How to raise swallow tail

Swallowtail fish is an ornamental fish with a light brown body color and a body length of 8-10cm. Many people like to raise one at home. How to raise swallowtail fish?

1. Purchase fish tanks and disinfect them

When purchasing fish tanks, it is recommended to choose the specifications of 120*50*45cm in length, width and height respectively. After selecting the tank, sterilization should be carried out before use. Generally, it should be brushed with high concentration of potassium permanganate water, and then soaked in low concentration of potassium permanganate water for about one day.

2, choose fish

Go to a fish shop and buy one or more healthy, lively and lovely fish. Put them in a bag and add some water to take home.

3, put fish

Pour out the low concentration potassium permanganate water in the fish tank, pour some acidic soft water, put the fish together with the bag into the water for about 15 minutes, then untie the bag and put the fish into the tank.

4. Feeding requirements

Do not feed for the first three days, then feed twice a day, preferably with small fish eaten within five minutes each time.

5, change water

Three days or so for 1/3 or 1/2 of the water, pay attention not to use just connected out of the tap water, tap water connected out, it is best to put on two or three days, and then give the fish change, because tap water contains a lot of harmful substances to fish, another is to pay attention to the water temperature control, new water and the original tank of water, water temperature difference not plus or minus 1 degree optimal.

6, water temperature requirements

The water temperature is generally 28~30 ° C, it is difficult to meet this requirement all year round under natural conditions, so it is necessary to use heating rods, and when selecting heating rods, we must choose reliable products.

7. Lighting equipment

Swallowtail fish light requirements are not high, generally 15 square meters of fish tank has a 40W bulb is enough, but in the breeding tank should add a small lamp as a permanent light, one is to avoid the switch to the fish instantly scared, the other is to help the larvae attached to the body of the fish, to prevent big fish hurt larvae. Specifications ranging from 10 to 40w can be selected.