diff --git a/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_brains/fish_brain.lua b/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_brains/fish_brain.lua
index 3a1a1be..3dddd2e 100644
--- a/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_brains/fish_brain.lua
+++ b/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_brains/fish_brain.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ function fl_brains.fish_brain(self)
     end
 
     if mobkit.timer(self,1) then
-        mobkit.animate(self,"walk")
-        mobkit.hq_aqua_roam(self,10,1)
+        if not self.isinliquid then
+            fl_wildlife.flash_color(self)
+            mobkit.hurt(self,1)
+        else
+            mobkit.animate(self,"walk")
+            mobkit.hq_aqua_roam(self,10,1)
+        end
     end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_mobs/riverfish.lua b/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_mobs/riverfish.lua
index a2bb68a..fb4fa00 100644
--- a/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_mobs/riverfish.lua
+++ b/mods/fl_wildlife/fl_mobs/riverfish.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("fl_wildlife:riverfish", {
     get_staticdata = mobkit.statfunc, --who knows, no documentation (probably save entity data)
 
     --mobkit properties
-    buoyancy = 1.0, --how it works in water
+    buoyancy = 0.99, --how it works in water
     max_speed = 2, --how fast it can go
     jump_height = 1.1, --jumping height? not sure how this is different from mte stepheight
     view_range = 24, --how far it can see