Javanese Ricefish | Profile and Description |
Size | Up to 2 inches or 5 cm |
Origin | South East Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia |
Natural habitat | Brackish and freshwater streams and ponds |
Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
Water Temperature | 66 - 82 ºF or 19 - 28 ºC |
Water pH | 7.0 – 8.5 pH |
Water Hardness | Not Known |
Strata | All but mostly top |
Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
Number of same species in one aquarium | Four or more |
Minimum tank size | 8 gallons or 30 liters for every group of four fish |
Community Fish | Yes |
Compatible with | Other Ricefish, Cory Cats, Plecos, Glass Catfish, peaceful Tetras, Hatchetfish, peaceful Rasboras, Killifish, Gouramis, Halfbeaks, Loaches and Rainbowfish |
Sexes | Males are larger with a larger anal fin than females |
Food | Omnivore, live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp. They will also eat flakes |
Breeding | Easy to breed |
Breeding temperature | 77 - 82 °F or 25 - 28 °C |
Other names | Blue Eyed Ricefish |
Scientific name | Oryzias javanicus |
Other Scientific names | Aplocheilus javanicus and Medaka javanicus |
Lifespan | Not known |
Special note | If you know more about this fish and you want to share it, please let me know |
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