Scientific name: Oryzias woworae
Origin :
Described and known only from a single locality, a stream named Mata air Fotuno, in Parigi district on the island of Muna, South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) province, Indonesia, but may occur over a wider area.
Sulawesi represents a particular centre of diversity for the genus, with 17 endemic Oryzias species described to date.
Oryzias: from the Greek ὄρυζα (oryza), meaning ‘rice’, in reference to the tendency of some members of the genus to inhabit rice paddy fields.
woworae: named for Daisy Wowor, a systematic carcinologist from the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (Java, Indonesia) who collected the type series and photographed live fish in the field for the first time.
Difficulty in keeping: Easy
Maximum size: 3-4cm Males 3-4 cm Females
Selling size: 2 cm and above
Temperature: 23-27 °C
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.0 and 7.5
Diet: Unfussy but must be provided with foods of a suitable size.
A combination of crushed or small-grade, high quality dried foods plus live microworm, Artemia nauplii or similar appears to be ideal and adults have also been observed grazing from solid surfaces, so the natural diet may also contain an algal component.
Disclaimer: Photos are taken of our own fish and usually the breeding parents, photos are for reference only and actual fish you will receive might slightly vary. We sometimes use photos taken by friends or other hobbyists.