How do traffic light fish breed?

Traffic light fish also known as red lotus fish, neon fish, red and green neon fish, red light fish, etc., the whole body covered with green luster, from the head to the tail there is a bright blue-green belt, the back half of the body blue-green belt below there is a red belt, abdomen blue-white, red belt and blue belt throughout the whole body, dazzling, let's take a look at how traffic light fish reproduce!

Traffic light fish breeding environment

Traffic light fish mainly inhabits in the dark waters and clear water areas of Solimonis River in South America. Its habitat is a typical tropical rain forest climate, hot and rainy all year round, the temperature is between 20~26℃, the pH value is between 5.0~7.0 (acidic), and the GH value is between 1~2. It is best to raise soft water, but after many generations of breeding, it can also accept the hardness of tap water.

SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION OF TRAUMONICHTHUS

The main method of identifying male and female of traffic light fish is that male fish body is thinner than female fish body, anal fin end is sharp, and color is darker. Female fish in reproductive period body plump, anal fin fan shape, body color is lighter.

How do traffic lights reproduce?

Traffic light fish entered sexual maturity at 6 months old, 8~10 months old was the best breeding period, female fish were raised separately with male fish for several days when abdomen expanded, fed enough food, and then paired into boxes. The breeding water quality should be pH 5.6 ~6.8, GH1~3.5°, water temperature 25℃, and put into artificial fish nest. The breeding tank should be shaded and kept quiet. A female fish can lay about 150 eggs. After spawning, the parent fish will be taken out to avoid swallowing eggs. The fry will hatch in 24 hours.

Traffic Light Caviar Management

Traffic light caviar fish small, swimming volume is small, bait to the mouth to eat. The egg yolk water is sieved by a 200 mesh net and fed drop by drop by a straw. After a period of time, when the larvae swim normally, the egg yolk grey water screened by a 150 mesh net is fed instead. Larvae grow slowly and ingest grey water from egg yolk longer than other small breeds. In addition, the hatching water quality of larvae was very soft, and the water temperature was completely different from that of daily rearing. When the larvae grow to 5 mm, they should be moved into large tanks to be raised, and attention should be paid to the process of adapting to water quality.