How old can butterfly carp grow in a year?

Butterfly carp is an ornamental fish whose tail fin looks like a butterfly. It is very popular with fishers because of its white body and good appearance. How old can the butterfly carp grow in a year?

1. How old can butterfly carp grow in a year?

How much butterfly carp can grow in a year is related to the water body and feeding methods. Generally good butterfly carps can grow to 50-100cm, and some can grow to 120cm. When breeding, try to change the water every two weeks, the water temperature is controlled at 25-30 degrees, while feeding fish feed, you can feed some supplementary nutrients such as algae.

Second, how to raise butterfly carp?

1. Temperature requirements: the most suitable water temperature for butterfly carp is 25-30 degrees, because this kind of fish is easy to catch a cold below 21 degrees, and even hyperemia and rotten tail disease are easy to occur.

2. Water quality: the water quality should be changed at least every two weeks. when it is found that the water quality is muddy and not fresh, it should be replaced in time. If it is tap water, put the tap water in the sun for 3 days and remove the bleach. You can also put appropriate sea salt into the water to play the role of sterilization and disinfection.

3. Feeding: butterfly carp are not fastidious about feed, general fish feed is fine, and algae can be added in other aspects. It is generally fed once a day, and the amount of feeding should not be too much, because fish often eat to death. And too much food is easy to affect the water quality.

4. Mixed fish: butterfly carp can also be mixed with arowana and rays, but it should be noted that the best mixed culture is the same size as arowana and rays, or even larger than arowana.

Generally speaking, it is hard to say how long butterfly carp can grow in a year, but the good ones may grow to about 100cm.