There are more and more varieties of ornamental fish, including tropical fish and goldfish, many of which are cute and cute, and they are all cute and cute. There are two kinds of cuteness, one is cute expression, and the other is cute posture. Cute expressions, mainly fish eyes, mouth and other organs are matched together, giving people a super cute feeling; cute posture, refers to the fish's cute body shape, swimming posture cute and other aspects; some are both. Let's take a look at these cute fish!
1. Dutch Phoenix Ball, Dutch Ball Phoenix, Golden Wave
Dutch phoenix fish, scientific name Papiliochromis ramirezi, origin: Venezuela, Colombia. It is one of the most popular short seabreams. Gentle in temperament, small and exquisite, he swims in the aquarium almost all day long. Easy to raise and can be polycultured with other species of fish. When raising daily, put some pebbles at the bottom of the aquarium to make the water clear. The male is long, narrow, lively and active, and has a darker body color; the female has a large abdomen, swaying and swaying, and a lighter body color.
After artificial breeding, the Dutch phoenix has evolved a number of new varieties: the ball Dutch phoenix, the golden wave (golden ball phoenix), the blue phoenix and so on.
Dutch Phoenix Ball is a variant of the Dutch Phoenix, preferring neutral partial acid soft water, ph6 ~ 7, water temperature 25 ~ 28 °C. Golden orb phoenix belongs to the short seabream, is also a variant of the Dutch phoenix, prefer neutral partial acid soft water, ph6 ~ 7, water temperature 25 ~ 28 ° C, water quality assurance can also help prevent the occurrence of bulging eyes or ascites. Golden orb phoenix can be raised in pairs, can also be raised unisex, because of its habits on the regional, there is a fight between the same species, so it is best to ensure that each pair of golden orb phoenix has a 40 cm square territory, arrange a more complex living environment, the light does not have to be too strong. You can place sunken wood and plant some negative aquatic weeds to hide and reproduce.
The simple rearing of the Dutch phoenix also requires a water weed box planted with green aquatic grass. And reserve larger active spaces. Breeding is also not very difficult. The method of spawning and reproduction is also the same as that of the Bolivian phoenix. However, water quality requirements are higher. 150-200 eggs can be laid at a time. The hatching rate is higher at 29 degrees Celsius. Open bait requires blanching water or shrimp larvae. Prefers live bait but is also very resistant to frozen bait and artificial bait. Very sensitive to chemicals. If you get sick it will be very troublesome.
Life expectancy is about 2-3 years. The pH value of the feeding water quality is about 7, the hardness is about 10, the water temperature is 25-28 degrees Celsius, the breeding difficulty is general, and the fish of this species are not resistant. Monoculture is in aquariums planted with green aquatic weeds, carnivorous activities are in middle and bottom waters, and mild temperament but need to be single cultured.
PH:6.8 H:7 T:27c L:5cm V:40L
Love live food, egg-grown, suitable for grass tanks and sunken wood tanks, upper, middle and lower fish, can be mixed with the same family, such as: immortals, colorful.
Life expectancy is about 2-3 years
fodder:
The golden orb phoenix has a more mixed diet, and artificial feed and raw bait are acceptable. Artificial feed can be flakes or granules; raw bait is not picky, but pay attention to the thorough disinfection of live bait, the quality of frozen feed is passed, and frozen feed is best fed after thawing, because such fish are susceptible to intestinal and parasitic diseases. Nutrients can be enhanced during breeding, and both blood worms and shrimp are good choices.
reproduction:
The breeding of the golden orb phoenix is simple, as long as the selection of healthy male and female pairs, it is generally not difficult to see estrus and spawning in the breeding process. Do not change the water during breeding, it is best to have a water goblin in the tank to maintain water quality.
The male and female colors will be more colorful and eye-catching than usual when in estrus, and the heads of the broodstock will quickly shake slightly, as if they are dotting. And the fins are fully opened and rotated. The females have prominent fallopian tubes, and the males maintain a territory and are only allowed to enter the paired females.
Before spawning, please keep the environment quiet and if necessary, fish other fish will need to be fished out. After the female is in heat, she will nibble and clean a "delivery room" at the selected spawning point (such as sinking wood, rocks, broad-leaved aquatic grass foliage, bottom sand pits, etc.), while the male fish accompanies it. After such a situation occurs, eggs are usually laid within a few hours.
After spawning, the male and female broodstock take on the task of protecting the eggs together. At this time, it is best to take the opportunity to fish out the female fish and leave the male to watch over. Be careful not to disturb the male or touch the eggs.
Naturally nurture
Fertilized eggs generally have small fish breaking out of their shells after two days, and at this time, it is necessary to prepare the open feed of small fish. The juveniles of the golden orb phoenix begin to swim and feed after hatching for two to three days, they are smaller than the juveniles of the general short seabream, so it is best to prepare a smaller feed, or to knead the invariably larvae of the hatched shrimp into a meat paste to feed, and after two days they can be fed directly with the knotted larvae. At this time, if the broodstock are in good condition, there is no need to fish them out. Because the broodstock bring their own small fish can enhance the physique and appetite of the small fish.
Artificial child rearing
After artificial hatching, the fertilized eggs of the bream will rely on the yolk to live for about three days, depending on the different varieties, slightly different, in general, the smaller the body size of the species, the shorter the time for the yolk to develop.
When the fertilized eggs hatch for one day, it is necessary to start preparing to hatch the shrimp fry for the harvest year. If there are no shrimp fry in the good year, they can be temporarily replaced with microworms. There are sources that micro-worms are rich in nutrients, but I practice that they can only be used as open feed in a short period of time, and it is best to replace them with harvest shrimp fry or egg yolk fish worms after two days. Open feed can also be replaced by vitamin B12 injections for a day or two, especially the seedlings of the golden orb phoenix, which have small mouth organs, microworms and shrimp fry have difficulty swallowing, and B12 can provide them with the nutrients they need for development. But when adding, it is best to turn off the light and leave a weak light for them to eat, because b12 sees the light decomposition, and the effect is affected by strong light.
