.21.x | 1.20.1
Neoforge 26.1.x | 1.21.x
Fabric 26.1.x | 1.21.x | 1.20.1
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THIS MOD REQUIRES AQUARIUSLIBS TO BE INSTALLED
credits: Earth's echo hippo sounds
Available Versions
How to Install Animal Garden - Hippopotamus on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Animal Garden - Hippopotamus". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+16 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Animal Garden - Hippopotamus server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Animal Garden - Hippopotamus compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Animal Garden - Hippopotamus officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Animal Garden - Hippopotamus – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Animal Garden - Hippopotamus consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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