What are the eating habits of ornamental fish?

There are many species of ornamental fish, and their eating habits are also more complex. according to their preference for food, they can be divided into plant eating habits, animal eating habits and omnivorous habits. In each large category of ornamental fish, different species have different eating habits. For example, koi is omnivorous fish, no matter for animal bait such as earthworm, silkworm pupa, shrimp, or plant bait such as wheat bran, bean cake, corn flour, green vegetables, fruit and so on. The vast majority of tropical fish are carnivorous and like to eat animal bait; some tropical fish are omnivorous, eating both animal and plant bait; only a few tropical fish eat live bait or mainly plant bait. No matter what kind of eating tropical fish, in the fry and larval stage, there must be miniature live bait for its feeding, in order to smoothly develop and grow normally.

Animal natural baits are mainly zooplankton, benthos and insect larvae, which are distributed in freshwater bodies all over China. Small fish and shrimp, snail meat, terrestrial insects, yellow powder insects, livestock meat and so on can be used as bait for ornamental fish. Animal fresh bait is rich in nutrition, high in protein and comprehensive in fat, vitamins and trace elements, which can promote the growth and development of ornamental fish, mature gonads, enhance fecundity, and maintain bright and beautiful body color. Botanical bait, there are phytoplankton born in the water, ornamental fish often feed on green algae, diatoms, xanthophytes and so on, as well as tender leaves of aquatic plants. Aquatic plant debris, scalded vegetable leaves and artificial bait are also eaten by ornamental fish.