Green water does not approve of the use, green water is more suitable for the opening of small fish of the lamp family, for the carnivorous bream, nutrition is far from enough, and nutrition in the juvenile period, often determines the appearance of the fish, insufficient nutrition and even become zombie fish.
Grey water (grasshoppers) can also be used, and the nutrition is between shrimp fry in good years and green water.
Egg yolk water tends to spoil water quality, especially in summer. It can also be used in cases where it has the ability to treat water quality.
The filtration of the nursery tank is still water goblin, the temperature is maintained at about 25 ° C, it is best not to have any fluctuations.
If you want to raise young fish well, you can feed them every 4 hours or so in the early stages. Older ones can be fed three times a day, or twice a day. Some friends cannot achieve such a frequency due to work or study relationships, and it is recommended to add meals at night to make up for it. After feeding for two weeks, you can eat the filtered fish worms, at this time be careful not to bring the sword flea into the tank, otherwise it will cause losses to the fry.
Two, ball Mary
Marie fish is an improved evolution of the artificially bred Mary fish, Mary fish is native to Mexico in Central America, the body color of the golden species is called Golden Mary, its albino species is also golden body, but the eyes are red. Maryfish have a variety of artificially selected varieties, including the black mary with stable traits and has become an independent fish species, the balloon mary with a belly as large as a balloon, and the lyretail mary with a forked tail fin.
Mary fish
Aliases: Black Morley, Flower Morley, Tricolor Morley, Pearl Morley, Gold Morley, Silver Morley, etc
Family: Medaka (oviparous)
Food: Animal feed such as live water fleas, mosquito larvae and crushed spinach leaves or lettuce leaves blanched in boiling water, artificial feed is also fully acceptable
Temperament: Mary fish has a gentle temperament and likes to swim in the layers of water
Species: Mary fish adult body length up to 8-12cm, body color of red, black, silver, yellow, four colors, etc., common varieties are swallowtail red Mary, swallowtail black Mary, triselecta, high fin red Mary, high fin golden Mary, leather ball silver Mary and so on. It is a tropical fish.
The male of maryfish has a tall dorsal fin with pointed fin, and the female has a general dorsal fin and a rounded fin, which is an oviparous fish and generally does not require special care when littering. Each female can give birth to 20-50 litters at a time, and the calves can swim for food after spawning.
Body length of about 8-10 cm, extremely mild temperament, never attack it fish, omnivorous, love to eat algae, can be fed crushed plant green leaves, strong adaptability to water temperature, but more sensitive to water quality, need to often change new water.
Mary fish has a mild personality, easy to raise, the water quality requirements are not high, like weak alkaline hard water, suitable water temperature is 20 ° C ~ 24 ° C, water temperature below 18 ° C is susceptible to water mold and white spot disease. Eating habits are quite mixed, easy to accept a variety of animal live bait and artificial bait, at the same time, also like to peck at aquatic grass, aquarium tank wall on the vine of the moss, so in the feeding process, not only should pay attention to the need to regularly feed plant bait, in order to help its growth and development at the same time, should also pay attention to, due to the characteristics of Mary fish like to peck, in the case of poor water quality environment or mouth injury, it is very easy to infect bacteria leading to the occurrence of mouth mold.
Mary fish are more robust and easier to raise, they can even tolerate low temperatures of about 10 ° C, but this is not to say that they can grow well at this limit water temperature, and the long-term low temperature environment can also easily cause them to be infected with mold and get sick until they die.
Compared with other members of the medaka family, Mary fish have 2 special points: one is that they like hard water, although they can survive in the slightly acidic soft water that most tropical fish like, they will be restless, and once they are replaced by hard water, the number of jumps is significantly reduced; second, they are more vegetarian than other medaka, which to some extent means that they are relatively timid and not suitable for polyculture with other fast swimming fish. It prefers alkaline hard water with salt content, and can be polycultured with other flower fin fish, which is a soda fish. In addition to liking animal food, mary fish also like plant bait, they will constantly nibble on aquatic grasses and moss on the wall of the tank, so they are also known as fish tank cleaners.
The ball Mary fish is 4 to 5 cm long and is named because its abdomen bulges outward like a leather ball. Females and males are similar in appearance. The dorsal fin of the male is generally taller and broader than the female, and the color is bright during breeding, and the fins are brightly striped; the female is pale in color and has a bulging abdomen. The propagation water temperature is 26 ~ 27 °C, and the water quality requires hard water.
Poecilia velifera var
Origin: Mexico River Basin
Water temperature: 20 ~ 26 °C
PH： 7.0～7.8
Food: Omnivorous, likes earthworms, red worms, etc., and is fully acceptable for artificial feed.
Temperament: Mild temperament, can be mixed
Male and female identification: Mary fish matures 35-45 days after the hatchlings are born. Male and female identification is relatively easy, usually, males are relatively thin, body diplomated with inseminated genital tubes: the fin is rod-shaped, more pointed; the female is relatively large, the fin is fan-shaped, usually contains a large number of fertilized eggs and appears to be swollen.
Maryfish can be divided into males and females at 2 months of age, and can be bred after sexual maturity at 4 to 6 months of age. There are many varieties of Mary fish, mainly spoon-winged Mary, Mandarin Duck Mary, Red-winged Mary, Yellow-winged Mary, Silver Pearl Mary, Swallowtail Mary, Sail-winged Mary and Leather Ball Mary. The solid color varieties are silver mary, gold mary, red mary, and black mary.
