DIY Japanese Rice Fish Mini Pond in a Peaceful Garden (Medaka Biotope)

[@flourishplantman]

This was absolutely AMAZING! Having a little fish nursery was so smart! And it looks so good!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😍 it is relaxing to see little fish in the pond.

[@shellyk1371]

I love the baby nursery idea. I would have never thought of it myself. I'm waiting for my rice fish to be delivered as I write this. I can't wait to put them in my pond. Please update us on your pond soon.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

My baby fish grew up now. I ended up moving them to a bigger bowl. As hey grew, they needed more space but they were still not big enough to be back in the pond. Thank you so much for your comment, I will make another video as soon as I can.

[@TexPR1]

Are rice fish the same as minnows?

[@livelovelaughdiy]

@@TexPR1 Minnows are in the different family from rice fish. Minnows are in same family as guppies. They have baby fish while rice fish lay eggs.

[@thatswhatisaid8908]

Beautiful job! Thank you for including your mistakes, which are easy to make in our excitement. Love your cats too, especially the one at the start, licking his lips at the tasty fishies!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 and glad you enjoyed this video! My cats are so curious especially the ginger one 😻

[@huskypilot6305]

My sister in-law is also from Japan and living on the Gold Coast. Like you, she is very creative. Thanks for sharing your ideas

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Gold Coast is not a big city, I might have seen your sister in-law 😆 Thank you for watching this video 💕

[@yonozov]

I really need a lady like you in my life who shares the same passion of nature. Cheers

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you!🙏 Yes, it's great to share the same passion!

[@marjorielewis645]

I have orange Medaka in a ceramic fish bowl on my patio. I have lots of duckweed to shade them from the hot FLORIDA sun. My bowl holds about 8 gallons and sits on a heavy duty rolling platform so I can put them in the shade. I found some tiny tadpoles in another pot and brought them inside to a small water terarrium. I took some water from my Medaka bowl to add to my tadpoles and found two Medaka fry!!! I’m so thrilled. Time to set up another Medaka bowl. Your suggestions about a nursery for the fry and shade are very helpful. Thank you for a very informative post.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Wow I'd love to see your patio ponds❤️ I can see how exciting to see the media fry! What I learnt from looking after the little fry, when they are younger than 2 weeks old, they normaly can't eat fish food even if you grind it to powder. In Japan, people feed plant planktons (Paramecium) to medals fry, but I couldn't find anyone sells them here. I tried to catch and grow them by myself but I failed. So I decided to keep the very young baby fish in green water in a bucket (water colour should be just light yellow green that I can still see the bottom of the bucket). Green water contains nutrition like planktons or bacteria so medals fry can feed themselves. After two weeks, they start being able to eat powder food. I found it's easier to look after little fish if I separate them from adult fish, and put the fry in a relatively large container like a bucket (my one is 15L size). I made green water by putting about 5 adult medals fish for 4-5 days in a bucket water, and move them back to the pond (time depends on the weather, size of fish, size of the bucket )In that way, the bucket water turned green. I didn't look after the fry, but they all survived in the green water! Now it's getting cold here, so they are slowing down the growth but they look happy. Good luck with your lovely ricefish and tadpoles 💕

[@emihayashi7725]

​@@livelovelaughdiy Wondering if hard boiled egg yolk mashed into water to create a soup would be eaten by newly hatched medaka. It works for tiny betta fish

[@livelovelaughdiy]

@@emihayashi7725Thank you for sharing your experience! I think boiled egg yolk will work too. I found the info that actually some medaka farms feed boiled egg yolk to the fry 😉

[@emihayashi7725]

@@livelovelaughdiy Good luck with your frys. I wish miniponds were a possibility for me in the desert with 117°F highs and 29°F lows

[@livelovelaughdiy]

🥵🥵🥵🥶🥶🥶

[@Beherenow473]

This was such a beautiful video to stumble on. Loved watching the pond come to life and congratulations on becoming a rice dish mom.

[@YSLRD]

I found your channel today and it's a true blessing. Your voice, music and images are calming and beautiful. I would love to share more of your garden. Thank you.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much! I’m working on my next video now. Sorry it’s a slow channel. Hope to see you soon 😊

[@brindhasiva75]

How sweet of you to think of baby fishes' safety.god bless.its soothing to see them

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! I ended up to emotionally attached to the fish...

