ENGLISH SOURCE COMPANION / PISCES · DECEMBER 2025
Medaka Hyakka No. 21: English Reading Guide
Original English research notes aligned to specific pages of メダカ百華 No. 21. Breeder crosses and award results are publisher-reported information; please use the linked original pages for definitive Japanese spellings.
What you can read here: Six independent English research summaries covering selected pages 72–83, not a complete English translation of this 202-page issue. Read the original Japanese edition through the publisher links below.
- Japanese source pages 72–75 · Original English editorial explanationMedakaya Savanna breeding lines
English research summary (not a translation)
This feature documents breeder-attributed combinations, not independently confirmed DNA lineages. Aquapedia should index the reported crosses with the breeder's own spelling of each parent name and a link to the corresponding magazine page.
Feather Light and Giratina are useful examples of why a named variety needs both its claimed breeding history and a description of the visible result. The reported Rayquaza developments should not be automatically attached to similarly named lines from other sellers.
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- Japanese source pages 76, 78 · Original English editorial explanationMusou: side-view awards
English research summary (not a translation)
Competition results are evidence for a particular exhibited specimen and show category, not automatic proof that an entire commercial strain has won that place. Record the edition, division, rank, exhibitor and Japanese name as separate fields.
These pages should be used with the original results table because a romanized nickname can refer to multiple fish. The English account should retain the name in Japanese where spelling is uncertain.
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- Japanese source pages 77 · Original English editorial explanationMusou: top-view / Best in Show
English research summary (not a translation)
The awards material includes Shungiku Radiare (春菊ラディアレ) and other named entries. Top-view and side-view awards should not be combined as if they were a single ranking.
An Aquapedia award entry should identify the specimen and exhibitor, judge category and result; keep breeder or strain-origin claims separate unless the issue specifically establishes them.
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- Japanese source pages 79 · Original English editorial explanationMusou: Daruma and aquarium results
English research summary (not a translation)
Daruma and aquarium displays emphasize different aesthetic and body-form judgments. The photographed placings belong to their own division and should not be compared directly with side-view or top-view rankings.
Where an image or excerpt does not establish a winning placement, Aquapedia labels it unknown. It is better to leave a first-place entry empty than infer it from neighboring captions.
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- Japanese source pages 80–81 · Original English editorial explanationKikucha Medaka tricolor lines
English research summary (not a translation)
The feature describes Kikucha tricolor work and staged crossings around Chazumi. An indicated parent pairing describes a breeder's account of development, not a Mendelian genetic formula for every descendant.
Preserve Japanese color-pattern names and note variation among offspring. A specific released line and a broad visible phenotype may have overlapping appearances without sharing documented pedigree.
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- Japanese source pages 82–83 · Original English editorial explanationMedakaya Lightning fin/color crosses
English research summary (not a translation)
The breeder feature discusses new fin and color combinations, including Shimajiro, Jirogiku Real Long Fin and Gatsby Vermilion Long Fin. Names should be treated as publication-attributed line labels.
When building strain entries, record the claimed parent pairing, fin shape, body color, breeder, source date and any unresolved aliases separately. Never infer an award or original breeder from an advertisement alone.
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Source: Pisces Publishers / Medaka Hyakka No. 21 (メダカ百華 第21号), 2025. No publisher magazine images or translated full-length articles are hosted here.