混こん泳えい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

keeping multiple species together; mixed-species swimming

Used for aquariums or ponds where different fish or aquatic animals share the same tank. Often appears as 混泳させる or 混泳する.

• この水すい槽そうでは熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょとエビを混こん泳えいさせています。

  In this tank, we keep tropical fish and shrimp together.

• 金きん魚ぎょとメダカの混こん泳えいは可か能のうですか？

  Is it possible to keep goldfish and killifish together?

noun

medley relay (swimming)

Sports term for a swimming relay where each swimmer uses a different stroke. Abbreviation of メドレーリレー.

See also: メドレーリレー

• 彼かれは混こん泳えいのアンカーを務つとめた。

  He swam the anchor leg of the medley relay.