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Friends who like small ornamental fish In addition to the common egg-fetal raw fish, the most favorite may be the lamp fish, there are more varieties of lamp fish, but there are not many common on the market, that is, more than a dozen varieties.
For example, we have put red-nosed scissors, rose flags, red zebras, etc. into the category of lamp fish, basically most of the grass tanks are also raised these species. Today, the old way of fish farming will select a few sample species to give you a brief introduction:
First, head and tail lights
Distributed in Guyana and the Amazon River Basin in South America, the head and tail lamp fish is small in size and 4-6 cm in length, because it has a red spot on its head and a yellow bright spot on its tail, which echoes with the head and tail under the light, so it is called head and tail lamp.
This fish also likes to swim in groups, the water quality requirements are not strict and like to eat live food, often in groups of mid-level water surface activities in the fish tank, the appreciation effect is very good, and this fish has a gentle personality suitable for polyculture with many small fish.
Second, the triangle lamp
There are four kinds of triangular lampfish, but the common one on the market is the small triangular lamp, which originates in Thailand, India and other places, and the body length is also 4-6 cm, so named because it has a black triangular patch on the back of the body.
The habits of the triangular lampfish and other lamp fish are similar, preferring weak acidic soft water, the suitable temperature is about 25 degrees, and the difficulty of feeding is also very low.
3. Red nose scissors
The red-nosed scissorfish is also a famous fish, with a red-tailed stripe like scissors, swimming in groups in aquariums is also very beautiful, it is native to Brazil, the body length can reach 6 cm.
They are also docile, like weak acidic water quality like to live in groups, if the number of fish tanks raised is too small, they will be afraid to hide between aquatic plants, its suitable temperature, water quality and habits are no different from the previous ones.
Fourth, white cloud gold wire
Baiyun goldfish is China's native ornamental fish, first found in the Baiyun Mountain where I passed through Guangzhou, and is now a national second-level key protected animal, and the number of wild is not much.
This fish is bright in color, bright, docile and resistant to low temperatures, and should belong to the category of cold-water ornamental fish, but most ornamental fish enthusiasts classify them as lamp fish, and lamp fish polyculture, although they prefer weak alkaline water quality, but can also grow well in neutral water.
5. Rose flag pulling and red-tailed glass fish
Rose pulled sailfish native to the Amazon River, similar to a kind of red hook fish, the body length is about 5 cm, they are relatively resistant to low temperatures, 18 degrees of breeding is no problem, suitable for group culture, habits and the above fish are similar.
Red-tailed glass fish, also known as red-tailed water mirror, is a small fish with a transparent body, it is very petite and cute, its internal organs and bones can be easily seen, this fish also has a strong tolerance to water temperature, and its personality is docile and easy to be grouped.
6. Traffic lights and Pauline lights
This is the lamp fish in the most familiar two small fish, they are also the representative of the lamp fish, in addition to the water quality requirements are slightly stricter, the feeding is relatively simple, try to raise them with old water without any problems.
The Pauline lanternfish is slightly larger than the individual traffic light fish, and the red stripes at the bottom of the body can run through the whole body, so the appreciation value is slightly higher than the traffic light, and its habit is no different from the traffic light.
About the small lamp fish, the fish farming road for everyone to introduce here, in fact, there are many many lamp fish, but the market is not common.
I am a veteran of fish farming, more ornamental fish problems please pay attention, thank you!