What kind of food does parrot fish eat?

Parrot fish is a tropical fish that lives in coral reefs. It is a kind of fish with high ornamental value. But do you know what parrot fish eat? In fact, parrot fish eat a lot of food, and are omnivorous fish, red insects, harvest shrimp, bread worms, small fish, water fleas, earthworms, particles and other feed can be fed.

What kind of food does parrot fish eat?

1. Parrot fish eat almost everything, such as artificial bait, flakes, particles, red worms, harvest shrimp, water lice, bread worms, earthworms, and so on, and they are quite gluttonous, so it is easy to feed parrot fish.

2. Parrot fish are very aggressive. They like to chase and drive other kinds of fish. When they are hungry, they will eat small fish and shrimp. Therefore, they can not be mixed with small fish.

What does parrot fish eat to grow fast?

Generally speaking, it is mainly live food combined with some artificial fish food to make the parrot fish food "dry-wet combination", which has a good regulatory effect on the growth of fish. And feeding river shrimp or dried shrimp, frozen red worms, good special feed, so mixed with feeding to provide comprehensive nutrition is also a good way.

What does parrot fish eat to enhance its color?

It is necessary to feed fresh shrimp regularly, or choose artificial bait specially prepared for parrot fish (feed with astaxanthin and class D carotene), which is not only convenient but also can make the body color of parrot fish more bright and good-looking. In a word, in order to ensure the bright color of parrot fish, we should often feed "Baozenghong" and so on.

What's the best way to raise parrot fish?

1. Water temperature: the parrot fish has strong adaptability to temperature and can live freely in the water temperature of 20-30 ℃. At the same time, parrot fish is also very sensitive to temperature. In the case of low water temperature and drastic changes in water temperature, it is easy to produce stress reaction, resulting in dull body color, loss of bright luster, and even black stripes or markings. In the process of feeding, it is best to keep the water temperature at 21-35 degrees, and the best temperature is 25-30 ℃. In addition, the water temperature difference before and after each water change should not exceed 0.5 ℃.

2. Change water: parrot fish prefer new water and should try to change 1 beat 5 new water every day. If the water quality is weakly acidic and refreshing, do not change the water frequently (new fish will change color because of a sudden change in water quality, and will gradually get better after adapting to the environment and adjusting the water quality).

3. Feeding: parrot fish eat a lot and can be fed 2 or 3 times a day.

4. Equipment: due to genetic factors, the respiratory system of parrot fish is not complete and its effect is only half that of other fish. so parrots need much higher dissolved oxygen in the aquarium (the water where parrots are raised must have enough oxygen). The aquarium tank had better be equipped with biochemical filter cotton, water pump and aeration equipment. At the same time, parrot fish are sensitive to light and need to be given strong light regularly and quantitatively. After being exposed to bright light for 1 to 2 hours a day, you should allow it to spend the rest of the day in a darker environment.

5. Environment: parrot fish have less guts, so it is best to set up large aquatic plants, pottery pots and sunken wood in the aquarium to let parrots hide.