[@brindhasiva75]

@@livelovelaughdiy 💜💜💜💜

[@Joy_vlogca]

Thx for sharing my dear friend 🤩 👍 1839🙏⚘️, enjoy watching to the end 🍵 😊 😀. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 💖 ✨️.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you

[@judydwiggins3456]

I love it! Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden! 🥰🐟❤️🎏

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this video 💕

[@cathlinejohnson1856]

This was beautiful and so peaceful. Thank you for sharing. 🥰

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for finding and watching this video 💕

[@marialaing7130]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I love your baby fish rooms! I honor you! 🙏🏼😊🥰💝👍🏼💕

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much❣️I am making a new video for update, hope to see you soon 😊

[@rachaelbendall5958]

Hello from New Zealand. Fantastic pond. The overflow hole is a brilliant idea.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 The overflow hole works well.

[@SEFullmetalJake]

Beautiful pond. Very relaxing video

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you very much!

[@tanjab.1270]

I like your mini pond. Well dome. And you have a great garden. Greetings from a german fan of Medaka.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Than you so so much for your lovely comment from Germany. I have been to Germany long time ago and loved it so much! It took a long time (and a bit of injury...😅) to make the garden, and I think Medaka pond is the highlight of it 😉

[@rejuvial271]

You have such a peaceful voice, this video took me on a beautiful journey, ty

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Awww 🥰 thank you so much!

[@anjalisharmapusa299]

Ur video is a healing therapy. Blessed to find them.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so so much! It was not easy to make this garden, but you made me feel rewarded. Thank you! 💕

[@2000frogs]

this is SO relaxing!! and the videos of the countryside are beautiful!! love hearing about your heritage :-)

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Owww thank you so much 😊 💕

[@PVT_Ryan_769]

Beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to make the video.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Oh my pleasure. Thank you so much for watching this video!

[@zareenazulficar7329]

Pretty fish and a beautiful garden

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Lovely Plants ^^ Thank you for good sharing~ Like it My friend, have a good day

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you

[@claywise43]

Beautiful little pond. I am preparing to do a medaka rice fish mini pond too, once the weather warms a bit more.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 Medaka fish are so pretty. I bet you will love them!

[@SharpPear]

I love this! My son has a half finished koi pond. Been thinking about finishing it myself as he seems to be too busy. Would love to do one of these pots on my second floor deck also. Absolutely beautiful. So peaceful 💟

[@livelovelaughdiy]

I love koi fish! I used to have them at my parents’ house in Japan. Thanks for your comment 😍

[@Blumengruesse]

Beautiful pond! 👍❤️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏

[@marcius7308]

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[@niltherunaway4645]

"Seal the bottom holes with glue gun because I've seen it on some video." HAHAHAHA That's one relatable line! I'll learn a lot from this video. Thanks!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Hahaha 😅 I’ve learnt that not all of the videos give me the tips that work for me. But it’s good to learn from mistakes and I share them with others 😊

[@temsumongbajamir1582]

I love the Japanese water bamboo sound

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Yes, it’s relaxing 💕

[@jannbeebee]

What a beautiful video...your gentleness and the baby room!! So sweet🐟🐟

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you ❣️Little fish are so pretty 🐟 🐟

[@louisetaube]

Beautiful and relaxing video!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you very much 😊🙏

[@corinneyates7922]

Love your voice. A beautiful pond. 🌸

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! I have lots of rice fish now 😊

[@strengthbydesign]

Beautiful, thank you, love the cats too.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! 😊My youngest cat is so playful.

[@ku71111]

Sangat suka... Very simple... Subscribed done

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 Yes, this method is very old traditional Japanese way. It’s very simple.

[@Emma-zs2zu]

Planning to make my own mini pond! Your video is very inspiring! Thank you

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 You are gonna love the mini pond 🐟 It’s therapeutic.

