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	Oryzias javanicus - Javanese Rice Fish
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Woooo! I got 10 of these little guys a few days ago, really cute little characters that are aparantly very easy to keep and breed - seems true if you keep them away from the skunk botias that they share a tank with! Anyone here kept these little boogers before? James
Posted 26-Nov-2008 05:59
riri1 Fish Addict Posts: 537 Kudos: 435 Votes: 44 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	yea i have once but they ended up breeding a lot and feeding all my fish. then i stoped feeding live to my fish and feed all of them and now there are no more lol. had them in a tank with a lot of java moss for babys to hide.
Posted 26-Nov-2008 13:47
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I have kept o. dancea. Nice fish.
Posted 27-Nov-2008 22:26
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	wow those look like awesome fish! does anyone know of an online of California based seller? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 30-Nov-2008 03:26
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	From 10 to 8...theyre aggressive little buggers. Need to get more plants me thinks.
Posted 30-Nov-2008 07:33
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	franksaquarium.com is where I purchased mine. Shipping is pricey, though.
Posted 01-Dec-2008 18:24
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Im down to 5 of these fish. I know why. pH was 6.8, probably preffer it more like 7.2+..however, after i fixed this last week, one of the females now has eggs. Pretty cool.
Posted 07-Dec-2008 00:57
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	They prefer hard water. Brackish conditions are helpful if they are looking droopy. Females hold for a very short period of time so you should get fry in no time.
Posted 09-Dec-2008 04:47


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