Texas leopard fish is a general term for a class of fish, a collective name for the Cichlid of the Central American genus "Herichthys", or more precisely, it should be called Texas Cichlid, so the so-called "Desa" is also a vague name, a collective name for the Red Texas Leopard hybrid in Thailand and the crossfish with strong Genes in Texas Leopard.
Chinese scientific name
Texas leopard fish
world
animal kingdom
door
Chordata
Submen
Vertebrate subphylum
Basic content
The example given by aquaphile cho2122 is the "cyanoguttatus" of the genus h, which was previously imported from Beijing and is called the dot Texas leopard. But the most commonly seen on the market is H carpintis, the so-called Hulk is actually a regional species of this species. Introduction Family name: Cider family; origin: South America Amazon River, Mexican Texas leopard origin should be the Amazon River, after the introduction to the Texas waters of the United States, the growth and reproduction is also very good. The fish is 20 to 30 cm long, wearing a stone cyan with blue spots and blue spots, and the back of the adult fish is gray-black. The head is large and heavy, and it is even more fierce. The pearl-like spots of the fish are colorful and can arouse the love of many young fish fans. Texas leopards are strong and thrive in any water quality above 20°C. Do not choose to eat, like animal food, adult fish also swallow small fish, can not be combined with small ornamental fish. Texas leopards are difficult to distinguish between male and female. Males have a long dorsal fin, a tip up to the tail, and a raised and broad head; females have a relatively short dorsal fin with a flat upper edge of the head. Breeding of Texas leopards is not difficult. An aquarium of more than 40 cm long should be prepared first and injected with new clean and old water. And adjust the water temperature to 26 degrees, pH but should be stable at about 6.5-7. Choose a purple sand flower pot, place it on the side of the water, and the Texas leopard ovulates and fertilizes in the pot. The male fish takes on the task of guarding the eggs. At this time, if there is a fierce fish larger than the fish swimming close to the male fish, he will take the initiative to attack regardless of the danger to his life. The eggs hatch at 36 hours and grow into juveniles after 3 days of water. The whole body is covered with patches of blue-green metallic luster, which is very ornamental.
Habitat: Guatemala
Living environment: neutral water is enough
Diet: Omnivorous, from live bait to artificial feed is acceptable
Body length: 20 ~ 30 cm Attack power: 4 Super famous raptor
Polyculture: Quite ferocious cichlids, can be polycultured with fish with high attack power such as flower tigers (not easy to polyculture). Water temperature: 22 to 26 degrees.