Pearl Mary is a widely bred species for tropical fish lovers, which can be divided into 4 species: swallowtail pearl mary, high-fin pearl mary, and high-fin swallow
Black Mary Fishtail Pearl Mary and Ordinary Spoon Fin Pearl Mary. This type of Mary has a slender, large body, silvery gray or bluish blue in color, and golden pearl dots distributed on the back of the chest and all parts of the body, which are particularly beautiful in the sunlight or fluorescent lamps. The dorsal fins of high-finned males are as tall as sails when swimming and courtship mating, and their posture is wonderful.
Mary the Mandarin Duck is one of the easier fish to keep. Male fish body color is changeable, gorgeous and colorful, fins can be red, yellow two kinds, yellow fins for yellow-winged Mandarin duck Mary, redfins for red-winged Mandarin duck Mary, female body hypertrophy, fin is fan-shaped, body color is slightly gray, and gorgeous male fish set off, just like the Mandarin Duck Bird, so it is called Mandarin Duck Mary.
The body color of the best black Mary is pitch black, and it is a pleasure to raise in the aquarium. Black Mary varieties include Leather Ball Black Mary, High Wing Black Mary, High Wing Swallowtail Black Mary, Swallowtail Black Mary, Spoon Wing Black Mary and so on.
Keep mary: Change the water frequently when feeding management, and adding a small amount of table salt to the water can make them more physically strong. Many people have noticed that Mary likes to peck at algae, and if you want to raise Mary well, you don't necessarily have to raise aquatic grass while raising algae. (In fact, aquatic algae with a lot of aquatic plants are not necessarily good.) Aquariums can be sanded and lighted, changing water frequently and adding salt. If you want to grow grass, you should also choose a variety that is resistant to weak alkaline hard water; if you want to polyculture, it is recommended to try polyculture with small fish such as zebras and traffic lights. Feed can be fed with commercial pellets and blanched vegetable leaves, and less live bait. When there is a lot of algae, it is still necessary to supplement a small amount of other feed.
3. Ball Red Arrow
The red arrow is a breed of artificially bred red swordfish, and its habits are similar to those of the red swordfish, similar to the Mary fish.
The body of the red swordfish is spindle-shaped. The original species in nature are pale blue-green in color. The lower edge of the male's tail fin extends a needle-like fin. Commonly known as the sword tail, the female fish has no sword tail, and the sword tail fish is an indispensable species in the aquarium. Through artificial breeding, its body color is more abundant, with red, white, blue and so on. Its representative fish are red sword, green sword, white sword, black fin red sword, black fin white sword, Mandarin duck sword and so on. Feeding characteristics are strong and easy to raise, whether it is weak acidic water or weak alkaline water can be adapted. Strong cold resistance. Grow well in the water temperature of 20 degrees, suitable for feeding water temperature of 24 to 26 degrees, it is like jumping after being frightened, the bouncing force is very strong, for safety reasons, it is best to add a cover plate at the top of the aquarium.
1. Originally distributed in Mexico and Guatemala.
2. Appearance characteristics Of the original body length of the swordtail fish can reach 10 cm to 12 cm, and it becomes miniaturized after artificial rearing, about 7 cm to 8 cm. The body is spindle-shaped, similar to that of the moonfish, but the tail stalk is long, the dorsal fin is centered, and the ventral fin is ventral, and the prominent sign is that the lower leaves of the tail fin of the male fish are elongated like a sword, and some exceed the body length, hence the name. The original species in nature are pale blue-green in color. The lower edge of the male's tail fin extends a needle-like fin. Commonly known as the sword tail, the female fish has no sword tail, and the sword tail fish is an indispensable species in the aquarium. Through artificial breeding, its body color is more abundant, with red, white, blue and so on. Its representative fish are red sword, green sword, white sword, black fin red sword, black fin white sword, Mandarin duck sword and so on.
3. The adaptability of the life habit of the swordtail fish is very strong, in the water temperature of 20 ° C ~ 25 ° C, weak acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline water, can grow and reproduce, suitable for feeding water temperature of 24 ~ 26 degrees, in a short period of time can tolerate 5 ° C low temperature. Omnivorous, all kinds of bait are eaten. Although swordtail fish are equipped with "swords", they are not belligerent, on the contrary, they have a gentle and kind personality, never bully the weak or different species, and are easy to be mixed with other tropical fish. It jumps happily after being surprised, and the bouncing power is very strong, so for safety reasons, it is best to add a cover to the top of the aquarium.
4. Breeding characteristics of swordtail fish from June to August age sexual maturity. Male and female fish are easily recognizable, the outer edge of the tail fin is curved, there is no sword tail, and the body is larger than the male fish; the male fish have more pointed fins. The male has a slender body with a rod-like genitalia with a rod-like fin and a sword-like junction at the tip; the female is short and fat, with a fan-shaped fin. When the breeding water temperature is 20 to 28 degrees, several males chase the female, and the female eggs are fertilized in the body. The ratio of male and female broodstock is 5:1. Under the conditions of suitable temperature and excellent environment, mature broodstock breed once every 4 weeks to 5 weeks, and 20 to 30 litters are produced each time, and nearly 100 are more. Suitable for breeding water hardness 6 ~ 9, hydrogen ion concentration of 63.09 micromoles / L ~ 100 micromoles / l (pH 7 ~ 7.2), water temperature 24 °C ~ 26 °C. Red swordfish can be bred in cement ponds. Snapdragons are placed in cement ponds, broodstock hide in the grass to breed, and after the females give birth to the calves, the juveniles can be fished out of the nylon net and reared separately. Because of its large size, it generally gives birth every 30 to 50 days, and the large male can give birth to more than 200 litters per litter, and the newborn fish hide on the leaves of the aquatic grass. When the juveniles reach 3 months of age, the sword tail on the lower edge of the tail fin of the male begins to develop.
Female swordtail fish have sexual reversal phenomenon, some female fish will become male fish after giving birth to a baby fish, and the body shape gradually changes to male fish until it has male characteristics and functions, such as more male fish in swordtail fish, it is not surprising.
