Families that breed ornamental fish must know the scavenger fish, which are suitable to be used as scavengers because they habitually suck algae, benthic animals and garbage in the water. So many families in the fish tank breeding ornamental fish at the same time, will breed a few scavengers, in order to achieve the role of cleaning, more conducive to the breeding of ornamental fish. But the grown-up scavengers eat a lot. So it is still important to pay attention to their feeding.

Scavenger(Details)

The scavenger fish swims around the bottom and sides of the tank. It is exceptionally clean everywhere it swims. Many people who have kept scavenger fish will find that the mouth of the scavenger is like a vacuum cleaner, sucking up fish droppings and green plants into its stomach. That's because the scavenger has an air bubble in its mouth, which keeps it in the water longer and allows it to eat more "food".

The scavenger fish is an omnivore, mainly eating algae and tiny zooplankton on the bottom or surface of the tank, or floating fish food that sinks into the tank. In addition, scavengers also eat water worms and other fish feed, but also eat algae and moss on the tank. Simply put, scavengers eat all foods except fish feces, which they do not eat, and have a very mixed diet. People often praise the scavenger as the most faithful, reliable and conscientious "cleaner" of the aquarium.

Grown-up scavengers eat a lot of food, so it is still important to feed them. The bait for scavengers can be algae-based, but the feeding process also requires feeding live food. They are often adsorbed in the aquarium phase on the stone, glass to stabilize the body and suck algae, also looking for benthic animals, such as water worms and so on. However, do not mix with mild or small fish. If it reproduces in large numbers, it will devour other fish eggs and lead to the extinction of other fish.

Scavenger to fish although the aquarium of other things as the main food, but it is worth noting that the scavenger in front of the feed, will certainly choose the feed, so when feeding ornamental fish, pay attention to the scavenger whether the phenomenon of grabbing food.