Because there are two small whiskers on both sides of the mouth, it swims like a small mouse, hence the name ratfish! Loved the old water with strong currents! Now there are about 160 kinds of species found, and the short-mouth series are very good to raise, the body is strong and not picky eaters, and it can also clean up the food residue at the bottom of the tank, which is a veritable small expert in cleaning the tank! Will breathe with the intestines, not afraid of lack of oxygen! The lifespan is very long, and it can survive for 7.8 years under normal circumstances! Some varieties can live for more than ten years!
First of all, when buying rat fish, choose the lively one. Don't buy it if you have a stomach, it may be sent internally! Endophyll is a common disease of rat fish, and because it is not resistant to drugs itself, it is not too easy to treat, and it is also contagious! So choose fish carefully!
Fish tank arrangement, it is best to have sunken wood for them to hide and play! And generally the rat fish are laid on the bottom of the tank with a special sand such as rat sand, you will find that they will put their mouths into the fine sand, and then the sand filters out from the two cheeks, leaving the real thing, very interesting! It can be said that the rat fish without fine sand is unhappy
Ratfish are also very different from other ornamental fish when they breed, and they have their own traditional methods! During the estrus period, you will dance the T-shaped dance, during the spawning period you will find the broodstock in heat chasing each other in the tank, the female fish will awl to the male fish abdomen, at this time the male fish will discharge semen, and then the female will use her mouth to apply the semen to the position where the eggs will be laid, and then spawn on it! Isn't that weird enough!
At present, I have raised several varieties of rat fish, generally coffee, peppercorns, albinism, pearls! A little more advanced are Niqing, gold wire gold, black gold red head, which is the three kinds on the picture! I don't know why panda rats are always unable to feed, it is estimated that there are too many offspring of artificial breeding, resulting in poor physique! Many people say that ratfish are very intelligent and interactive, and it is true! If you want to find the real fun of breeding, you have to rely on everyone to observe and explore! This issue is here, thank you for your support!