5. Other swordtail fish are also easy to mutate and hybridize, through artificial selection, many new varieties have been bred, such as red sword, yellow sword, white sword, black fin red sword, black fin white sword, Mandarin duck sword and so on. The shape of the fins also changes, such as the upper and lower leaves of the caudal fin are elongated like a sword, there are dorsal fins, tail fins grown, such as the high fin red sword is the best of the swords. These varieties are very popular.
The high-fin red sword is not much different from the ordinary swordtail fish in daily feeding, but it is necessary to make great efforts in the prevention and treatment of diseases, the water quality should be paid great attention to, and it must be kept clean and clean old water, because the sails of the high-fin red sword are long and thick, easy to bacteria, easy to get white diseases!
The biggest headache for aquarists now is the common disease white disease of Gao Fan's red sword!
I personally think it's a headache too! But let's talk to you about it!
When I buy, I should carefully observe whether the fish body is injured and loses its scales, which are the pathogens of white disease! (is made of Columnar Flex bacillus)
Also look at the high sails of the fish in the sun; it is easy to see the early white fault!!
My treatment:
Add large salts to the treatment tank (at a high concentration)
Add yellow powder or furazolidone (dysenterine) and heat to 26 degrees! Pep talk!
After three days, the water in the tank turns red! Change the water and change the medicine and add salt!
In this way, 15 days of white hair can be cured! Aquarists can give it a try!
When raising red swordfish, the water temperature is best controlled at about 25 degrees to 28 degrees (buy a special temperature meter for fish farming and put it in the fish tank to measure the temperature of the water)
When the male red swordfish matures, the tail of the fish will grow a sword, and the tail of the female fish will be fan-shaped
Prepare a fish tank, the size depends on the number of fish, try to be as large as possible to allow the fish to have more room to move
When there is a lack of oxygen, the fish will concentrate on the place near the water surface, then you can open the oxygen machine to supply oxygen, if there is no oxygen machine, then change some water for the fish, find a suction pipe to suck away the dirty things at the bottom of the tank, change 1/3 or one-half of the water on it, change too much, the fish will not adapt, the water is clear does not mean that there is oxygen in the water, when absorbing water or adding water, try not to touch the fish, so as not to hurt the fish fins
If you don't want to change the water often, it is best to feed live fish worms, and it is best to feed them once a day
There is also a heating tube to be prepared for use when it is cold
Essential equipment for tropical fish farming
(1) Fish tank: it is a place where tropical fish grow and move. Fish tanks for raising tropical fish must use slightly larger rectangular glass fish tanks.
(2) Suction pipe: used to suck out the dirt on the bottom surface of the fish tank when changing water, and connect it with a soft rubber tube and a glass tube. The length depends on the height of the tank. Generally take one meter two to one meter five.
(3) Thermometer: used to measure and adjust the water temperature of the fish tank.
(4) Fishing nets: used to catch and transfer tropical fish.
(5) Glass lamp barrel: put the bulb into the glass lamp barrel and sink it into the fish tank to heat up the lighting effect. The mouth of the glass lamp barrel must be 100mm above the water surface to prevent fish from jumping in.
(6) Electric heating tube: used to increase the temperature in the fish tank in winter.
(7) Air pump: remove carbon dioxide in the fish tank and increase the oxygen volume in the water.
(8) Filter: Filter out the dirt in the fish tank, keep the water quality clean, and play a double role in increasing oxygen to purify the water quality.
(9) Thermostat: used to automatically control the temperature in the fish tank, which can keep the temperature constant for a long time.
(10) Food bucket: prevent fish food from floating on the surface of the water, which is conducive to fish predation. It can also prevent fish food from falling into the bottom of the water and drilling into the aquatic grass, making the aquatic grass sand black and corrupting the water quality.
(11) Decontamination liquid: made of plastic board. Used to scrape away dust and oil from the surface of the fish tank.
4. Ball pearl vest
Ball pearl vest, also known as pearl vest ball, is a spherical variety of artificially bred pearl vests.
Pearl Vest Ball, [English name] Leeri Gourami
【Family】Labyrinthidae
【Origin】Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
【Feeding conditions】PH:6.5-8.5、22-28°C、5-20dGH
【Body Features】 The silvery-brown body, and even the edges of the fins, are covered with pearl-like spots, which are particularly graceful and luxurious, and its mouth goes all the way to the base of the tail stalk, and there is a stripe composed of black round spots along the lateral lines on both sides of the body. The abdominal fin of the pearl vest has evolved into a pair of slender, golden yellow filamentous tentacles, which can swing back and forth left and right in the usual time, just like the blind man's bamboo stick to explore the way, extremely sharp, the male dorsal fin, the abdominal fin are long and flowing, the end of the fin is pointed, the fin edges of the female are relatively smooth, the sexual maturity stage, the male's eyes below the abdomen area, showing a gorgeous orange or fiery red "marriage color", while the female fish is only the abdomen appears relatively inflated, the body color is not as good as the male fish's beautiful maximum body length of 10cm.
【Feeding characteristics】Mild personality, suitable for mixed breeding with small fish, they do not choose food, prefer meat-eating bait. They belong to the tropical fish species that are simple and easy to raise, but they are suitable for living in an environment with weak acidic water quality, so they cannot live well in some environments with high pH, so it is difficult to make them show beautiful colors
【Breeding characteristics】 Reproduction is very easy, no different from other gill fish
[Other notes] The so-called pearl vest ball, in fact, is the degeneration or mutation of the pearl vest, the ball is more focused on the body to be round, the more round the better, such as the Dutch phoenix ball, there are different round bodies and different price points
5. Yuanbao Arhat
The origin of the Yuanbao Arhat is different, some say that the Luohan fish and the parrot fish are crossed, and some believe that the Yuanbao Luohan is an artificially bred Luohan fish evolution. I agree with the latter statement. The reason is that the roach fish and parrot fish are hybridized called unicorn parrots, which look similar to parrot fish, and the knowledge color pattern is like an arhat fish. The shape of the Yuanbao Luohan is the same as that of the Luohan Fish, but the body is short and round.
