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Oryzias woworae - Daisy’s Ricefish


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So... I have this 5.5 gal tank, full of green goodness, but without any fish.

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And I went to my LFS looking for something new (to me) and small to try to breed in it. I found these...

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What are they you ask? Me too...

Turns out they’re commonly called “Daisy’s Ricefish.” Scientific (Latin binomial) name... Oryzias woworae. Searching Fishbase...

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I guess the females hang onto the eggs awhile, outside their bodies, like this...

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We shall see! I got 7x. Maybe some will survive... maybe they’ll have babies... and that means BAP...

{NERM breeder}

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I used to have some and they bred prolifically. Although my colony fizzled out. I found that males were rather aggressive and constantly had wounds. If I had them again I would manage their population instead of letting them colony breed. Overall they're a nice looking, easy to breed, and fun to watch fish.

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On 6/18/2021 at 11:42 PM, Aubrey said:

I used to have some and they bred prolifically. Although my colony fizzled out. I found that males were rather aggressive and constantly had wounds. If I had them again I would manage their population instead of letting them colony breed. Overall they're a nice looking, easy to breed, and fun to watch fish.

Good to know! I may have questions for you going forward. 

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