Rainbow shark is not a shark, it is a small fish in the middle and lower layers, basically can grow to 10-15 cm, the body size is similar to the adult ruby, and the same kind of special like to fight, not the whole you live and die, as if life is incomplete.
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It can generally be polycultured with medium-sized fish, but the chance of being bullied is relatively large. It is best not to polyculture with buggy-style fish such as parrots, which may not only be bullied, but eaten. Parrot fish's intimidating personality really dare not compliment, the example of blowing up the rainbow shark I have seen at least three times, so stay away from parrots and cherish life.
It is best not to polyculture with small fish with large differences in size, rainbow sharks are carnivorous fish and will prey on small fish. Of course, if the small fish are put into the aquarium as bait, it is another matter.
Rainbow shark market holdings are still relatively considerable, and the price itself is not high, basically between a few yuan and tens of yuan. Adult rainbow sharks are slender, with a predominantly light brown body color and orange-red fins.
The fish's home is Thailand, and it has strong adaptability, so it is not a hassle to raise, but the temperature is best controlled above 20 degrees Celsius, usually around 24 degrees Celsius. The water quality is neutral and acidic, between 6.6-7, the hardness is 4-12, and you can usually put some aquatic weeds to improve the aesthetics and act as a dodge.
Aquarists who are interested in polyculture can unlock the polyculture program on their own, but they cannot be polycultured with small fish with filamentous fins, this guy's mouth is a bit underwhelmed, and he always habitually chases each other to bite. Friends who do not want to be polycultural can raise one alone, or increase the density to raise several more. Whether it is single or multi-breeding, it is necessary to take into account its strong sense of territory, and one of the purposes of polyculture is also to increase density and reduce their territorial awareness.
In general, the rainbow shark is still relatively gentle with other fish, but the personality differences between different individuals have made some aquarists suffer losses during the polyculture period, and some friends who do not know its habits have paid tuition. Rainbow sharks are middle and lower class fish, like old water, can feed fish worms, water earthworms, usually also eat some algae.
This fish is agile and lively, so it cannot be mixed with fish that basically have no ability to fight back. If you want to mix with a more agile small fish, it is best to put the small fish first, and then put the rainbow shark into the tank. At present, there is no set of practical polyculture programs, but it is determined that it cannot be polycultured with the immortals, there are successful polycultures with traffic lights, there are also parrot fish, map fish polyculture successfully, and tiger skin polyculture is probably not OK, in most cases, rainbow sharks are not opponents.
Rainbow shark has a relative called "red-tailed black shark", these two fish are the same genus of wild carp, life habits and personality are almost the same, the difference is that the body of the red-tailed black shark is black, only the tail fin is red. The bleached red-tailed black shark is called the pink shark.
Rainbow shark hair color, will appear according to the environment and different depths, looks particularly like red-tailed black sharks, but the ordinary red-tailed black shark is cheaper than the rainbow shark, if you just want to raise a similar fish, you can consider the red-tailed black shark, but the breed is more concerned about friends, it is best to distinguish between the two kinds of fish according to the fins, body color.
Friends who don't like tossing will probably like rainbow sharks. A fish, a few grasses, such a plain and indifferent fish farming day may be a good cultivation of sentiment. In this way, many things are connected, no matter how tossed before, in the end, I like to be flat and enjoy the realm of things themselves.
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