Water Breathe
Use a heart of the sea on any mob to grant them infinite water breathing!
About this Mod
Water Breathe is a simple quality-of-life mod that allows the player to interact with any entity to grant it permanent water breathing!
This makes building habitats and enclosures for pesky critters that keep drowning much more feasible! The mod was made specifically for the Menagerie modpack by jamono, but feel free to use it in your own modpacks!
Available Versions
How to Install Water Breathe on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Water Breathe". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Water Breathe server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Water Breathe compatible with forge?
Water Breathe officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Water Breathe – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Water Breathe 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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