How difficult is it to keep Pink Medaka?

Beginner. This is a beginner-friendly species. No special equipment or experience is required, and it can be kept successfully with basic care setup.

What is the ideal temperature for Pink Medaka?

The ideal temperature for Pink Medaka is 18〜28℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

What is the lifespan of Pink Medaka?

The average lifespan of Pink Medaka is 2-3 years. With proper care and nutrition, they can live a long and healthy life.

How large does Pink Medaka get?

Pink Medaka typically reaches Up to about 4cm SL as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What should I feed Pink Medaka?

Pink Medaka feeds on: Prepared medaka food, green water. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

What is the typical price for Pink Medaka?

The price of Pink Medaka varies significantly depending on morph, size, and lineage. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Pink Medaka

Beginner

Oryzias latipes

An improved medaka expressing a soft pink through leucophores developed over a vermilion base. It is one of the recognised body-colour classes, told apart from white by fin colour.

Difficulty

Beginner

Temperature

18〜28℃

Lifespan

2-3 years

Size

Up to about 4cm SL

Diet

Prepared medaka food, green water

About

Pink Medaka is one of the recognised body-colour classes, registered in the Medaka Web Encyclopedia as type No.0031, variety No.0029 and fixed variety No.0133. That source explains that the vivid pink is produced when the ci gene, which develops leucophores, acts on a vermilion base. Some white-bodied fish also look faintly pink but are a different thing, and the clearest difference lies in the fins: pink fish have fins the same colour as the body or close to vermilion, white fish carry no colour in the fins, and cream fish have yellow fins, so the fins rather than the body settle the identification. A work cited by the Japan Medaka Association classification manual states that the pale pink body usually results from a gene suppressing the development of xanthophores over a vermilion base, with shades varying from pink to yellow-orange between the sexes. Neither the breeder nor the year of creation is recorded.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lifespan of the Pink Medaka

The Pink Medaka lives 2-3 years.

Size of the Pink Medaka

The Pink Medaka grows to Up to about 4cm SL.

Temperature & humidity for the Pink Medaka

The ideal temperature for the Pink Medaka is 18〜28℃.

Basic Info

Origin

Japan (breeder and year unknown; the parent species ranges across Japan, Korea, China and Vietnam)

Lifespan

Care Specifications

pH: 7–8
Hardness (GH): 9–19 dGH
Water Temp.: 18–28℃

PeacefulGroupBreeding: Easy

Sources: Medaka Web Encyclopedia: Complete Medaka Care Guide / FishBase Oryzias latipes / Medaka Web Encyclopedia No.0031

Morphs (Varieties)

The Japan Medaka Association's classification manual sorts varieties by traits that can be seen rather than by genotype, and does not set out how individual traits are inherited. Traits the manual explicitly says can be passed on and produced by selective, multi-generation breeding are listed as line-bred; the rest are grouped under Other.

Other

Pink body colour

Sources: Japan Medaka Association: Variety Classification Manual, 5th ed. (Sep 2025) / Medaka Web Encyclopedia: Medaka Traits / Medaka Web Encyclopedia No.0031

A curated selection of notable morphs. Inheritance modes are a breeding-planning guide; actual appearance varies with combos.