How to Breed Medaka Rice fish (Japanese Rice Fish) 

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I’d drip acclimate them and add crush coral in the pond to raise the ph. Indoor breeding is exactly the same as pond breeding only difference is separate the fry so all the fry that hatch on one day stay together and the otherwise they will compete with each other and only the ones that hatch first will raise up.

Even after many inspections I have never encountered any issues with rotting eggs/ fry or issues with fish getting stuck in the mops.

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Yeah it could be the bloody miner birds

My ponds operate on “Thunder Dome” rule’s survival of the fittest leads to more robust fish. As I ado things in the ponds and I see them I will remove them but I don’t go out of my way to do it. But if they are an issue for you just use some shade netting or mesh to prevent them from getting in.

I’d love to get some proper red ones would instantly be my favourite

It depends on your location and how cold are your winters are?

Not unless you’re frequently changing water

I don’t but when they are outside they culture algae that do it and when I have them inside I keep them in lower numbers per bucket so they don’t need an air stone with the natural gas exchange between the water and air.

Yes I can

No but I always have plants that partially cover the surface of the water so temperature swings are at a minimum

Most rice fish are, the only ones I breed are Dwarf Neon Praecox.

If they are in tubes drain and clean the tub if they are ponds there’s not a lot you can do unfortunately

@@duthieaquatics Thanks for the help seriously. idk why it never really crossed my mind to just dump it and restart lol. I've also taken to separating eggs by hand from the mops to help prevent possible getting into the egg containers. I forgot to reply before but now over 2 weeks later I have lots of fry from all my ricefish!

@@someguy3167 haha that’s completely fine I keep forgetting to edit my videos and upload constantly. Glad I could help

Should be able to we had days that hot here too but you might want to make sure that you have plenty of plants around the pond to shade it from the sun especially if it’s not a big pond

Not with spawning mop going straight in it acts like bio media

@@duthieaquatics so I can just throw a tub outside with water and put some rice fish in and they'll be fine ?

@@Triall00 as long as you’re monitoring them and don’t over stock the tub yes

@@Triall00 I would cycle it for 2 days and let the chlorine evaporate out. adding some plant material from another tank would be a plus. They can sustain cold temps but dont do it, they will not grow much in the cold.

So the things that could be happening are: 1. The other fish are outcompeting them for food 2.They have internal parasites like camalanus red worms 3. They have a bacterial infection like TB which is causing them to waist away I recommend separating them and trying to feed the live foods or frozen foods and see if they are eating properly and gain weight again. Check to make sure there are no worms like this 🪱 poking out from their anus. And if none of them are the problem treat with antibiotics but keep in mind some bacteria can’t be treated.

Omg U reply thankyou sOoo much❤.❤. Oh dear I think they might have bacterial and parasite can it be treated ??sob* I think it has TB...I bought many colour rice fish most died out cry*... PLS help how do I treat them?? Thankyou

@@_LoV3_ lavamasol for the worms and a fish antibiotic but do them as two separate treatments I made a video on deworming in my channel already. But I think you will need to go to an aquarium shop to find out the best place for the medicine

Okay thankyou !!!I i will go check out rest of Ur video❤​@@duthieaquatics

@@_LoV3_ good luck