Raising idols? Forget it, let them have a way to live, let them live freely in the blue sea. Aquarists in the marine circle, no matter how long they have been in the sea, may have heard similar claims, or at least recognized this iconic fish although they do not know them.
It is the "vase" fish that aquaters say has a challenge, and it is also the prototype of the clever Gill brother in "Finding Nemo".
Although the idols are the fish that haunt many aquarists, unfortunately, almost all aquarists have buried one or more idols in their careers in the sea.
The neptune statue, also known as the sicklefish, belongs to the order Perch, suborder Spinytail, and Sickle, and is the only existing seedling of this family. The skin color is composed of three major color blocks: black, white and yellow, which is bright and beautiful. It is an enduring ornamental fish species in the seawater circle. They have a scythe-like dorsal fin that exudes an extraordinary temperament.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > life habits</h1>
The deities are gregarious fish, often feeding in groups in the wild to defend against predators. In the artificial captive environment of the sea tank, if the shape is single, the stress pressure will increase, not only do not eat, but also die quickly. It is recommended that small groups of multiple strips should be formed when breeding.
Where there are fish, there are rivers and lakes, and the idols are no exception. To select the boss of the fish, they chase and bite each other with cherry slits full of sharp teeth until eventually a leader appears in the group. The leader may not be the largest and strongest, but he must be well-proportioned, lively and healthy, and the one with the most complete dorsal fin.
Mozambique issued a commemorative coin with the theme of a deity in 1989
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the diet of the deity</h1>
Diet is a crucial part of the idols. In the vast natural seas, the idols feed mainly on sponges, seaweed, marine plants and some corals.
You don't have to think about training them to eat only pellets. Although daily feeding sponges is not so easy to achieve in our family sea tank, we can also use fresh mussels as a substitute (sea rainbow/mussel/mussel are different names for mussels), and take half of them into the sea tank for them to peck at each time.
Laver is also an essential food source, from which they can get a lot of calories. For a fish that is used to eating grass in the wild, eating seaweed can also help reduce daily stress, red/green seaweed is a good choice, you can use a rubber band to tie nori to a small rock, or use a seaweed clip to imitate the eating habits of the wild.
In addition, we can also add some powder of spirulina flakes to the bait of the idol to enhance its resistance, and the silk at the end of the dorsal fin of the properly bred deity can grow to about 30 cm.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > coral killer</h1>
Deities may not be very friendly to aquarists who have corals. According to the reports of aquarists, brain, mushrooms, buttons, leather and other varieties are the hardest hit areas, and for most of the LPS and SPS and other categories are relatively rare to harass.
Don't look at the fairy's elegant and personable appearance, but it has a small mouth full of sharp teeth, which can easily bite through the weak body of the brain, mushroom, and leather, and then tear it down and eat it, and the injured corals dare not stretch their bodies anymore and can only curl up into a ball. For buttons, idols can easily peck them off the stones and swallow them fragrantly. Therefore, aquarists with such corals must think twice before introducing the gods into the tank.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > vase fish</h1>
Are the idols really so-called vase fish, which can only stay in the sea and cannot be kept? This sentence is actually not right, simply put, it can not be generalized by points, they are indeed difficult for novices, mainly because many novices are not very familiar with their habits and diets, resulting in most gods can only live for a few months.
If you want the gods to be able to swim in our sea tank for a long time, you need to know their living and eating, what the suitable environment is, do your homework in advance, invest more enthusiasm and energy, take good care of them, or it is possible to see their beautiful figures in the tank.
Aquarists who fail to buy a statue and go home usually encounter two situations:
1. Bring your heart home, although you have made twelve points of effort, the gods just don't open their mouths, helpless to watch them emaciate until death, as if they have been hit by ten thousand points, frustrated.
2. Feel that it is not a past life to accumulate virtue, the god bought home after the lucky to open, raised for a period of time to find that although they have a good appetite, but how to eat is not fat, the body still slowly becomes weak, and finally hang up.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > how to choose idols</h1>
First of all, when buying, you have to pick healthy idols. It sounds like crap, but even experienced aquarists don't necessarily have a problem spotting a bunch of unhealthy fish, and some black-hearted fish shop owners keep fish in low-copper water to mask the presence of parasites.
Avoid picking fish with spots on the skin, rotten fins, irregular swimming/breathing, or very thin. At this point in the opening, idols rarely eat at the beginning, so it is better to buy a fish that looks like Chubby has begun to eat and then feed it with what it has eaten at the fish shop, which will make your next feeding much easier.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > suitable living environment</h1>
Deities in nature can swim very long distances, so more than 600 liters of water are needed in captivity, and they must also be provided with a disease-free captive environment. Before each creature enters our main tank, it is recommended to quarantine and take precautions for marine white spot/velvet/worm point diseases, and the idols obviously need to be treated in the same way. In today's natural environment, the chance of illness is more common than ever.
While your fish may not show symptoms of illness, if you don't have proper quarantine, they may have become carriers resistant to parasites. When other parasitic-susceptible varieties such as pink blue crane and gold crane are added, it is easy to infect each other.
The gods generally do not take the initiative to attack the tank friends, but to avoid breeding with fierce fish, they are more fragile, can not withstand the toss, the pressure is great, like to go on a hunger strike, once they shut up, then they are not far from death.
For the idols, weight is everything. When marine white spots or other parasites appear, aquarists will spend too much energy to eliminate these parasites, and the gods have a very high metabolic capacity, need a lot of calories every day to stay strong, and once they are sick, they like to go on hunger strike and eventually starve to death.
In the process of feeding in our sea tank, whether it is biological or equipment situations, do not panic, adjust your mentality, actively cope, and find out the right way to solve the problem!