Oryzias latipes Schlegel 1850 Origin Japan. Size l.5 inches.Appearance A rather prosaic grayish-green fish kept mainly for its interesting breeding habit. Strains with a golden and reddish body color have also been developed. Behavior A delicate fish unlikely to fare well in a community tank with more boisterous companions. Best kept with its own kind.Feeding Accepts all foods.Water conditions Moderately soft, slightly acid water to which approximately 1 level teaspoonful of salt per 3 gallons of water is added. Temperature range 75°F.-80°F. Does best at 78°F.Sexing Females are plumper and have shorter, rounder fins, Breeding Set up as described above, genera Aplocheilus and Oryzias. Can be spawned in pairs or in small groups. Since parents molest neither eggs nor fry, breeding is a simple matter of feeding parents adequately and collecting fry as they hatch out for rearing in separate tanks. Breeding behavior particularly interesting.After the male and female have come together the fertilized eggs are carried on the ventral surface of the female,attached by a fine mucoid thread for many hours before they are brushed off on plants.Eggs hatch in 10/14 days.Recommended feeding system Aquaze Tropical.

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