Kissing fish, milky white side flat oval body with a metallic luster, are very active in the aquarium freely shuttle, and from time to time use their light flesh-colored mouths to nibble on aquatic weeds, aquarium walls, and ornaments on algae and moss.
They sometimes work upside down upside down, sometimes sneak around, swim quickly to the surface of the water, and use their unique auxiliary respiratory organs like other fighting fish to breathe directly into the air on the surface of the water, although the kissing fish is so busy, it is still not a good "aquarium scavenger".
Because, although they like to peck at algae, but not their staple food, kissing fish eat a large amount, can accept any bait, nibbling algae is just its natural nature and supplement its habits and active and a lot of physical energy consumption, with growth and development, its excrement will also increase a lot, almost more than the dirt it "cleans"!
So, why is this tropical fish of ordinary color and body shape loved by many aquarium enthusiasts?
That's because when two kissing fish meet, both sides will invariably stick out their long jagged lips and touch each other vigorously, just like lovers "kissing", not separated for a long time. However, this "hot kiss" is not "courtship", but a fight.
Because the kissing fish has the habit of defending the "territory", when the two meet, they use long lips to fight each other to resolve the "territory" dispute, until one side retreats and gives in, and the "kissing" is over. The victor does not continue to chase and fight, but continues to bury his head in its cleaning work, as if nothing had happened.
<h1>habit</h1>
Kissing fish are mild in temperament, move in groups in various water layers, and can be polycultured with other fish. And it has a miscellaneous diet, not picky at all, bread worms, broken earthworms, artificial feed, what the owner feeds, it eats
<h1>Shape</h1>
The body length of kissing fish is generally 20 to 30 cm. The body is oblong. The head is large and the mouth is large, especially the lips are thick and large, with fine serrations.
The eyes are large with yellow circles. The dorsal fin and fin are particularly long, extending from the posterior margin of the gill cap to the caudal stalk, and the middle of the trailing edge of the caudal fin is slightly concave. The pectoral and ventral fins are fan-shaped, and the caudal fins are normal. The color of the body is mainly fleshy white, shaped like a duck egg.
The suitable water temperature of kissing fish is 21 ~ 28 ° C, and it prefers acidic soft water. Can scrape solid algae, scrape up and down when scraping, extremely lively, kissing fish docile temperament, active, should be mixed with more dynamic tropical fish.
There is also a pale cyan species of kissing fish, although it is rare, while another heart-shaped species sold on the aquarium market is their artificially modified species to make their shape more attractive.
<h1>fodder</h1>
Gluttonous, the main food is frozen brine worms, earthworms, has a special preference for salmon trout eggs.
<h1>reproduction</h1>
Fighting fish breed differently. It does not spit on the nest, but directly lays floating eggs, floating on the surface of the water. The egg is amber in color, and if it is whitish, it means that the egg is not fertilized.
Kissing fish is easy to raise, it has no special requirements for water quality, the water temperature is between 22-26 degrees Celsius, many students in the dormitory with small tea cups, small bottles also feed the kissing fish.
However, due to the large size of the kissing fish, it is recommended to choose a larger feeding tank.
Kissing fish not only grow fast in size, but also have good resistance and rarely get sick. Kissing fish do not have a fixed breeding season under artificial rearing conditions, and kissing fish enter sexual maturity when they are 15 months old, and can breed multiple times a year.
Since kissing fish have the habit of devouring fish eggs, more floating aquatic grasses should be planted in the breeding tank.
Kissing fish have mild habits and do not pose a threat to any other fish, making them suitable for mixed rearing.