Japenese Rice Fish

Wee bit of a grey area as regards to... are the a killifish or not
They both belong to the class of fishes known as Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
But I would say no as they belong to a different order (bloniformes) whereas killifish belong to the order Cyprinodontiformes.(rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Regards
BigC
 
BigC is correct they are Beloniformes (ricefish & medakas)
 
anyone bred them before are they easy to sex?

why is it they hare hard to find?
yes Posted On: 30 August 2005 At: 23:27:06

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i kept and breed for a number of years.
as i have said in a earlier post it is best to get at Least 6 of them you will have more chance of geting a pair. sexing them can be difficult. adult females are more plump males have slightly larger fins i find the best way to sex them is by the anal fin.


they have allways been a hard to get fish. maybe its because their is no Great demand for them.
Their are about 13 species of them i have kept 4 of them.


oryzias latipes
golden medaka ricefish from Japan. Korea. and china.
most of the madaka seen nowadays are the golden variety the wild ones are a greyish colour. length about 1 1/2 inches. can stand a temperature range from 40 to 78 degrees.
can go out side in a small pond in the summertime. I keep mine in a two foot tank a temp-of 72f. I look for eggs once a week by using a spawning mop it makes it easy to find and pick of the eggs.they all are put in a butter tub half full with tank water they hatch in about 10 days. the fry are first fed on micro worms for a few days and then newly hatch brineshrimp. I change a small part of the water every 3 to 4 days after about 3 weeks I then move them on to a larger container or a small tank.

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Posted On: 04 September 2005 At: 21:53:54 | Reply Link

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javanicus are best kept at a higher temperature than the medaka I find they do well at 76f the males have a longer dorsal. when they spawn the eggs stick to the females vent in a tiny bunch of up to 5 eggs at a time where they are fertilized by the males the eggs will soon be brushed of on to the plants they hatch in about 10 days
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Excellent fish48. Never kept or bred these before, nice pics and description.
Regards
BigC
 

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