Javanese ricefish
Oryzias javanicus
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The Javanese ricefish from southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia lives in ditches, ponds and mangroves, in fresh or brackish water. It eats small crustaceans and insects. It is rare in the trade.
- Scientific name
- Oryzias javanicus
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus javanicus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–29 °C
- pH
- 7–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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