Feeding water temperature: 26-28 °C
PH: pH: 6.5-7.2.
1, arhat farming is best placed in a tank of more than 1 meter, which is conducive to controlling water quality and the beautiful size of fish;
2, good, powerful biological filtration system, filter material to do a good job of using coral sand, improve the hardness of water, while coral sand is also a rare good filter material;
3. Regular quantitative feeding, less feeding, try to feed artificial feed, feeding live food is easy to infect internal mail;
4. Put a few parrots as sandbags;
5, add a little salt to the water, change the water frequently, it is said to stimulate the rapid growth of fish
I've always kept parrots. I also learned some arhats like this, and my practice was to mix a few small arhats with parrots. Now, two one-meter cylinders, side filters, are custom made. Add partitions, put some rain stones in the jar, and put the raised arhats separately.
1 Change water regularly, twice a week. The water should be sleepy.
2 Feed the arhats to ensure that they do not get sick from the mouth,
3 Turn on the lights for 4 hours a day except for normal light.
I still believe that corals can promote the rise of the Arhat, and the addition to the ceramic rings in the filter tank is coral.
The flower arhat is a fairly easy fish species to keep, it has excellent ability, and it is not too picky about the environment in which it lives. However, there are still some small details that need to be paid attention to when rearing to keep the fish and the tank in the best condition.
1. Aquarium: Hua Luohan is more than 20cm in size, belongs to medium and large cichlids, has a strong concept of territory, it is recommended to raise the aquarium alone. In addition, the size of the space will also affect the growth rate and body shape of the flower Luohan, it is best to choose an aquarium of more than 1m when feeding, so as not to limit the growth of the fish. Using black or blue as the background of the aquarium helps the flower arhat to show the most beautiful body color.
2. Bottom sand: Hua Luohan prefers neutral or slightly less acidic water quality, the bottom sand is best to use river sand with a particle size of about 0.5-1cm, so that the water quality is maintained in neutrality, and the bottom sand can be laid to a thickness of about 5cm. The arrangement of the tank should avoid the use of sunken wood or coarse stones to prevent the fish from accidentally injuring the scales.
3. Water quality: No matter what kind of fish are raised, good water quality is a very important part. Hua Luohan's requirements for water quality are not strict, but due to its large amount of food, a filter with good efficacy should be selected when feeding, which can not only keep the water quality clean, increase the dissolved oxygen in the water, and help maintain the stable growth of beneficial bacteria in the water. The water temperature is preferably around 26-27°C; the pH is between 6.5-7.2.
4. Feed: You can use raw bait: shrimp, red worms, etc. and feed without artificial colors.
5. Lighting: Most tropical fish are mostly stocked in small outdoor ponds when they are artificially farmed, and their colors are very bright due to long-term exposure to sunlight. When aquarium enthusiasts take tropical fish home to raise, if they do not mention that the co-fish is only properly illuminated, the color color on the surface of the body will gradually decrease. It is recommended that the daily lighting can be controlled for about 10 hours, which will have a bonus effect on the health and color performance of the fish.
In addition, because The Flower Luohan belongs to the list of strong and strong, as long as the water quality is maintained well and the nutrition is also noted, it is difficult to have a chance of disease. In fact, the flower Arhat is not as good as the fish merchants and the book says, and it is rare to have a head shape and a good color, about 1/1000 or less. Fish merchants say "Guaranteed to start, the package is colored!" "You can't believe it! The fish you see in the shop are very bright in color, and that's because you eat the color-enhancing pigments It won't be long before you go from "Flower Fairy =Cinderella", and the fish merchants will definitely say that it is your water quality or feed problem. In short, your fish can not change back to its previous color, fish that have eaten paint will generally have damaged internal organs, light fish will grow slowly (fading is certain); heavy fish will die. There are many reasons for "eating color", the biggest reason is: in a hurry, the fish is fed with feed at will, and the color is not good, "feeding color" (that is, eating color), such fish buy back, there must be many problems. My fish farm generally feeds small fish and shrimp (Note: small shrimp are generally not fed during the fry period, and wait until the fish grow to 15-20 cm before giving, otherwise the small fish will only grow color and not grow meat.
Received an email asking about the farming and selection of luohan fish? In fact, Luohan fish is very easy to raise! As long as the water quality is not seriously deteriorated (fishy. Stinky), generally no problem. The practice of the fish farm is: 1. Circulating water - can pump out the stolen goods in time. 2. The amount of feeding is accurate - too much pollution water quality, too little fish and not enough to eat, generally the fish belly is slightly larger than usual. 3. Use coral sand as a filter - I heard that coral sand is rich in calcium, which can make the luohan fish get up (how the effect is that you try it well), the role here is to improve the pH of the water, so that the water will not deteriorate. 4. Increase the amount of light - fish with appropriate light every day will have a more vivid color. As for the fish feed, it has already been said above, and it will not be mentioned here. The selection of luohan fish, each person has its own standards, I personally think: the mouth should be short. The fish should be wide. Colors should be layered (of course, "eating color" is another matter. The fish selected in this way, even if the head is not very large, because the mouth is short. The fish is wide and doesn't look bad.
Now many friends buy small fish, one is not expensive, and the other is not "eating color". However, many fish farms are randomly paired, and the fry produced look good when they grow up depends on your luck!!!
Disease prevention and treatment of luohan fish The physique of luohan fish is very good, generally do not get sick, the most common are:
One. Small white spot disease
Symptoms: At first, the fish will tip over against the bottom of the fish tank or rub the body on the hard ornament, and then one or two small white dots appear on the fish, and then later, the small white dots spread to the whole body and even the eyes, at this time the fish generally do not eat and hide in a corner.
