How big can a kissing fish grow?

Kissing fish is a member of the marsh fish family, native to Thailand, Indonesia, Sumatra and other places. It is famous for "kissing" each other. It is a common ornamental fish and belongs to one of the small ornamental fish species. Because the two fish kiss each other, they are named kissing fish and are loved by many fish friends. Let's take a look at how big the kissing fish can grow.

How old can a kissing fish grow?

Kissing fish can grow to 20cm in wild conditions and 3cm in aquaculture. They like to inhabit tropical rivers. They are often used as edible fish in the country of origin. The requirements for water quality are not strict, the gregarious nature is not obvious, and they swim very slowly. It is elegant and elegant, with charming charm and ornamental value.

How long does the kissing fish live?

Kissing fish can live for 6 to 7 years, usually reach sexual maturity in about a year, mild temperament, live in groups in various water layers, and can be mixed with other fish, eating miscellaneous food, not picky at all, bread worms, broken earthworms, artificial feed, not only fast growth, resistance is also good, rarely sick, open branches and loose leaves of children and grandchildren, there is no fixed breeding season under artificial breeding conditions, and reproduction is relatively simple. It is better to feed in pairs and feed in large quantities in order to facilitate reproduction.

How do you raise kissing fish?

1. Fish tank: we all know that adult kissing fish can reach 20 to 30 centimeters long, and smaller kissing fish can reach more than 10 centimeters. According to the ratio of fish tank to fish body length at 3:1, the fish tank should be at least 90 centimeters. However, most people buy kissing fish at about 10 centimeters, so the fish tank can be 40 to 60 centimeters long.

2. Water temperature: kissing fish can live in a water temperature of 1830 degrees Celsius, usually above 22 degrees Celsius. If raised in winter, you do not have to install a heater if you have heating in your home. Install a thermometer to observe the water temperature at any time. If the water temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius, you need to buy a thermostat. In addition, raising kissing fish has no strict requirements on water quality, and likes weak acid soft water.

3, feed: kissing fish is easy to raise because it does not choose food, animal feed and plant feed, like to eat red fish and insects, like to eat aquatic plants and moss.

4. Collocation: kissing fish swim slowly and are not suitable for raising with strong fish species, such as cannibal Pomfret, Luohan fish, Sanjie and so on. It is best to raise some species that are smaller and milder than kissing fish.

5. Male and female: it is difficult to distinguish between male and female of kissing fish, and the larvae can hardly distinguish between male and female. Adult males generally have wide and long buttocks and slender bodies, while females have narrow anal fins, broad and thick bodies and slightly bulging abdomen.

6, reproduction: kissing fish directly lay floating eggs, floating on the surface, the eggs are amber, such as white, it means that the eggs are not fertilized. After laying eggs, the parent fish can be fished out and the eggs can be hatched artificially. The larvae can be hatched in 20 to 24 hours. After 2 to 3 days, the larvae should be fed with a large amount of gray water, otherwise they will starve to death. After 2 to 3 days, the larvae can be fed to the big worms. At 15 to 20 days, the fast-growing larvae should be divided into two or three boxes to ensure a higher survival rate. Sometimes more than 9000 larvae can survive in a litter.