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Quick answer
- Coral grows in warm ocean reefs in 5 colours.
- You need Silk Touch to collect it.
- Coral dies if it isn't touching water. Sea pickle items glow underwater.
Coral reefs are colourful, but coral is tricky to collect and keep alive. Here's how.
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The 5 corals
Tube, brain, bubble, fire and horn. Each comes as coral, coral fans and coral blocks, all in warm ocean reefs.
Collecting it
- Get a tool with Silk Touch.
- Mine the coral. Without Silk Touch you get nothing.
- Place it back so it's touching water, or it dies.
Dies in secondsCoral out of water turns into grey dead coral after a few seconds, and it can't be brought back.
Waterlog itCoral that's waterlogged or touching any water stays alive, so you can use it in aquariums.
Sea pickles
| Pickles in one spot | Light level |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 15 |
They only glow underwater. Use 
Bone meal on pickles sitting on living coral blocks to grow more. Smelt them for 
Lime dye.
Cheat sheet
- 5 corals in warm ocean reefs
- Silk Touch to collect
- Must touch water to stay alive
- 4 sea pickles = light level 15
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