Cause: Infected with white-spotted worms.
(1) Generally, newly purchased fish are not sterilized and put into the fish tank to become infected;
(2) The live small fish (Zhu Wenjin) used to feed has white spot worms, it is best to put it in the refrigerator and freeze overnight, and then feed again the next day.
Treatment:
1. Use strong brine (the concentration is appropriate to drink the mouth has a very bitter taste. Ha ha!! stupid!! Help the fish wipe themselves. First, the fish is fished out with a net, placed on a suitable plate with a thick cloth base, and the fish is wiped off with medium force by dipping the fish in cotton salt water. Note that brine cannot enter the gills. Once a day until nothing. This method is only suitable for fish that do not want to put medicine into the tank and the infection is not serious.
2. Use red potion (mercury bromide - pharmacy 0.50 yuan / stick) under the cylinder, 100cm * 45cm * 60cm cylinder with one, to circulate water and pump, the time depends on the reaction of the fish to determine: if the fish hides in a corner, shortness of breath then you have to quickly replace half of the water or change all. Instead, you can change it every day. This method can not only remove the white spot worm on the fish, but also kill the white spot worm hiding in the water to prevent re-infection.
Two. Rotten meat (collectively)
1. Symptoms
At first, small mold spots appear on the fish's body, and then the mold slowly expands, sometimes several at the same time, and the fish will slowly stop eating until it dies.
2. Cause: The fish is infected with mold (collectively).
3. Treatment: long-term medicinal bath with furanfurone (the concentration is appropriate for fish to move as usual), or it can be fed with oxytetracycline.
Three. Thick sores
1. Symptoms: The fish body appears with pus cells inside, and when mature, there are white bands flowing out of the tip.
2. Treatment: When the cells are mature, cover the pus cells with a straw (the nozzle is larger than the pus cells), suck and put, suck and put, suck and put repeated operations until the pus inside is sucked dry, and then put a few potassium permanganate into the pus cells, it is best to add some oxytetracycline into the water to prevent infection.
Luohan fish disease prevention and treatment supplementary instructions on prevention: note that the newly purchased live feed must be disinfected first, you can use a red potion half bottle of oxytetracycline a few pills (depending on the amount of feed to determine) medicinal bath for half an hour, so that both sterilization and insecticide, and then put into the refrigerator frozen, the next day to feed. Spoiled feed should not be given to fish.
Treatment: 1. White spot disease: you can also use a half bottle of red potion into a bucket containing water that can submerge the back of the fish, put the fish into the bucket for 5 minutes (depending on the situation of the fish), and then wipe off the dead insects on the fish with cotton and put it back in the fish tank. Do it again every 4-5 days until there is none. 2. Rotten meat: You can also use red potion to repeatedly apply rotten meat until there is no slippery feeling in the rotten meat position, more than once a day, remember to be patient (but not a day or two).
Note: Do not usually take drugs in the fish tank where there is nothing to do, especially antibiotics (oxytetracycline, etc.), because it will kill the digestive bacteria in the filtration system and make the water quality deteriorate.
What is Coral Sand ???? It's broken corals
Usage of coral sand: Just received an e-mail saying "She has a vat of colorful, saw my post saying 'coral sand can prevent water quality from deteriorating'. I went to buy it and put it in the fish tank, and within two days, The Seven Colors were all dead, saying that I was a liar." In fact, her fish died a very wrongful death, and I was also scolded very wrongly!!!! Coral sand is rich in calcium, which makes water alkaline and neutralizes acid in water. So it can stabilize the water quality. However, the concentration of calcium ions is high, the hardness of the water is also high, and the adaptability of the luohan fish is high, so it can be filtered with coral sand. The colorful gods like water with slight acid and low hardness (soft water), and it is impossible to filter it with coral sand. Therefore, fish farming must listen to the opinions of others and combine their own situation.
There are two ways to raise colorful water (slightly acid): 1. If it is a naked tank fish, you can circulate water, try to change the water as little as possible, over time, the water will become slightly acidic, and colorful prefers old water. 2. If you raise grass, it is best, the rotten leaves do not have to be taken away, let them rot in the water, such water is relatively similar to the water quality of their native place. My experience is up to you, believe it or not!! Ha ha...........
Types of Flower Fish: Today's Flower Fish, there are many varieties. There are "pearl arhats", "golden arhats", "one dragon", "golden Buddha" and so on, and the prices are not the same. If you want to say which one is good, it is difficult to say, the so-called "turnip cabbage, each has its own love." "As long as you like it, it's good, right?" From the experience of my farm (this is the secret of the flower Luohan farm): now the "Fuxing", "Golden Buddha" and other Luohan fish on the market without beads are the first generation of fish species, monotonous but the fish body is wide, there is a head shape, more imposing, I prefer; "pearl" "a dragon" and so on have beads, compound flowers, look more dazzling, but there is a smaller head shape, I have seen several fish species, are only palm size, hatched fry can grow how big it can be imagined. Of course, there must be good ones, depending on how your luck is. If you want to buy Luohan fish, it is best not to sell in the wholesale market (bags of those sold) Many are "garbage fish", "eat color fish" and female fish are sold as male fish, in short, it is deceiving you without discussion! As for the famous stores, I heard that they are all imported, but the "Fuxing" big fish and fry in my field are supplied to some stores (although my yard is not large).
In short, the fish market is a line of cheaters, as long as you take a look, he will blow the good-looking "sow" into "Xi Shi", after buying home, it will not take long for the "Xi Shi" to become "Dong Shi". If you want to buy a big fish, you have to look at the fish type to be wide, the color should be bright, the size of the eyes should be commensurate with the face shape, and there is a fish to be spiritual; to buy small fish, you must look at the fish mouth to be short (the distance between the forehead and the mouth is short, the mouth length protrudes to form a right angle, don't buy, don't think that there is a head, in fact, it is a deformed fish); the eyes are not too big (the face is small and the eyes are very large) This is the "old man's head" that has been raised for a long time, but the color is particularly good; the fish body should be wide, and the length of the body looks like there is no momentum (each has a love). According to these conditions and your wisdom, you should be able to buy your favorite Luohan fish, of course, but also your keeper.
