Snow sea bream "culture method" of common freshwater ornamental fish

Origin and distribution of snow bream:

Lake Tangan Ike, Lake Malawi and Lake Victoria in Africa.

Morphological features:

The body length of adult snow bream is 12-26 cm. The body is clean and white # without any noise. Red eyes # male fish have yellow egg-shaped spots on their anal fins.

Mild temperament # easy to be frightened. Eating is more fierce # miscellaneous eating habits. Easy to breed, but more likely to suffer from visceral diseases.

Key points of selection and purchase

When choosing and purchasing, you should pay attention to the shape # the fins should be complete, the body should be symmetrical and the color should be bright. When buying adult fish # if there are some bends in the back # or even some black spots on the body # such fish must be very old # you can't buy them. Secondly, pay attention to their health status # choose fish that swim freely and move actively in the water # no injuries, red dots and other conditions on the body surface.

Types of food

For herbivorous fish # the key to their good survival is the need to supplement plant-based bait # especially for certain herbivorous species

Mixed culture index

Suitable for mixed fish species: Ali, Blood Red, Prince.

Feeding adaptability index is easy to raise.

Reproduction method

It's easy to breed in an aquarium. Hatching by mouth, the number of eggs is not large, ranging from a dozen to dozens. The hatched fish should be removed from the female's mouth in time # otherwise it is easy to be eaten by other fish.

Juvenile fish grow very fast # the feed supply should be very adequate, and the water should be changed frequently to keep the water clean. Fresh live diet is most beneficial to the growth of juvenile fish. # artificial bait should not be fed too early, so as not to affect the growth of juvenile fish. Young fish can be fed artificial bait when they are about 4 cm long, mainly flake bait and fine pellet bait, but it is necessary to slightly control the diet of juvenile fish # so as not to get too fat # affect the growth rate and shape in the future.

Word cultivation method

Because the waters of origin are unique, such as water with high acidity and hardness, there are more aquatic plants, algae, plankton and snails in the water, so this fish needs to live and breed in a living environment with high acidity and hardness. Aquarium aquaculture requires water quality hardness: 9-1918; | 3 ㈠ value 8-10 hours per day; artificial lighting for 8-10 hours a day. Lighting intensity requirements should be early and late. It is best to have 2-3 hours of sunlight every day # but do not expose yourself to the strong sun for too long.

Water exchange and cleaning

Using an aquarium with a small volume for feeding # it is easier to change water and filter and clean it. This kind of fish needs to change the water once a week; carefully suck out the dirt in the corner gap with a hose # the amount of water does not exceed 1 / 4 of the total water.