Tropical ornamental fish is a common type of freshwater ornamental fish, with colorful and unique shape, is one of the favorite fish of fish farming enthusiasts.
Nature of activities: According to the swimming activity nature of tropical ornamental fish, it can be divided into benthic fish, mesopelagic fish and surface fish.
Diet: According to the diet of tropical ornamental fish, it can be divided into scavenging fish, herbivore fish, carnivorous fish and omnivorous fish.
The following is a detailed breakdown of tropical aquarium fish and common species:
Arowana: Arowana is a representative species of ornamental fish in the lamp family, which is one of the most popular ornamental fish due to its large size, magnificent color, scales and whiskers. Common species are Arowana, Red Arowana, Silver Arowana and so on.
Arowana
Luohan fish: Luohan fish is small and suitable for family farming, its body color is red, yellow, blue and other colors, and some species also have unique patterns and spots. Common species include golden monk fish, pearl monk fish, horse mule and so on.
Angelfish: Angelfish are diverse in size, some species are long, some varieties are round, the body color is red, yellow, blue, green and other colors, the personality is docile, suitable for family breeding. Common species include Egyptian angelfish, colorful angelfish, zebra angelfish, etc.
Egyptian angelfish
Lampfish: This is a general term for some small freshwater fish with ornamental value, generally considered to include some lipocyprinae, carps, silver hanfish and even squids, can also be divided according to geographical distribution (Asia, Africa, the United States, Oceania), the vast majority of body length between 2cm and 6cm. Common varieties are Pauline lamp, red nose scissors, white cloud gold wire, etc.
Alien fish: There are many varieties of heterogeneous fish, accounting for one-tenth of the entire freshwater fish species, common species are: golden beard, triangular vertebral beard, crown helicopter special, Dharma special, black and white double star special, diamond crown leopard, golden dharma alien fish, golden thread tiger special, golden thread tiger special, snake panda special, ceramic doll heterogeneous fish, starry blue diamond dharma special, spray red sword tail tank, green clothes red swordtail tank, spider alien and so on.
It should be noted that the above species classification is for reference only, in fact, the varieties of ornamental fish in the lamp family are very rich, and the specific number of species depends on different classification standards. At the same time, different species of ornamental fish are also different in terms of ecological habits, feeding conditions, nutritional needs, etc., and the feeding of ornamental fish needs to be adjusted accordingly according to the characteristics of different species.