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Wow, what a great idea! Cute fishes and cats! ✨✨

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 my cats are so curious…

[@wendyhonnor2487]

This video was so beautiful. I loved it. Thank you so much.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏 💕

[@junyingzhang4479]

great video and inspirational too. shows you can make a pond easily

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@shaneo6383]

Beautiful pond! I've got a few container ponds on my balcony with Medaka too. Glad to see you changed from hot glue to epoxy, hot glue breaks down and releases toxins apparently so epoxy or pure silicone are best.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

You’ve got medaka too! They are so lovely. Thank you for the info about glue! It’s been no leaking and good 😊

[@davidcammilleri5526]

Thanks for such an informational video. well done!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for watching this video 😊

[@rosecrow810]

Thank You for taking the time to create and share this wonderfully creative and informational video with us all ❤️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment! That made my day 💕

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

love your video hope you keep us up to date on your fish

[@livelovelaughdiy]

I am making the update video now. It will be there by the next weekend. Hope to see you there soon ❣️

[@wendybaboolal3130]

Beautiful love your video so relaxing looking at it 🙏😻👍

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😻💕

[@emmaholmes7091]

This is delightful. Im making one of these soon and was going.to add goldfish but needed a pump. These little fish are perfect..I'm hoping I can get them in London. Thank you for all your tips.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! Rice fish are beautiful. There are so many varieties. If you are lucky, you may be able to find red ones which look like small & slim version of goldfish 😊💕

[@Medowde]

This video is amazing!! I love this and you!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Owww, thank you so much!

[@ChAnElLe1290]

This was a really nice video, very calming! The baby fish nursery is such a clever idea too! Can't wait to give this a go myself 💕

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 Watching little fish swimming in a mini pond is therapeutic 💕

[@olgacarvalho4811]

Lovely pond. Love your bamboo fountain too. All the best

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! You too!

[@victoriabarnett4279]

Beautiful!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@Calibird77]

This was so satisfying :) I am adopting rice fish this week!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

That’s exciting! You are gonna love your new fish 💕

[@MissChelsea]

Beautiful! Love this!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much!

[@rickspringer4814]

I'm less than one minute in, and I love this

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 So happy that you enjoyed this video!

[@SaravananSaravanan-pt5qs]

So beautiful. Video making thanks

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thanks to you!

[@georgeobrientheroninrealto2693]

Hi, I have a Japanese garden in my backyard and also have a Koi pond. (About 1000 gallons) Your video has inspired me to make a mini pond just like yours. Thank you for making this video!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Wow your Japanese garden sounds amazing! At my parents place in Tokyo, they had a koi pond. I love koi too. Thank you for watching 😊

[@Claireluciole]

Super idea! 😍

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😆

[@sleepydog6793]

That is amazing💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 💕💕💕💕

[@suz1453]

Wow Thank you I will be trying this with love from another Gold Coaster

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 Just a note, Japanese rice fish (medaka) can handle cold water if they are adult, but small fish may not be able to make it in winter. Also when it’s cold, they spend most of the time sitting at the bottom and don’t move much. So if your pond is deep, you may not be able to see them much. A lot of people start setting this kind of pond from spring in Japan. I think spring is the easiest season 😉

[@katzwhite5962]

Hi from the UK🇬🇧. I really enjoyed the video.👍🏿👏🏿 Very soothing to watch. I have been thinking of having a pond in a large ceramic plant pot but hadn't thought of adding fish to it. A lovely idea. Thank you for sharing.😃

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for watching this video 😊 it’s nice to see little fish swimming in a mini pond💕

[@majormorkiss]

Great video! I’m about to set up my first mini pond for rice fish and this inspired me :)

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much 😊 You will love your new pond! Rice fish are lovely💕

[@suntech3307]

Hello Friend! I'm from Brazil and I really liked your planted mini pond. It was wonderful, because you are very talented and creative. I am also setting up a mini planted pond of approximately 1300 liters, here in Brazil, where I will put some fish. I will follow you and I subscribed to your channel. Cheers and bring us more movies, ok?!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank youuu❣️I love creative things. My next video may not be so soon (sorry, I am a slow creator...) but I definitely want to make more videos. Wow your pond is a big pond. It sounds so exciting. Love to see it!