It is good to raise Arhats to plant aquatic weeds, and Arhats have the habit of playing with sand, so aquatic weeds must be picked up by him.
Luo han fish prefer to dig sand, we also like to put sand in the cylinder, can cause filtration problems are also quite headache, the solution is one, is to change the original upper filter to the bottom filter, you just need to go to the aquarium store to buy a set of bottom filter guys (a row of catheters, a filter, about 50 yuan bar, mine is made of their own province) first put the catheter at the bottom of the cylinder, spread the filter on the top, and then connect the pump and the catheter, and finally lay the sand to do it, the water is still filtered in the previous filter tank, It's just a layer of sand, but the effect is very different! My tank has been 8 months old and the water is still so clear, just add some water occasionally to replenish the evaporated ones. In addition, luohan fish prefer to dig holes, paved sand is dug up in a pothole before long, I am too lazy to pave it, anyway, it is in vain, it is better to be raised by it ^_^. They can be said to have met old fights between males, ranging from multiple injuries to heavy ones that may be fatal! And the male of the Arhat is very colorful and beautiful. It has been very popular in recent years. And they're a very spiritual fish. Be able to build a good relationship with the host. I think this may be the main reason for the popularity of the city Luohan ~ ~ ~ You think, a fish like your puppy likes you... You can not be moved by it ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Speaking of female fish, the posture is much worse than that of males, in fact, some female fish are also very beautiful. But Luohan lovers unless it is for breeding, generally do not raise mother fish ~~~'You can buy Luohan's special feed, preferably containing vitamins. Or frozen bloodworms and dried shrimp to accompany feeding. If you want to feed small fish, you should first raise the small fish alone for a period of time, disinfect potassium permanganate and then feed it and pinch it when put into the water, so that the fish is easier to eat, reduce the impact of the fish, the amount of each meal should not be more, 70% full is good, the belly can rise slightly; the time is 3-5 minutes to eat as the standard.
There are three deadly diseases of the Luohan fish:
1. Protruding eyes and rotten meat: the reason is that the small fish used to feed (Zhu Wenjin) are fed with antibiotics from childhood to adulthood, and the fish will have protruding eyes and rotten bodies when they eat too much, and they generally cannot be saved after getting sick, even if they are saved, they are crippled and lose the effect of ornamentation.
2. Head hole disease: The cause is probably malnutrition, the feed formula is monotonous and causes the lack of a certain element, so the feed is best diversified, if there is time, you can match the burger (just like the colorful immortals), try to maintain nutritional balance
Unicorn Parrot Fish:
Sixth, short-bodied Genghis Khan shark
Chinese Name: Genghis Khan shark (fish)
Common names: filament catfish, fish catfish.
English name: Latin scientific name pangasius sanitwongsei.
Geographical distribution: Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins in Asia.
Breeding method: Oviparous.
Climate zone: It is endangered in its native state, but is common in ornamental fish markets. (Tiger head shark, great white shark) is its alias.
Freshwater genus of catfish family
Habits: Bottom mesopellet/migration.
Body shape characteristics: body length: up to more than one meter, the obvious feature is the tall dorsal fin (the first spine of the dorsal fin is particularly long) strong body, swimming speed, the mouth is very wide, need a large body of water to feed. Polyculture should be noted, the size of the disparity will be swallowed by it!
Feeding Habits: Carnivorous.
Water temperature: 22-28°C.
P:5.0-7.5.
Care: The rearing method is basically the same as that of blue sharks, which is much bolder than that of blue sharks. It prefers small fish and shrimp, and can also be fed artificial feed. Strong physique, not easy to get sick.
It can be polycultured with Arowana, Arapaima, Paparazzi Whale, Pencil and other large and small fish. This fish is fierce and should not be polycultured with small fish and warm fish. Close relatives include king salmon, Nile catfish and so on.
7. Short-bodied dinosaur fish
Dinosaur fish is an ancient fish that is known as living fossils in aquariums. Like Arowana and Lungfish, they are large fish that are "living fossils". Dinosaur fish have a strong physique and grow at a medium speed. It is not difficult to raise dinosaur fish, small fish, small shrimp and other live bait and fish worms can accept frozen Antarctic shrimp, fish particles and other food can also be fed, basically they are not picky bait.
Dinosaurs are carnivorous fish, strong ability to accept feed, what small fish, bread worms, red worms, animal offal, chicken and the like are all received as ordered, but the internal organs, chicken and other mixed water, the first choice should be small fish. Dinosaurs generally prey on rabbits, quickly bite when small fish swim to the mouth, and then swallow like snakes, and will take the initiative when hungry. Some aquarists say that dinosaurs mainly rely on smell to find food, poor vision, this point of view I dare not agree, the general poor vision of the fish eyeballs will degenerate very small, such as the Nile devil, some fish such as the carp blind fish and even eye degradation, but dinosaurs are not like this, have a pair of "watery" big eyes, I have seen many times dinosaurs to the distant small fish to take the initiative. Although sometimes dinosaurs swim at the bottom of the tank with their heads down in search of food, like hunting dogs looking for prey, and seem to be foraging by smell, I think its vision is much better than expected.
How to raise dinosaur fish:
Fish tank: the structure of the dinosaur body is relatively soft, so the size of the living environment requirements are not so harsh, for small varieties of about 30 cm, 60 cm tank can be, but in order to grow its good water body the bigger the better, for the dinosaur king, the big flower dinosaur such a large variety, you have to use a large aquarium to raise, if you want to grow to more than 50 cm, it is best to prepare a tank of more than one meter and five. If possible, you can create a landscape for them in the fish tank, lay some bottom sand, put a piece of sunken wood and the like (sunken wood is a good thing, it is said that the chemicals that can be released in the water to stabilize the mood of the fish can also provide a hiding place for the fish), and you can also put some PVC hollow tubes for them to hide.
