How much is the silver arowana on the market? How do you raise it?

Silver arowana generally refers to double-bearded hyoid fish, also known as silver dragon, silver swordfish, silver belt, is a beautiful ornamental fish species. How much is the silver arowana now? How do you raise it?

First, the introduction of silver arowana

1. Form

The body of double-whisker hyoid fish is banded. The cleft mouth is obviously oblique, the lower jaw covers the upper jaw, and the lower jaw has a pouch-like structure that can be used to hatch larvae. A pair of jaws. The eyes are big and flexible. The scale is large, the outer edge of the scale is pink and orange and gradually fades as it grows. The anal fin extends from the back of the anus to the caudal stalk, and the dorsal fin is slightly shorter than the anal fin. It can grow up to 120 centimeters.

two。 Distribution

Silver arowana, which lives in tropical rivers and lakes, is quiet and usually swims in an environment full of aquatic plants. It is widely distributed in the Amazon River Basin and its tributaries in South America.

3. food

Arowana is a carnivorous fish, in addition to small fish, but also eat a lot of other things. Such as juvenile fish feed on shrimp, water fleas, Chironomus and other crustaceans and aquatic insects.

How much is the current price of silver arowana?

The price of silver arowana with different specifications and appearance is different.

1. Guangdong and Guangzhou

The pure white blood breed from Indonesia, the price of red-eyed white silver arowana is 680 yuan per piece

two。 Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Silver dragon ornamental fish 2800 yuan per piece

3. Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province

Body length 18-22cm, weight 0.1kg / tail, Yinlong wholesale price is 45 yuan / tail.

Third, how to raise silver arowana now?

1. Water temperature

Silver arowana requires high water temperature. It is recommended that the annual temperature be controlled between 23 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius, and the ph value be controlled between 6 and 8 to prevent excessive acidity. In addition, the change of the four seasons will cause a difference in temperature, so remember to adjust the temperature of the fish tank.

two。 Light

The light of the silver arowana is controlled at about 8 hours a day. Without light, the back of the silver dragon will become dim. Silver arowana body shows silver, there is no color attraction, the use of tricolor white tube on it. If possible, let the silver arowana absorb natural light as far as possible. If you use the light alone, the back of the silver arowana may turn black.

3. Change water

Need to change water about twice a week, about 30% each time. In addition, it is also necessary to scrub the fish tank frequently to keep it clean and dirt-free, and at the same time clean up the food residue in time to avoid water pollution, breeding bacteria and causing silver arowana to get sick.

4. Feed

In addition to special dragon fish feed, they can also be fed with fish and shrimp to increase nutrition.

5. Mixed culture

Silver arowana is large and ferocious, so it is not recommended to mix with other fish.

The arowana is relatively large and grows fast, so it is best to choose a larger one when preparing the fish tank.