Re: NEW, VERY ON TOPIC, (LOL) JAPANESE MEDAKA

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Hi Ray,

I was away for almost a week, so missed the whole thread. Sorry to be so 
late, responding.

Medakas are not really killifish, but they look and behave very much like 
many Lampeyes. Their color is more in irridescence, so they are more showy 
in light from a window than one over the tank. I kept *O. celebensis* for 
quite a while, and they are almost identical to *Procatopus aberrans* in 
size and color, but maybe less red in the fins.

Keep in schools in a large, well-aerated tank, with plenty of plants for 
the female to deposit her eggs on. In the spectrum from real egg-layers to 
live-bearers, these have an interesting intermediate place. Unlike 
*Cynopoecilus melanotaenia*, who seem to be internally fertilized and lay 
elsewhere, the female extrudes a small cluster of eggs, for fertilization 
by the male, each morning. She then goes and finds a place to deposit them.

Fun, active up-front fish. Enjoy them and don't worry too much about water 
conditions or food. They seem very tolerant.

Wright

Panchax57 at aol_com wrote:
> Many Thanks to all who responded on this topic.
> Regards,
> Ray
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Wright Huntley -- 209 521-0557 -- 731 Loletta Ave, Modesto CA 95351

Tax season to-do list:

1. Sharpen pencils.
2. Mark calendar.
3. Panic.

Then attend WCW XII, on April 26th and 27th and unwind:

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