When shark names are mentioned, most people will see them as a more terrifying existence, but among the many species of ornamental fish, there are also many species with sharks in their names, most of them just look like sharks, in fact, most of them are some very cute ornamental fish.
Fish farming has raised four kinds of ornamental sharks, explain to you:
1. Silver shark
Silver shark is a petite and cute small fish, but also the earliest ornamental shark raised by fish farmers, which is native to Thailand and other places, and its size resembles sharks, hence the name, but the silver shark is a tropical fish with a rather docile personality.
Their only feature is that they are very good at jumping, there is no excessive requirement for water quality and temperature, and it is very simple to raise, according to the data, they can grow to more than 30 centimeters, but few people raise them to that big, so I have always regarded them as small fish.
2. Red-tailed sharks
The origin of the red-tailed shark is also in Thailand, it is the smallest of all the ornamental sharks and the most colorful body color, their maximum body length is only 15 cm, don't look at their small length, the temper is not small, the sense of territory is particularly strong, the fight between the same kind is obvious, but with other species of ornamental fish can still live in peace.
They are also very good at jumping, but most of the time they are active on the bottom of the water, have a habit of nibbling on moss, and do not like bright light too much.
Third, the blue shark
Blue sharks are more individual than the first two, some can grow to more than 50 centimeters or even larger, although it can be listed as a large fish, but like the first two small sharks, they are also more sensitive and good at jumping.
However, adult blue sharks have the domineering spirit of sharks, and will also swallow small fish, many aquarists who do not know this fish often think that they are sharks in the water, in fact, their personalities are still relatively docile, there is no shark cruelty, and many ornamental fish can be polycultured. However, the shark introduced below for everyone, although the appearance is very similar to the blue shark, but the personality and habits are very different.
4. Sweat shark
The Sweat Shark is found in the Mekong River Basin of Asia, and is an absolutely ferocious fish in its native region, and it has been recorded that it can grow to more than two meters, which is very similar to the blue shark, but they have a long towering dorsal fin that the blue shark does not have, and the rest of the fins will also have a long brush, which looks really majestic.
Its personality is fierce, the mouth is wide, often known by aquaters as the combination of ornamental fish, because their large mouths can easily swallow other fish equivalent to two-thirds of their body length, as long as their mouths can fit, it is completely possible to swallow live fish, so although they do not have the cruelty of sharks, but eat fish is no less than sharks, they are absolutely not mixed with small fish or fish smaller than their mouths.
The above are the four common shark species in ornamental fish, and aquarists who like it can choose at will.
I am a veteran of fish farming, more ornamental fish problems please pay attention, thank you!