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In this issue, we will talk about the feeding of Fighting Fish in Thailand, and will talk about the order from these aspects: feeding utensils, habits, water bodies, water changes, feed, feeding methods and domestication.
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1. Any transparent container with a water volume of two liters. This should be the basic amount of water required for an adult male, the kind of mini box that children play with, and if it is kept for a long time, it is undoubtedly a kind of abuse for the fish.
Transparent containers greater than or equal to two liters are preferred
2. Fish straw. Especially in small fish tanks without bottom sand, it is very suitable for sucking out residual bait and excrement, and can be used to maintain water quality.
This 28 cm long straw is more suitable for raising bucket fish
3. A bucket. Used to nourish water, tap water storage for at least 3 days, if possible, you can put an oxygen head, violent oxygen overnight, used as an emergency use without problems. The role of violent oxygen and water placement is mainly to remove chlorine and other heavy metals from tap water, which is better for fish farming or flower farming.
It is best to choose a larger bucket with a minimum of 16L
4, small basins and small leaks. It is an essential tool for fish lovers in general, especially when changing water.
As long as it is a suitable container, it will be ok
5, the bottom sand and plants are dispensable, if you need to use the bottom sand, you must wash it before putting it into the tank. The bottom sand color can be as you like, or you can choose a dark color, so that the fish is easy to color (the same applies to other fish).
Native cylinder landscaping
6, mirror or round-headed chopsticks, to show the male bucket fish mirror and with chopsticks (chopsticks of the pointed column object can also interact with the bucket fish) to tease, you can train the fins. If you do not spread your fins for a long time, you will be sluggish, and even lose your fighting spirit, which will reduce your ornamentality. When you have time to interact with the fighting fish, you will find that their eyes can move.
A small mirror with a handle is more convenient
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The nature of fighting fish (especially males) is to be aggressive. Especially when seeing males of the same kind, they will spread their tail fins and open their gills with each other, and show off their might with each other.
Therefore, male fighting fish try not to keep them together when they are adults, unless your tank is large enough and the grass is flourishing. The fight between male fighting fish is basically a "duel". But if the two cylinders are put together to show them each other, you can enjoy them showing the most beautiful heroism! !
Female fighting fish can basically be farmed together in multiple strips. But the prerequisites for co-parenting are:
a. Growing up together and always in the same tank.
b. There is enough space, and shelter can be provided for hiding.
Fighting fish collection
★ Summary: Roughly speaking, the female fighting fish can be co-bred, and sometimes there will be a phenomenon of chasing and biting, but it will not be "fatal", and if you eat more and have more space, the phenomenon of fighting will be reduced. It should be noted that even if the female fish is originally raised alone, it can no longer be co-bred in the future, and the female fish that are separated and raised together will still attack each other like male fish. Even a male and a female, if they do not breed intentionally, cannot be kept together, and the male fish have a stronger sense of territory.
Fighting fish is actually a very cute fish, after a period of familiarity, it will react to your every move. As soon as you get close to them, you will swim around excitedly, and even when your fingers are close to the surface of the water, it will jump up and peck, and the interaction is very good.
Some fighting fish (especially wild buckets) will jump the tank, which can be covered with gauze or mesh cloth, cut out a small hole for feeding, and then tie the cylinder mouth with a thread, which is beautiful and practical. Simply remove the mesh during water change and cleaning.
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Method 1 (transparent water)
The advantage of transparent water is that it is better ornamental, conventional tap water (stored for more than three days) can be used, even if it is sunburned under the sun to be dried out of the green algae does not matter, fighting fish has super adaptability. Or a night of violent oxygen, which can also quickly remove chlorine from the water.
Transparent body of water
Method 2 (Olive Leaf Water)
Olive kernel leaf soaking water will release a large number of substances such as tannic acid, oxalic acid, folic acid, tannic acid and humic acid. Among them, the role of these acidic substances include softening water quality, inhibiting bacteria and promoting protein growth, which has a very good effect on stabilizing water quality, and can quickly reduce the PH value in water, commonly known as acid reduction, which is a very good water quality additive for Thai fighting fish.
Olive kernel leaves
★ Summary
The water suitability of the fighting fish is relatively high, and the only feared water quality is the water that has not been replaced for a long time. There are harmful substances such as ammonia nitrogen and nitrite that exceed the standard, so that most of them will appear "climbing the cylinder" or "rotten tail". If the chlorine removal in the water is not clean, it is also easy to cause damage to the mucous membrane on the surface of the body, increasing the risk of disease. The water temperature is best controlled at more than 20 degrees (including the need to heat up and then add the tank when changing the water), the water temperature is too low or the temperature difference during the water change is too large, and the fighting fish are prone to white spot disease.
