Red-nosed scissors fish, as its name implies, has a bright red nose and a forked tail fin, so it is called red-nosed scissors fish. The red-nosed scissors fish is similar to other species of lamprey belonging to the same genus, and the length of the fish can reach 6 cm. The whole fish is translucent and silvery white, and there are black and white stripes on the tail fin, generally 4 white stripes and 5 black stripes. You can see a black longitudinal stripe running through the fish on the central axis between the snout and the fin.
Red-nosed scissors fish is as docile as moonlight fish, and can be fed with other gentle fish, and is also suitable for feeding in groups in aquatic plants tanks. At least keep the grouping of 3,8 8~ 10/0, otherwise they will be too timid to come out in the hiding place. Generally, the life span of red-nosed scissors fish is about 5 years, and it prefers weak acidic water (PH value is about 5.4~6.8). When feeding, the water temperature of the fish tank is controlled between 23~26℃. Red-nosed scissors fish are usually fed twice a day, and can be fed with live bait and artificial feed, such as frozen food such as thin slices, blood worms and bumper shrimp.
Scissorfish with a red nose likes to swim in the middle of the water. They are very agile. When strangers get close to the fish tank, they will run away in groups and swim to the other side. The "nose" of the red-nosed scissors fish can be used as a reference for observation. When the feeding conditions are good, their "noses" will become more and more bright red, and when the water quality is poor, they will appear dim. ?
It is almost as difficult to breed as the single-browed fish, so far the breeding problem of the red-nosed scissors fish is still a difficult problem. Because the eggs laid by their mating are very easy to be infected with fungi, and the young fish that break eggs need to feed on live bait for a long time, a slight change in water quality is likely to cause inadaptability and reproductive failure. Therefore, in order to successfully cultivate red-nosed scissors fish, it is necessary to keep monitoring at all times, strictly control the change of water quality, and often detect the PH value and hardness of water quality. The breeding of red-nosed scissors fish needs a large fish tank as a place, and aquatic plants need to be planted in the tank, so the requirements for water quality are very soft. Generally, at least three pairs of parent fish can be put into breeding, and after a long period of adaptation, they will begin to mate and lay eggs. The number of eggs is small, and it takes about 30~36 hours to hatch at 26℃. After the eggs hatch successfully, it takes about 5 days for the young fish to swim. During this period, young fish are very sensitive to the change of water quality, so we should always pay attention to detection to ensure the stability of water quality. After a month or so, the hardness of water quality can be gradually improved and normal feeding can be resumed.