How big can the map fish grow?

Map fish, also known as pig larvae, tail fish, black pig fish, starfish, etc., originated in South America's Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil's Amazon River basin, healthy map fish can generally grow up to 30 centimeters long, and its life span can generally reach about 10 years, let's take a look at how big the map fish can grow!

How big can the map fish grow?

Map fish is one of the larger tropical fish, which can be up to 30 centimeters long in captivity. In other words, the average adult of map fish is 35 centimeters long. Map fish is a stratigraphic water fish, growing rapidly, longevity is also longer, can live for more than 10 years, can be described as a long-lived tropical fish. According to relevant information, there have been records of map fish living in the aquarium for 13 years.

How big a tank does it take to keep map fish?

Because of the larger individual size of the map fish, we must choose a larger aquarium when raising. Because this kind of fish eats a lot of food, and its excretion capacity is very strong, so its growth rate is very fast, can grow about 3 cm per month, it is recommended to choose 60 cm long, 45 cm wide, 50 cm high fish tank breeding.

What do map fish eat to grow fast?

1. Loach: remember to cut it into sections, or you may die by piercing the intestines of the Loach!

2. Live fry: feed live fry, the smaller it is, the more it eats. If your body of water is big enough, feed it three times a day (that is, morning, noon and evening), each time until 8 minutes full, the map fish can grow more than 3 centimeters a month.

3. Ox heart: the cow heart urges the fish the most, which can make the map fish grow very fast. Although some people think that feeding fish with beef hearts will cause some problems. If the beef heart is not fully eaten, although it has a certain effect on the water. But for fish food, it is hygienic, more hygienic than other live feed, and more nutritious than dry feed.

Factors affecting the growth of map fish

1. Feeding: if you feed more map fish to Loach, live fry and cow heart, you can make it grow fast. But it should be noted that the Loach should be cut into pieces, otherwise the Loach may pierce its intestines and die.

2. Fighting: map fish is a very aggressive fish with a strong regional concept, and its "territory" does not allow other uninvited guests to invade, especially when it enters the period of estrus, and the attacks and fights between them are very frequent and intense.

3. Water quality: if the water is not changed in time, it will affect the health of map fish.

4. Diseases: common diseases of map fish, such as white spot disease, rotten fin disease and so on, will affect their health.