I believe many people are raising pineapple fish, but most people don’t know what conditions are needed to raise pineapple fish. Below I have shared with you the conditions for raising pineapple fish, let’s take a look!

The conditions for raising pineapple fish

Pineapple fish eat a lot and have mixed food habits, and they like to eat animal bait. Such as small fleas, nematodes, chopped small fish, etc. Therefore, the feeding water temperature is 20°C, one-fifth of the new water should be changed every day, and sufficient light should be maintained to facilitate growth. Big pineapple fish likes weakly acidic soft water. Be careful not to use alkaline or hard water to raise pineapples, otherwise the color of pineapples will be white instead of yellow.

The second is water temperature. The water temperature required for large pineapples is not as high as that of young fish, and they can grow well from 22 to 30 degrees. However, if you want pineapples to grow faster, it is better to keep it above 26 degrees. How to raise pineapple fish

1. Growth habits of pineapple fish

Pineapple fish has a wide and flat body, with a light yellow color on the body, a darker color on the head, and ridges on the sides of the body. Stripes composed of small red dots, similar to pineapple lines, are medium in size and can reach 200 mm. It has a relatively gentle personality and prefers to live in a spacious environment with aquatic plants, sand and gravel, and also likes to swim in the underwater layer. Suitable for group breeding, they will automatically pair up for breeding. Male fish are more ferocious during the breeding period, so good protective measures must be taken.

2. Selection of juvenile pineapple fish

1. The yellower the juvenile pineapple fish, the better. Do not select those juvenile fish with whitish body color. It is best to pay attention when selecting. Turn off the lights and pick in natural light, so that's accurate.

2. For young pineapple fish, you should choose pineapples with short and round bodies, not long ones. Round ones will look good when they grow up, but long ones will not.

3. For the young pineapple fish, you should choose the largest one in the nest, not the small ones. The big ones are often male fish, and they will be brightly colored when they grow up. Moreover, large juvenile fish can often grow very large, while small ones cannot grow that large.

3. Breeding of young pineapple fish

1. Water quality: Young pineapple fish have poor disease resistance. To ensure a high survival rate, the best water for raising pineapples is yellow powder water. ?, the so-called "yellow powder water" refers to adding yellow powder (that is, nitrofurazone drugs) to the feeding water according to the dosage to keep the water color slightly yellow, and add appropriate salt. Practice has proved that pineapples raised in yellow pink water have a very low chance of getting sick and almost never get sick. However, if they are kept in ordinary water, they are very susceptible to diseases, especially hemofin disease (fins become red and congested, and the inverted fins merge).

2. Water temperature: Young pineapple fish like relatively high water temperature, and it is best to keep it at 27 to 30°C. At this water temperature, pineapples not only grow quickly, but are also less susceptible to white spot disease. The best time to buy small pineapples is May and June.

3. Feed: Young pineapple fish do not like to eat artificial feed, and they grow slowly even if they eat it. Some aquarists like to use red worms to feed small pineapples. Although they grow quickly, they are very unhygienic and prone to hematoplasty and white spot disease. You can use frozen blood worms to feed baby pineapples, or you can use fish eggs to feed baby pineapples. Baby pineapples love to eat fish eggs, which grow quickly and are good for hair color.

IV. Raising pineapple fish as adults

1. Water quality: Pineapple fish have strong adaptability to water quality and are not as demanding as parrots, but they should also pay attention to maintaining the water quality they like. Water quality will breed fish with bright yellow colors. If you prefer weakly acidic soft water, never use alkaline or hard water to grow pineapples, otherwise the color of the pineapples will turn white instead of yellow.

2. Water temperature: The water temperature required by pineapple fish is not as high as that of young fish, and it can grow well from 22 to 30°C. But if you want pineapples to grow faster, it is better to keep them above 26°C.

3. Feed: Pineapple fish are not as picky about feed requirements as small pineapples. They are willing to eat artificial pellet feed, bloodworms, fish eggs, shrimps, mealworms, chicken and duck livers, etc., and often eat well. Very full and can eat a lot. But the big pineapple fish loves mealworms the most and grows the fastest when eating mealworms.

4. Hair color: When the pineapple grows to 6 centimeters, you should start paying attention to the hair color. Don't wait until the pineapple grows to more than ten centimeters before it is too late. The color of pineapple is both reddish and yellowish. The main coloring feeds can be fish eggs (yellowing), river shrimp (reddening and brightening), and artificial coloring feeds (such as Bao Zenghong).

Pineapples that have been fed with fish eggs for a long time are yellower than ordinary pineapples, and river shrimps have a strong effect on brightening the red circles under the pineapple's eyes and the red markings on its body.

5. Polyculture: Pineapples are docile large fish. Be careful not to coculture them with some overly ferocious large fish (such as Arhat and Red Devil), otherwise the fins of the pineapple will be torn repeatedly and cannot be restored. , greatly reducing the ornamental value. Knowledge on raising pineapple fish

The body length of pineapple fish can reach 18-20cm. Oval shape, golden body color, red pattern on the head. The eyes are large, the mouth is small, and the irises are golden red. There is a vertical black stripe between the ends of the dorsal fin. The male fish has vertical stripes composed of small red dots on its side, arranged in a pineapple pattern; the female fish is slightly smaller than the male fish and is slightly pale white in color. Pineapple fish does not have very strict requirements on water quality. It is most suitable to grow when the water temperature is 20-25 degrees Celsius and PH7-7.2. Loves bottom activity in aquariums. They are usually quiet and gentle in temperament, but become violent and aggressive during estrus and when they are extremely hungry. Likes to eat red worms and water worms. Adult fish are best fed with blood worms or water worms. If only small fish and insects such as water fleas are fed, they will be malnourished, stunted, and become stiff fish. Therefore, once it grows to more than 4cm, it must be fed with large fish and insects.

The sexual maturity of pineapple fish broodstock is generally about 6 months, depending on its development. Generally speaking, as long as the young fish are fed normally, they can become parent fish when they are six months old.

Pineapple fish belongs to the family Liidae, so if you want to choose, it is best to start feeding them in batches when they are young. Generally, ten to twenty fish that are one to two months old are selected. When they become adults, they will automatically pair up. If you forcefully insert a pair, it will succeed, but the yield will not be very high. Pineapple fish is an oviparous fish, and the optimal water temperature for breeding is around 26 degrees Celsius. When you see two pineapple fish licking the flower pot together, you can keep them separately. Place a long-waisted flower pot in a 40-30 cm aquarium. The water quality is slightly acidic and appears as neutral soft water. At this time, the feeding of the broodstock should be increased. When fish lay eggs, the female first cleans the nest bed used for laying eggs, and then lays eggs. The male then follows up and ejaculates. Fertilized eggs are sticky. The egg-laying time lasts about 30 minutes, and after it is over, the parents will protect the eggs. After 24 hours, the broodstock can be removed and artificial hatching can be carried out. Because once the water quality is not right, the broodstock may eat up all the eggs. After removal, a small air pump can be used to add oxygen to the breeding tank. Let the water flow slightly to replace the parent fish. Mature broodstock will lay fewer eggs for the first time, about 100-200. After 10 to 15 days, the broodstock will lay eggs for the second time, and then every 10-15 days. However, it should be noted that after a pair of broodstock spawns three to four times in a row, the parents can be separated and raised separately for two weeks to enhance the physique of the broodstock and supplement nutrition.