[@Keithmeister9]

I love your videos, keep them coming 🙏

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank youuuu🙏🙏🙏

[@karenray8690]

Amazing!! Can't wait to make my first one!! Thank you!!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! Yes, it’s so exciting to make a mini pond 💕

[@mel-gt5ff]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL WTF I WANT THIS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! Glad you liked my mini pond 😊

[@robertoler3795]

really well done

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Ahhh very nice. Well done 👍🏼

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏 💕

[@dragonflysdiscoveries7567]

Lovely video, thank you for sharing

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much for finding and watching this video 😊

[@lenapas9480]

So peaceful ❤️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@pamelaslatyer2766]

Thanks a beautiful idea

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for watching this video ❣️

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

wow amazing beautiful

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you so much!

[@azmiryunus7622]

Proud to see made in Malaysia

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Malaysian products are good!

[@elisab99]

I love this video and I love your cats.. omg their faces so cuteee

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 We got a new kitten, hope I can show you my playful kitten on the next video 😆

[@ankitmaurya5320]

It's beautiful ❤️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@0peony8]

This is so beautiful! You did an amazing job! I'm inspired!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you for watching this video.

[@jt.633]

I just found inspiration and totally wanna do this too! Thank you for this video!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

I am so glad you liked this! Thank you for watching this video 😊

[@jt.633]

@@livelovelaughdiy Hi! How do you know which plants can sit in the water? Like the one's in the inner terra cotta? Haha I have no idea, thank you.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

@@jt.633 I bought the plant (swamp pepper) from aquatic plant section. The other one which I got from my backyard was weed. But I found it growing in the pond, so I just guessed it should be ok in the water, and it was ok 👍 actually you can try many different plants. If you don’t immerse whole pot, some types of mint grow, pothos can be ok too 😊

[@RamiroRamirez62]

❤ Absolutely beautiful ❤ hi from Texas USA

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for your kind greeting from Texas!

[@RamiroRamirez62]

@@livelovelaughdiy my pleasure, I’ll be waiting for your New Video. Hi from Texas

[@joyceparkes2678]

Beautifully made tutorial.. wonderful project 😻🙏🏽

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 💕💕💕

[@gordonissocoollike]

Lovely video thanks

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for watching ❣️

[@VG-re1bj]

Nice one. I was actually looking for videos on this topic. Planning a “Mediterranean” version of the same idea in my garden using halved wine barrels. Thinking about putting two at different heights and an solar powered electric pump to circulate water from the bottom to the top one.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Wow! It sounds like a beautiful idea! If you are planning to put ricefish in that pond, I think it’s better to adjust the water to fall gently not to have too much stream in the pond. If there is some area where fish can avoid the current, it’s ok 👍 Also solar powered pump probably stops working during the night and can give a fish quiet sleep time😊

[@VG-re1bj]

@@livelovelaughdiy Probably Northern Europe is too cold for ricefish… I will try with small goldfish that I can put in an aquarium indoors during winter.

[@YSLRD]

@@VG-re1bj Small goldfish grow quite large and can live for a decade ( or two!).They need a pond or 75 gal tank at adulthood.

[@VG-re1bj]

@@YSLRD Thanks a lot for the tip! I think the big one where I plan to put them barely holds more than 110L. I’ll investigate alternatives. I am still waiting for the pomp I ordered and I started with the bog filter. Fish will come last when everything is ready.

[@MountainDewNinja99]

Very cool! You could also burn the edges of the hole with a lighter to prevent any sharp edges that could scratch the fish, leading to infections

[@livelovelaughdiy]

That's a great tip!! Thank you!

[@shannarafryer3111]

So beautiful, i want to make one like you but inside because of harsh winters

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Indoor pond is nice too! Thank you for watching this video :)

[@awantengsin3318]

Very cute..... 😍😍😍

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@cherilynnfisher5658]

Beautiful

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊 💕

[@carltonbirds]

Very lovely.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! 😊

[@kavi212]

Great video!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏

[@lpmoron6258]

Very nice!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏

[@ewamarczak-cs5sr]

Witaj🙂 piękny film...rybki takie urocze 🐠Pozdrawiam Ewa z Polski❤.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Witam, dziękuję bardzo za piękne pozdrowienia z kraju Fryderyka Chopina!

