After the Pauline lanternfish enters sexual maturity, it needs to put the parent fish into the breeding tank.

Nylon wire should be placed in the tank and aquatic plants should be planted.

The water temperature should be maintained at around 25-26°C.

Usually the broodstock are put in at dusk and eggs will be laid the next morning.

After spawning, the broodstock should be fished out.

After the young fish start to eat, you can feed them with migratory water, add salt at the same time, and let them see the light appropriately.

When they grow up, they can be fed normally.

1. Bringing the broodstock into the tank. Baolian lanternfish usually enters sexual maturity at the age of 6-8 months and can be used for reproduction.

Artificial breeding is usually carried out in spring and autumn. The breeding box must be prepared first, with the specification of 602020.

Put nylon wire in the box, plant aquatic plants, and place it in a dark place.

At dusk, just invest the broodstock fish in the ratio of male to female at 1:1.

2. Pay attention to water quality. In order to ensure that the Baolian lanternfish can reproduce normally, the water temperature and quality of the breeding box must be controlled.

Usually the pH should be maintained between 5.6-6.8, and the overall pH should be acidic.

The water temperature should be maintained at 25-26°C. Such a water body is not only conducive to fish reproduction, but also promotes the hatching of fish eggs.

3. Waiting for breeding. Generally, the broodstock are put in at dusk, and they will lay eggs in the next morning. The eggs are relatively small, colorless and transparent. Each pair of broodstock can breed about 120 eggs. After spawning, they need to be Remove the fish to prevent it from swallowing its own eggs.

It usually takes 36 hours for a fertilized egg to hatch, and it will be free to feed after 3 days of hatching.

4. Juvenile Fish Breeding After the baby fish of Baolian Lantern start to eat, they should first feed the water, which will be rich in paramecium. At the same time, they should also add a little salt to disinfect and let it seep properly. Light.

When it is 15 days old, you can switch to feeding small fish and insects, and slowly carry out normal maintenance.