2 years ago I was given some medakas. Since I wanted them to have a happy life I went all in and bought a couple other fishies, and a 60L aquarium. I fell in love with them.
Due to a family emergency I’m leaving Japan for good at the end of the month and I need to find a new home for my fishies and the whole setup. Currently there’s a total of 11 fish and many snails (that help clean).
I’ve tried posting them in the sayonara groups in Kansai and Osaka, but they took my post down because giving away pets is against the rules.
Does anyone know where I could look for people interested in taking them?
Thanks!
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Local elementary school might take the lot.
In Grade 5 the kids have to learn about killifish reproduction and every school basically must have a supply of them.
Hey I love aquariums and aquascaping and I was actually looking into setting up an aquarium at home. I could take it off your hands however I am located in Tokyo. I would be happy to pay for the shipping fees if you’re cool with this!
Try jimoty
You could try pet shops or animal shelters, Aeon pets sometimes or connected with a bulletin or sheltered pet store. Fish are relatively low maintenance and saleable at any age. It might be worth a try. I can’t recommend anywhere specific as I am not in your area.
Thank you for trying to rehome them. I love my medaka. I wish I could take it but I’m in Tokyo and I already have too many 😭
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Just a thought, you could post a note on the community board at your local supermarket (if they have one) and see if anyone’s interested.
Wife does this regularly with jmt. No problem
You could try the facebook group Japan Pets – Fur Babies & Friends. Good luck!
I’m in Kansai and would be happy to re-home them.
Pet-home (ペットのうち) is also a good website for adopting out!
If you’re still looking, it might help to reach out to https://arkbark.net/en/
If they can’t take them, I’m sure they’ll direct you to someone who can.
Wishing you and your family well!
Try Yahoo Auctions, if any of your fish are valuable you could sell them, if not you could offer the tank with the fish at a low price and set it to pick up only if you aren’t comfortable with shipping live fish (it requires a little bit of prep to do properly).
I buy a lot of fish off of yahoo auctions.
I have a friend who loves fish (don’t worry he’s vegan) and lives in Osaka. I’ll ask them.
I am in Nara and my wife has been raising them for years and separates them in different pots by generation. She wouldn’t mind taking them only if they are white, black or orange as we have plenty of regular types. We could use the extra aquarium too lol
I see fish that get put up for adoption on [pet-home.jp](https://www.pet-home.jp/fishs/)
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