[@kalthomahmad4493]

Tq for sharing. Looking forward to your video. Now I found a 'new' friend. Love from Selangor, Malaysia ❤

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 🙏 I have visited Johor Bahru Temple in Malaysia long time ago 😊

[@kalthomahmad4493]

@@livelovelaughdiy That's interesting. I used to stay in Johor Bahru. Now I've moved to Selangor.

[@oxtemp]

どうもありがとうございます for sharing. Made my day and a new project 😊

[@livelovelaughdiy]

どういたしまして！Your lovely comment made my day! I made a new rice fish pond, and making a video about it now. Hope I can show you soon 😉💕

[@lifeofv4429]

Wow 👌 so cool

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@shalomsanbi]

いいですよねー、今自分の庭にメダカの池を作りたい。色もとても鮮やかになったしね〜

[@livelovelaughdiy]

メダカ、癒されますね。本場の日本は色んな種類がいて憧れます❤️池もステキでしょうねー♪

[@quars3528]

Lovely place....if only my father wasn't against my ideas, I should had a garden like your.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! Hope your father changes his mind...😆

[@fabioscuderi7260]

good morning, thanks for the nice video. I am Italian, but I have been in love with martial arts and Japan since I was a child. Now I dream of reproducing a Japanese garden and I have more Medaka. I hope to find long-finned medaka as well. Thank you.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Your comment made my day! Thank you so much 😊 Long-finned medaka is beautiful. Hope you can find them!

[@laurap4415]

This was so lovely to watch. Thank you!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for finding & watching this video 💕

[@fzactioncam]

Meraviglioso ❤️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Grazie!

[@kylieharvey6955]

Hello What a beautiful pond you've created! Could you please tell me what the creeper plant on the outside of the pond is? The one that is growing up the side and along the path. Many thanks.

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you for your comment. The creeper plant is Callisia Repens (Creeping Inchplant). It grows very very well here. It's a type of succulent and great ground cover. There are some variations in colour. Some are pink, some are purple, or gold. My one is goldish green but backside of the leaves are purple.

[@laescraperiadeisa]

Lovely!!♥️♥️

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊😊

[@lachave7409]

So cute

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you!

[@mattlee9176]

The Japanese garden is amazing and the mini fish pond is perfect. Just wondering since the pond is in outdoor, could the rice fish survive during winter? Do you need to change water regularly?

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Hi 😊 thank you for your comment & questions. Japanese rice fish can handle very cold water. I live in Gold Coast in Australia where the water never freezes even in the coldest day. So they are just fine. I don't know how the climate is like in winter in your area, but they can survive cold water under a thin layer of ice. Actually I've just uploaded a video about winter pond, you can check this video for the details 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZnXi5Shfbipi5o Regarding the water change, I used to change water once/ 2-3 weeks to keep it clean from algae in summer with this mini pond (you don't need any water change in winter), but I upgraded it to a bigger patio pond with more plants and substrate last year and I changed water only once a year! My fish are happy and they reproduced a lot! The natural ecosystem must have worked well in the bigger patio pond. I have the video about my new pond if you like to know how I look after my fish. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4fYhHuFf8qNpMU

[@GabbyRocio]

I love your garden!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you! It took a long time and a broken toe 😅to make it.

[@garygrinkevich6971]

Adorbs!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Thank you 😊

[@shyamuful]

Liked your idea!!! But how often do you clean your pond?? Can you make a video on how to maintain!!

[@livelovelaughdiy]

I cleaned this mini pond once/2-3 wk when it’s warm, but now it’s winter here and my fish are often sleeping at the bottom and don’t eat much so I seldom need to clean the pond 😅

[@belengallardo9362]

Precioso ........pero no pones filtro ni bomba de agua para oxigenar?

[@livelovelaughdiy]

Gracias 😊 Esta es una forma tradicional japonesa muy antigua de disfrutar el pescado de arroz. Se basa en la capacidad natural de filtración y oxigenación de las plantas. Pero puede agregar su filtro si lo desea. El pez arroz japonés no vive en agua con corriente, por lo que debe evitar crear demasiada corriente en su estanque que agote a los peces.