Medaka Market Price Guide: Popular Variety Pricing

Medaka prices vary dramatically by variety, quality, and bloodline. With fish ranging from a few dozen yen to tens of thousands of yen, understanding price ranges beforehand is important.

General Price Ranges by Variety

The following are guidelines only; prices vary significantly by quality, bloodline, and seller.

• Himedaka/Black Medaka (near-wild types): A few dozen to several hundred yen
• Youkihi (standard): Several hundred to several thousand yen
• Miyuki (standard): Several hundred to several thousand yen
• Miyuki (full-body/super light premium grades): Several thousand yen and up
• Tricolor/Lame (standard): Several hundred to several thousand yen
• High-quality Tricolor/Lame/rare varieties: Can reach several thousand to tens of thousands of yen

Popular new varieties and rare varieties with high fixation rates tend to spike in price immediately after market introduction.

Factors Affecting Price

Even within the same variety name, the following factors cause significant price variation:

• Quality (color, pattern, body shape): Vividness, pattern symmetry, body proportion
• Fixation rate: Whether the same traits are stably produced from parents
• Bloodline: Famous breeders or show-winning lineages are highly valued
• Size: Spawning-ready adults command higher prices than fry
• Season: Demand tends to rise in spring–summer breeding season

How to Choose Where to Purchase

• Home centers/pet shops: Easily accessible but often limited variety information
• Roadside stations/medaka specialty shops: Good-quality local breeder specimens sometimes available
• Breeder direct (online): Clear bloodline and parent information. Select while asking questions
• Shows/sales events: Chance to encounter the highest quality specimens

Checklist When Purchasing

• Body shape is well-proportioned (no spinal curvature or deformities)
• No missing fins
• Not gasping at the surface (sign of oxygen deficiency or illness)
• Parent fish photos and fixation rates can be confirmed

Find Medaka on Bri-Choku

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