2. Please take care of me? When you take care of me remember this. Medaka larvae begin to feed the following day of hatching (so don’t forget to feed me) The aquarium must be baby proofed, filters must be shut off to prevent injury and the plants at the bottom of the tank need to be good oxygenators. The water temperature should be 16-28 degrees celeius.
3. Day 1! Awh yeah! Day 1! So today I got a little shook up, but I’m use to it because I am the most adventurous fish in the world! This picture right here is me! (just so you know) Anyways, I am yellowish with a shiny marble looking thing in the middle of me! Out of the egg is hairs. I'm at stage 12, which is 12 hours. The blastoderm has flattened and expanded.
4. Day 2! Well Iwas sleeping really good, like you have no idea, but anyways I got sucked up by this tube, I was so scare! I had no clue what to do! And then I got placed on this really bright light, ugh, it was horrible. Anyways, I’m on day 2 I have 82 heart beats per minute. I’m at stage 20 which is 33 hours. Two to four pairs of somites appear infrequently, and my body axis is bent slightly. My tip of my tail is completely free of the yolk sac, lengthened, but still straight.
5. Day 3! (after weekend) So I got put back in my dish yesterday, and I thought I was all done getting examined for a while, I thought I had time to rest, apparently this is going to become a regular day thing…until I hatched! Ugh, that a while away! Darn! Oh well, they took me out again today and now it is day 3! I have 103 heart beats per minute, I am at stage 26, which is 56 hours. Black granules speckled the potic cup, the retina gradually darkens. Cardia contractions have increased between 100 and 120 per. minute. increased between 100 and 120 per. minute.
6. Day 4! Another day, another nickel. I hope I can hatch really soon, because I want to get out in the world and tackle the other fish, tie them up and have them for supper! mwahaha!...well that aint going to happen, its more like the other big fish will come after me! But today is day 4! I have 139 heart beats per minute.I'amat stage 28, which is 74 hours. the heart is now bent. pink blood is obvious in the heart. the tail has lengthened the embryo to about 1.7mm. about 30 somites have developed.
7. Day 5! Yay! Almost time to hatch! Hopefully soon I can get out of this stinking egg!109 heart beats per minute. I'm at stage 29, which is 84 hours. The Cardinal and viteline veins take a sinous path in lieu of branching. The pigmented retina can be seen. The pectoral fin appears thick and bluntly pointed. The tail may lash and move the whole animal.
8. Day 6! So today my blood was flowing and today, I felt great! 132 heart beats per minute. He is at stage 30, which is 102 hours. The bladder appears left of the pectoral fin. A chamber forms the heart ventricle. The heart beat is 140 per minute. Blood is dark pink. The tip of the tail reaches to the eye.
9. Day 7! My bladder has appeared! I’m so happy! 114 heart beats per minute. He is at stage 31, which is 121 hours. Weak twitches occur in the pectoral fin. Caudal fin is developing. Urinary bladder has a greenish tint. Cornea is visible, but still touches the lens. The heart chambers are differentiated. Blood is reddish in color.
10. Day 8! Soooo! Today is day 8! And I have hatched! I’m at stage by 36! Which is 264 hours! I'm so happy because I can go freely. But the problem is, is I haven't came out of my egg part ): this sucks. Well my parents will have to come back later and see how I am doing. But as you can see I have developed a mouth and jaws (even thought the picture is not that clear)
11. Day 9! Well looks like today…I died ): This is horrible, I don’t get to be adventurous like I wanted to be, but I still had a pretty good life while it lasted.
