How difficult is it to keep Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka?

Advanced. This is an advanced-level species. It requires specialized equipment and advanced husbandry skills with precise environmental control.

What is the ideal temperature for Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka?

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

What is the lifespan of Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka?

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

How large does Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka get?

Tricolor Taigaikou 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 Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka?

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

What is the typical price for Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka?

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

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Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka

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Oryzias latipes

An improved medaka carrying white and vermilion with both mottling and external luminescence. The combination of a tricolour pattern with the miyuki sheen is its hallmark; the fixation rate is low and fish showing both features well are hard to produce. Created by Seirakuan in 2018, it also circulates as tricolour miyuki.

Difficulty

Advanced

Temperature

18〜28℃

Lifespan

2-3 years

Size

Up to about 4cm SL

Diet

Prepared medaka food, green water

About

Tricolour taigaikou is an improved medaka carrying white and vermilion together with external luminescence and mottling; its classification name is the white-vermilion external-luminescence mottled medaka. The Medaka Web Encyclopedia registers it as type No.0172 and variety No.0160, created in 2018 by Seirakuan, and it also circulates as tricolour miyuki. Laying the miyuki sheen over a tricolour pattern is described as an expression only improved medaka can offer, but the fixation rate is low and fish showing both the tricolour pattern and the luminescence well are difficult to produce, so it is considered a variety for experienced keepers. External luminescence derives from miyuki: a bluish-white light spreads from near the dorsal fin toward the head, drawing a line along the back. Mottling is a pattern trait of black patches whose positions vary between fish. The encyclopedia cites Medaka Hinshu Zukan II by Fumitoshi Mori (2020) and refers readers to the site of the breeder, Seirakuan, which publishes a family tree of the lame miyuki series from the appearance of aurora miyuki.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lifespan of the Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka

The Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka lives 2-3 years.

Size of the Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka

The Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka grows to Up to about 4cm SL.

Temperature & humidity for the Tricolor Taigaikou Medaka

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

Basic Info

Origin

Japan (a domestic variety created in 2018 by Seirakuan)

Care Specifications

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

PeacefulGroupBreeding: Hard

Sources: Medaka Web Encyclopedia: Complete Medaka Care Guide / FishBase Oryzias latipes / Medaka Web Encyclopedia No.0172 (Tricolour taigaikou)

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

White body colourVermilion body colourExternal luminescenceMottled pattern

Sources: Japan Medaka Association: Variety Classification Manual, 5th ed. (Sep 2025) / Medaka Web Encyclopedia: Medaka Traits / Medaka Web Encyclopedia No.0172 (Tricolour taigaikou) / Medaka Web Encyclopedia: External luminescence

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

References & Sources

Edited & verified by: BreederDirect editorial team

The taxonomic, regulatory, and husbandry data on this page are compiled and verified against the authoritative primary sources below.

Primary sources

Taxonomy & Authority

Accepted name: Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Breeder: 静楽庵 (2018)

Authority databases: FishBase · GBIF · Medaka Web Encyclopedia No.0172 (Tricolour taigaikou) · Seirakuan: How the lame miyuki series was bred

Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.

Regulations & Conservation Status

Not CITES-listedIUCN LC · Least Concern

Sources: CITES Appendices (species not listed) / FishBase (IUCN Red List: Least Concern, assessed 2018)

Regulations may change. Always verify the latest information with the relevant authorities.