How to raise neon fish?

Neon light fish, also known as traffic light fish, red lotus light fish, etc., like collective activities. Red and green flicker is very gorgeous and beautiful when swimming. Raising a few beautiful neon light fish in the water tank can show the aura of the family. However, as many friends are not good at raising them, they can only be prohibitive. Let's take a look at how to raise neon fish.

Morphological characteristics of neon light fish

Neon fish is petite, with a total length of 3 cm to 4 cm and small fins. There is a neon longitudinal band above the side line. From the eye to the front of the caudal stalk, it is green and blue under light refraction. The caudal stalk is bright red, red and green flicker when swimming, raising dozens of red and green fish, such as watching fireworks, the dorsal fin is located in the middle of the back, the anal fin is extended to the back of the caudal stalk, and each fin is transparent.

How do neon fish breed?

1. Time: when neon fish are six to eight months old, they will enter the period of sexual maturity, which belongs to egg-laying fish, and the spring and autumn season is the best time for artificial reproduction. When breeding, choose the one with a body length of about 5 cm as parent fish.

2. Environment: PH5.6~6.8 is required for breeding water, which is slightly acidic and the water temperature is 25 to 26 degrees Celsius. The breeding tank should be placed in a place where there is no bright light and no direct light, and brown silk and other spawning attachments should be placed in the tank. A fish tank of 600mm, 200mm, 200mm is recommended.

3. Reproduction: at dusk, the neon fish parent fish are male to female, and the male / female ratio is put into the breeding fish tank. The parent fish usually spawn in the morning, and the eggs are small and transparent. Each pair of parent fish can lay about 120 eggs. After spawning, neon female parent fish should be fished out and raised separately.

4. Hatching: neon fish fertilized eggs need to be attached to the fish nest to hatch, so the breeding tank should be filled with golden grass or brown silk, which can also be laid at the bottom of the box. The fertilized eggs can hatch the larvae after about 24-36 hours, and can swim and feed after 3 days. The young fish grow very rapidly, reach sexual maturity in about 5 months, and can reproduce many times a year.

Culture method of neon light fish

1, difficulty: neon light fish culture has a certain degree of difficulty, the demand for water temperature is more strict, 24 degrees Celsius is the best. It should be noted that the water temperature needs to be relatively constant, and the temperature difference can not be shaken too violently, which makes the breeding of neon fish difficult.

2, temperature: neon light fish culture has a certain degree of difficulty, the demand for water temperature is more strict, 24 degrees Celsius is the best. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the water temperature does not move and shake too violently. Neon light fish culture has a certain degree of difficulty. Neon fish livelihood, the most suitable water temperature is 24 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius.

3. Water quality: the water quality environment suitable for neon light fish to make a living is soft water, the PH value is 5.5 to 7.0 of weak acidity, and the specific suitable livelihood hardness is dGH2.0~4.0N. The light in the farmed fish tank should be dim, and appropriate aquatic plants should be planted so as to block out the light.

4, fish food: neon light fish culture fish food, should choose some suitable artificial fish food for feeding neon light fish, choose regular brand fish food, can make its body color more beautiful.

5. Mixed culture: neon fish have appropriate gentle character, sensitive swimming speed, and love to live in groups, so they can be mixed with small tropical fish with gentle character. But it is not suitable for mixed culture with large fish.