Jellybean123
New Member
Hi guys,
I have just brought some Medaka rice fish in a garden sunroom patio pond . They arrived Wednesday after a 24 hour journey in the Mail . When they arrived initially they all seemed not very active which I expected was stress . Only I ordered adults 2-3cm I was sent 6 at just below 2cm and 4 at just over 1cm they looked not a lot bigger than my existing fry , the smaller ones took longer to get swimming around , not impressed but they seemed okay . Over the last few days they have been pretty active but I did notice two smaller was missing presumed was hiding in plants . I have feed a mixture of brine shrimp and fry food as 3 times a day very small amounts as they were too small to eat the normal food . It’s really sunny and hot today their colours have become really bright , they are all really active swimming at the top . Swimming around the air stones , just incase they wanted more oxygen as it hot I put another one in . The water temperature increased by about 7 degrees from yesterdays hottest . They also look to less skinny than when they arrived . However I have just notice a really small Skinny one floating on its back at the top, still alive . I think this is one of the missing small one , it had no colours . I put it in a separate empty fry tank had plants so put the fish in a isolation box so it was resting on the plastic base with an air stone and food . Only gone back and I can’t find the fish seems to have come out of a hole at the side . I have tested the water which is fine . Is this Likely a death due to stress/ being to small ? The other smaller fish seem to feeding with the group but should I separate them into a different tank ? I have never had an issue with my existing rice fish always been very hardy so not sure if I should tank any action/ treatment of this tank
Many thanks
I have just brought some Medaka rice fish in a garden sunroom patio pond . They arrived Wednesday after a 24 hour journey in the Mail . When they arrived initially they all seemed not very active which I expected was stress . Only I ordered adults 2-3cm I was sent 6 at just below 2cm and 4 at just over 1cm they looked not a lot bigger than my existing fry , the smaller ones took longer to get swimming around , not impressed but they seemed okay . Over the last few days they have been pretty active but I did notice two smaller was missing presumed was hiding in plants . I have feed a mixture of brine shrimp and fry food as 3 times a day very small amounts as they were too small to eat the normal food . It’s really sunny and hot today their colours have become really bright , they are all really active swimming at the top . Swimming around the air stones , just incase they wanted more oxygen as it hot I put another one in . The water temperature increased by about 7 degrees from yesterdays hottest . They also look to less skinny than when they arrived . However I have just notice a really small Skinny one floating on its back at the top, still alive . I think this is one of the missing small one , it had no colours . I put it in a separate empty fry tank had plants so put the fish in a isolation box so it was resting on the plastic base with an air stone and food . Only gone back and I can’t find the fish seems to have come out of a hole at the side . I have tested the water which is fine . Is this Likely a death due to stress/ being to small ? The other smaller fish seem to feeding with the group but should I separate them into a different tank ? I have never had an issue with my existing rice fish always been very hardy so not sure if I should tank any action/ treatment of this tank
Many thanks
