Javenese Rice Fish

[basia]

Ok I did a bad thing today. I saw these little Rice Fish in my lfs and I just bought them.
I have looked them up on the net since I got home and haven't found out a great deal except that it doesn't seem to be too bad, they are little and peaceful. I currently have a peaceful community and would like it to stay that way!
I gather they are brackish but does anyone know if they will thrive ok in my freshwater aquarium. Does anyone have some? They are really cute, swimming around at the top of the tank. I know I have to feed them frozen or live food because they don't like flake but would be glad of any other info people can give me.
Thanx

 

[The-Wolf]

If you do indeed have Oryzias javanicus
then they are both tropical freshwater and brackish and should do ok in your tank.

http/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12254

 

[Odd Soup]

I like them kind of fish, my Brother has 1.

 

[basia]

Hi Wolf - thanks for the reply.
Yes - that is what I have, I got them in Maidenhead Aquatics. Have never seen them there before and I just bought them, have never done that before either!


Wolf - the link doesn't work.

 

[timmystood]

That's quite cute! I've never seen one before.

 

[Fish Buddy]

Oryzias Latipes- Geisha-girl Fish, Medaka, Rice Fish

Habitat: Japan and China and adjacent areas.

Habits: Peaceful.

Breeding: This fish is one of the easiest of egg layers to spawn. They are extremely hardy.
Temp requirements: above freezing to 90*F

 

[The-Wolf]

ok fishbase.org seems to be down, so I have tried fishbase.de and it works, here is the link
http/filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/speci...sname=javanicus