Water: Dinosaurs generally live in weak acid to neutral water, but its water quality requirements are very low, do not have to pay too much attention to what PH softness and hardness and other problems, the general tap water can be used for a few days, when changing water can even directly change tap water (Oh, prudence or use sleepy water bar). As for the water temperature, I heard some aquarists say that dinosaurs can adapt to very low water temperatures, I do not agree with this practice, because if you want to raise a fish, you must try to give it the best living conditions, the temperature should be better than 25, Oh, the temperature is low, be careful that the government accuses you of animal cruelty.
Day-to-day management:
Dinosaurs are pretty much the best tropical fish to keep.
First, it is not afraid of lack of oxygen, the dinosaur's swim bladder has evolved into an auxiliary respiratory organ (this phenomenon is very common in ancient fish, such as walruses, bowfin fish, knives, Nile devils, crocodiles, lungfish, etc. have this feature), so when it is not enough oxygen in the water, it simply breathes a few breaths of air, and you can often see dinosaurs swimming to the surface of the water to breathe air.
Second, the surface of the dinosaur's body was covered with diamond-shaped hard scales, forming a protective layer, so the dinosaur could tolerate harsh water quality, also had good resistance, and rarely got sick. But this does not mean that the dinosaurs are invincible, in order to raise dinosaurs or to give it a good environment, although its adaptability is super strong, but beyond its tolerance limits as usual to hang up, for small dinosaurs more attention, young dinosaurs resistance to salt resistance are poor.
Polyculture: Dinosaurs are lower fish, so you can polyculture some middle and upper-class fish when polyculture, but pay attention to the size of the difference, because dinosaurs are not good people, when hungry can eat a lot of fish. In addition, you should also be careful that dinosaurs are hung up by other fish, so it is recommended not to be polycultured with red-tailed cats, tiger skin ducks and the like, because dinosaur fish are in the lower layer, and they are not able to compete with some large fish in the lower layer. Dinosaur fish try to avoid polyculture with blunt-snouted lungfish, while Australian lung, victorian lung and South American star point lung can be polycultured with dinosaurs.
8. Short-bodied red-tailed cat
This fish is easy to raise and grows quickly. Individual rearing with small differences in body size.
The bait is live bait, meat pieces, etc., which are used in the country of origin as edible fish, and are also used to remove dead animals from the river.
This fish will affect the feeding when it first enters the aquarium, and after a period of adaptation to the environment, it can eat all the smaller fish raised in the same tank.
Red-tailed catfish is a nocturnal fish (after years of artificial breeding, the habits of nocturnal walking have basically changed), it is very active at night, and it likes to bump around, so don't do too complicated landscaping in the tank, and don't plant aquatic plants and the like.
After suddenly turning on the lights at night, it is easy to be frightened and crash into the cylinder. When fishing, there will also be a temporary fading phenomenon due to fright.
The amount of food and excretion is more, the filtration needs to be strengthened, and it is easy to breed in poor water quality environments, blindfold and gill symptoms. (Flippers can be treated according to the Arowana Calamus Treatment Method)
Red-tailed catfish, lively and active, require larger aquariums.
Sexually mature red-tailed catfish can make cat-like calls, sub-adult small fish under 30 cm, the stomach bag is not fully developed, overfeeding or sudden changes in the environment, and the stress of vomiting after being frightened.
Like catfish, red-tailed catfish are prone to swallowing small instrument parts, but can mostly spit themselves out afterwards. In severe cases, you can also use forceps to reach into the stomach bag and clip it out.
Catfish in the catfish family are not tolerant of salt and fish medicine because they do not have scales. If too much salt is added to the aquarium, it will have symptoms of epidermal mucosa epidermis!
Special attention should be paid when adding salt and medicinal food to the red-tailed catfish. It is easy to die of blackening of the gills due to overdose and poor water quality.
Do not feed loach, loach is extremely tenacious, and the strong struggle after entering the stomach bag of the red-tailed catfish can also cause irritation to make the red-tailed catfish vomit.
Red-tailed catfish have a large amount of food, and once an aquarium introduced 6 breeding, eclipsed 1 kg of fry, and set a record of swallowing 1 kg of small crabs in 15 minutes.
This fish is easy to raise, feeding needs to have a filter, and requires separate feeding, in the neutral or weak alkaline soft water quality life is good, the water temperature is about 25 ° C, the bait is live bait, fish meat, etc., there is not much to pay attention to, when entering the water need to pay attention to some. The water in the tank and the bag, the water temperature and the water quality are different, if you pour the fish directly into the fish tank, the fish will be uncomfortable, the light is not lively or cold, and the heavy one may die on the spot.
In order to solve this problem, we must cross the water before entering the tank: the newly purchased fish with the bag into the tank for 20 minutes, and then it is the most critical bag, many people will be anxious to open the bag, which is not correct, because the bag is generally filled with pure oxygen, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is also high, and the sudden release will make the fish unable to adapt in a short period of time and cause danger, so it will generally use a needle to puncture several large holes above the mouth of the bag. After about 5--10 minutes, the oxygen in the bag will naturally co-dissolve with the air outside the bag, and it is absolutely safe to open the bag at this time;
Then scoop out 1/10 of the water in the original bag, and then scoop 1/10 of the water from your tank into the bag, during which you should keep pumping in the bag, observe whether the fish is uncomfortable, repeat the above action after an hour, and then repeat the above action every 30 minutes until the change is finished, the water in the original bag should be poured out, do not pour into your own tank, and finally sink the bag into the water and release the fish.