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The time of changing the water is generally 3-5 days, and the method generally used in the Malaysian competition fish fighting field is to use a spare tank, and after the good water is matched, the fighting fish will be directly fished over. For players, you can use a small basin, first match the good water, and then catch fish for water.
Generally, when we change the water, we use a separate brewed olive kernel leaf water (some players like to directly put the olive kernel leaf into the tank, so there is no problem, mainly based on the player's preference), and then according to the fish type to compare the water. For example, the short-tailed type (such as the general) is raised in a 5:5 ratio, most of the competition type fighting fish can be used to 100% olive kernel leaf water, and the conventional ratio of other fighting fish is 8:2 (8 olive kernel leaves 2 white water). It should be noted that if wild fighting fish are raised, the water level of the fish tank is 60-70%, because the wild bucket fish is easy to jump the tank.
PS: Olive kernel leaf water is somewhat different from the "black water" sold on the market, although it can reduce acid, but the substance contained in olive kernel leaves is more conducive to the growth of fighting fish.
Soak the olive kernel leaves separately in water
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There are generally a variety of options for fighting fish feed, it is best to feed alternately, do not stare at a certain long-term use, which will help their growth.
Artificial feed: It is best to choose a floating feed with a high protein content and a smaller particle content (about one millimeter in diameter) with a content of more than 50%.
Mosquito larvae: The larvae have the effect of replenishing calcium to the bones of the fighting fish, and the staple food of some racing fighting fish is it.
Red worms: If possible, live larvae can be used as much as possible, generally for adult feeding.
Water fleas: Water fleas contain a large amount of protein in the body, up to 40%-60%, which increases the metabolism of fighting fish and promotes growth.
Other quick-frozen feeds: such as shrimp, water fleas, red worms, etc., try to choose the products of regular manufacturers, relatively safe.
Small insects, such as rice worm larvae, are non-toxic insects that serve as fighting fish snacks.
It is recommended to use grass crawlers in the opening of juvenile fish, and after 1 month, shrimp can be used as a staple food.
Fine-grained fish food
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The pellet feed can be soaked with one grain first, and the expansion condition can be observed, and the amount of feeding can be inferred according to the size of the volume. Juvenile fish (1-3 months) and adult fish can be three times a day, pay attention to the idea of "feeding less and eating more meals", each time feeding two-thirds of the size of the fish mouth to eat 3-4 grains, to the principle of eight points full. Put down the estimated amount (after eating within three minutes) once, observe the situation of eating, and over time how much you have to feed will have a bottom in your heart. The leftover bait can be removed with a net or straw, otherwise it is easy to affect the water quality.
Fighting fish eat food
In order to attract the attention of the fighting fish, it is best to throw bait with a little fluctuation in the water surface (other fish species are also suitable)!
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Sometimes newly bought fighting fish will be "picky" or "refuse to eat", which is mostly due to the new environment
And the maladaptation of the new bait, the solution is to be hungry for two or three days, feed once, if you do not eat, continue to be hungry, about seven to ten days can be, no longer picky eating, you can match a variety of different foods with the mood, nutritional balance, fighting fish naturally more lively, gorgeous.
interaction
When taming food, the stationary floating feed is not found by the fish, and the feed can be touched with a toothpick to achieve the purpose of causing the fish to be found, and if the fish really does not eat, the bait will be fished out to avoid polluting the water quality.
Well, some of the above introductions to raising Thai fighting fish combine some of the experience of most farms and fighting fish bases in Southeast Asia, and I hope it will be helpful to you. If you like Thai fighting fish, welcome to discuss and communicate together.
Thank you!
In the next issue, we will talk about the breeding of Fighting Fish in Thailand, so stay tuned!
Finally, a personally compiled list of types is attached for you to see the officials and idle
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Thai Fighting Fish
Also known as "Colorful Fighting Fish", alias "Siamese Fighting Fish"
"Siamese fighting fish" or "Betta fish"
class
Actinopteri
eye
Climbing perch anabantiformes
section
Silk-footed perch Osphronemidae
genus
Betta
Wildly distributed
Thailand, Malaysia
Biological description
Breathing with air creates a bubble nest. Used in the study of animal behavior. Male fish will attack each other. With a variety of body fins and colours, it is a popular ornamental fish. In the place of origin, it is often found in ponds, ditches and rice paddies.
Maximum body length
6.5cm
Living environment
Freshwater PH value 5.0-8.0, DH value 9.0-11.0
Adapt to temperature
20-30℃
Attention
Male fish should not be polycultured with other species, and some females can be polycultured