The red arowana is the most expensive species of freshwater ornamental fish, similar in size to Arowana and Red-tailed Golden Dragon, subdivided into four species: orange, pink, crimson and blood red, of which blood red is the most beautiful and valuable, and the number is very small. Due to the influence of Chinese dragon culture, the dragon fish has become an auspicious embodiment, which has the meaning of transporting treasure, so it is called feng shui fish by Ya.
Life habits of the red arowana:
1. The survival of the red arowana requires weak acidic to neutral water quality, and the hardness requires soft water;
2, PH value between 6.5-7.5, DH value 3-12;
3, the water temperature of 24-28 degrees Celsius can be;
4, nitrite content and chlorine content should be preferably zero;
The right way to feed Arowana:
1. The feed fed by the red arowana can choose small fish, shrimp, loach, forest frog, centipede, etc., to ensure that the nutrition of feeding is balanced;
2, barley worms, bread worms and the like are not recommended to feed often, because the fat content is too high, occasionally feed once in a while;
3, there are also some animal offal do not feed, too many bacteria, unhygienic;
4, red arowana can absorb the red pigment in the shrimp, which is conducive to hair color, it is recommended to feed more shrimp;
5. In order to avoid the red arowana from moving too much when feeding, bumping into the fish tank, try to feed food at the middle point of the fish tank;
6, feed more live food, let the red arowana swim more, help its body shape development;
7, feeding must pay attention to regularization, the use of less food and more meals is better;
Prepare the red arowana before entering the tank:
1. When the red arowana has just been bought, the air pump in the fish tank must run for at least 24 hours to completely eradicate the chlorine gas in the water;
2, if you have been using a biological filter, then it is best to let the water reach a PH value of 6-7, and the water temperature is 25 degrees Celsius;
3, add small table salt to the fish tank to reduce the risk of fungal attack and make the fish healthy and enhance its appetite;
4, if there is a condition, it is best to take water back to their own fish tank in the original tank of the new fish, and it is best to retrieve 1/3 of it to facilitate the adverse reactions of the new fish to the sudden change of the environment.