Meet the Paradise Fish, the original "water dog" of the aquarium hobby. Our complete guide explores the stunning beauty and fierce, aggressive personality of this incredibly hardy fish that can even thrive in an unheated tank, and why it is not a peaceful community fish. 🥊🔥💙
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fuck yes! been so worried because the lone female that arrived (with 5 males) has been perpetually pregnant for months yet no fry. none. zilch. should be noted her bag had leaked and had no water when they arrived in the mail, but was somehow alive!
been a bit lonely with no ponds this year but now it looks like #pondseason2025 is back on the schedule!!!! so excited 😁😁😁😁
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Another set of close-ups!
Japan Blue, Hyakushiki, and Champagne Gold Lame (hikari).
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#coldwaterfish
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#macrophotography
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New closeups of Youkou 妖光（ようこう) 😁
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Here are two short videos of the same specimen.
Even if it's not a spotted bicolor, if I can develop a fixed pattern of a blue and gold color profile, that's perhaps even better than a buchi type approach considering its inherent instability. So this is a very interesting specimen for my pursuit of a " Sweden Kabuki " line.
I hope it will yield good results in the end.
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#aquarium
#fishbreeding
#coldwaterfish
#pondfish
#pond
#macrophotography
#ジャパンブルー
#メダカ
Close up of the specimen with full taigaikou. When looking at it up close it appears it does not have a bicolor base body color but rather the taigaikou scales are more transparent in certain areas giving it a golden hue.
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#fishbreeding
#coldwaterfish
#pondfish
#pond
#macrophotography
#ジャパンブルー
#メダカ
these are very interesting culls from japan blue. they have bicolor blue and gold. basically, if i can refine them into a full taigaikou line; i'd have a sueden (#sweden) #medaka !
i know i said i quit them, but i still have the fry group left of a few assorted strains. dominantly japan blue, but a few others as well.
and these culls definitely hold my curiosity. i might end up keeping japan blue and these culls around a while longer!
Karen [ 華蓮 ] 😁
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The type of medaka strain that only finds a home with a particular kind of aquarist 😅
What makes them unique is the slight hint of yellow in their fins and on top of their heads, and a barely noticable checkered white dot on each scale that can only be viewed up close.
The AquaRepto Hobbyist
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