Lame Tricolor Medaka

Lame Tricolor Medaka

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Lame Tricolor Medaka
Lame Tricolor Medaka

Lame Tricolor Medaka

Oryzias latipes

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When it ships: live animals ship Mondays and Tuesdays only. Order Monday or Tuesday before 11 a.m. Eastern and it ships the same day; order after 11 a.m. Monday and it ships Tuesday; order after 11 a.m. Tuesday or any time Wednesday through Sunday and it ships the next Monday. If weather moves it, we email you. We can’t ship live shrimp or snails to Maine (state law).
Very hardy; handles room temperature and a wide pH range. Will eat tiny shrimplets, so keep it out of shrimp breeding tanks.

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Not available to order yet. This listing opens once we have healthy stock ready to ship.

The Fish
Lame Tricolor (Sanshoku) Medaka look like miniature koi: a crisp white body with bold red-orange and black patches, topped with glittering "lame" scales that sparkle across the back. No two fish share the same pattern. Best viewed from above, where the glitter catches the light.

Shrimp-Safe
Adult medaka leave adult shrimp alone, but like most fish they will pick off very small shrimplets. Fine in a display tank; keep them out of shrimp breeding tanks.

A Note on Breeding
Medaka are egg layers. Females carry a small cluster of eggs, then stick them to plants or floating roots, and they'll spawn year-round under a steady daily light cycle. Pattern varies a lot from one fry to the next.

Care Basics
Hardy and easy. Roughly 64–82°F and neutral to slightly alkaline water. Eats quality flake and micro pellets. A lid helps, since they cruise near the surface.

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