What kind of fish is best raised as an ornamental fish? If I had to say it, I would definitely vote for the Pauline Lantern Fish, because the body color of this ornamental fish is so gorgeous that it looks like a rainbow. Of course, as a fish originating from South America, the name "Pauline Lantern Fish" is naturally not their scientific name, but an appendix of the Chinese people. Its real name is Neon LipidIdon, and it belongs to the order Teleostidae, Cyprinidae, and The Family OfFicinalis.
Maybe just by looking at this head chart, everyone will think that the size of this Pauline lamp fish is not small. But in fact they are a very small ornamental fish, the adult body is only about four or five centimeters in length. So this greatly limits the value of Pauline lamp fish, under normal circumstances, 1.5 cm ~ 2.5 cm is about three dollars per piece, about 3 cm of one can be sold for four dollars, 5 cm tall is only six or seven dollars can be done.
In addition to its small size, another reason why Pauline lampfish are cheap is that they are very fertile. Despite their petite size, sexually mature female Pauline lampfish can lay more than 1.2 million eggs at a time, and the hatching of eggs takes only one day and one night. Although the survival rate of juvenile fish is not 100%, it is still a very large reproductive mass.
The low price is also the reason why Pauline lantern fish is sought after in the aquarium market, after all, it is worth spending a few dozen dollars to let the family have an exotic tropical aquarium. However, it should be noted that Pauline lamp fish is not so easy to breed, they need to live in weak acidic water quality (pH range is about 5.5 ~ 7), so if your local water hardness is relatively large, it is generally not suitable for breeding Pauline lamp fish. In addition, the water temperature is also exquisite, generally need to be kept at about twenty-three degrees Celsius (positive and negative should not exceed one degree), otherwise it is easy to cause death.
Of course, if you are well equipped with advanced breeding technology, it is still very cost-effective to raise Pauline lamp fish. They are very easy-going and lively, whether they are cultured in the same species or polycultured with other non-aggressive tropical fish. Feeding is also very easy, whether it is dry feed or live bait such as water fleas, which is a very popular food for Pauline lamp fish. And you definitely don't have to worry about being eaten poor by this little thing.
Because it is too small and too weak, in nature, the Pauline lampfish is at the lower end of the food chain. With the exception of some small aquatic insects, plankton, and microorganisms, they are likely to be hunted by any hunter.
Its weak body can only live in slow-flowing rivers, such as Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and other countries. And once the water rises, these unfortunate beings in nature that are difficult to detect with the naked eye are like a catastrophe.
epilogue:
Pauline lampfish are paradoxical creatures, on the one hand, they are extremely weak, both from the perspective of individual strength and adaptation to the environment. On the other hand, they are incredibly powerful, such as their terrifying reproductive ability (to add: Pauline lampfish can reach sexual maturity in eight months) and extremely fast hatching speed. So they are indeed at the lower end of the food chain, but they are at the top from the perspective of group survival.
The first need of life is survival, every species has the right to ensure its own survival, for each of us, starting from ourselves, respect for life is to respect human beings themselves.
The author is a contracted author of NetEase News and NetEase "Each Has An Attitude"