Japanese Rice Fish - Platinum Madaka - Oryzias latipes

Japanese Rice Fish, also known as medaka, are small freshwater fish native to East Asia, particularly Japan. They have slender bodies with a golden or metallic sheen and come in various color variations. These peaceful and sociable fish are easy to care for and suitable for community aquariums.

They thrive in well-planted tanks with a temperature range of 17 to 25 degree celcius and a pH level between 6.0 and 8.0.

Medaka are prolific breeders and exhibit unique mating behaviors, making them popular choices among freshwater aquarium enthusiasts.

Tank Recommendations for your Platinum Medaka

The platinum medaka is a very active little fish and would be fine in a tank that is 37 liters. A larger aquarium would be ideal as these fish do best kept in groups and the larger volume will allow for other tank mates. 

These fish are not fussy at all when it comes to the substrate but will really love a densely planted aquarium. This would also ensure that if the fish end up breeding which is highly likely, the fry has a good chance of surviving.

A really great aquarium setting for these fish would be to have a black tank background, bright green plants, and an aquarium light with an increased blue spectrum that will really showcase the pearl white colour of this medaka strain.

Feeding your Platinum Medaka

The platinum medaka much like most small aquarium fish is very easy to feed. They are an opportunistic surface feeder and will take to a wide range of prepared aquarium foods.  

Their diet should contain good quality micro floating pellets with frozen food that have the high protein such as bloodworm, brine shrimp, and daphnia. This feeding can simply occur once a day. 

Suitable Tank Buddies

The platinum medaka is a very peaceful species that is best suited to be kept with small community fish.