Black skirt, head-tailed lamprey, red-tailed glass, Paulownia lamprey, red and green lamprey, black lotus lamprey, triangular lamprey, blue-eyed lamprey, lemon fin lamprey, rose tugging the flag, green lamprey, gold-tailed lamprey, red-nosed lamprey, blind lamprey, stickleback lamprey and so on. It is one of the most abundant tropical ornamental fish. They are characterized by their small size, rich coloration, and docile temperament. Most have adipose fins, but only a few species do not. All have teeth in their mouths. Most of them like to live in soft, weakly acidic water between 22 and 28 degrees Celsius. Diffused light is best! Some species need to live in darker conditions. Region of origin (country) Lower and middle Amazon River.
Body shape and habitsThe fish is 4 to 5 centimeters long, fusiform and laterally compressed. The body width is slightly wider than the traffic light. Easy to feed, preferring acidic water. Omnivorous, but to maintain its gorgeous body color, we must often cast some animal bait. Mild temperament, suitable for group rearing. Swimming is more lively and cheerful.
Reproductive characteristics: The Paulownia is 6 to 8 months old when the gonads mature. Mature females are wider than males, with expanded abdomens; males are narrow and thin, but more colorful and flashing than females. Breeding, choose the body length of about 5 centimeters to be the parent fish. Fertilized eggs need to be attached to the nest to hatch, so the breeding tank should be put into the golden grass or brown silk, can also be laid on the bottom of the box. The water quality needs to be acidic, the water temperature 25 to 26 degrees, and the tank placed in a place without strong direct light. Fertilized eggs also need to be incubated in a dimly lit environment, and after 24 to 36 hours, they hatch out, and then after another 24 to 48 hours, the yolk sacs inside the youngsters creeping on the nests disappear, and they begin to swim for food. Origin: Lower Amazon River, more abundant in Brazil.
Body size is similar to other species in the same genus. The head is red and the muzzle is bright red, so it is also known as the red-nosed fish. The whole body is silvery white, nearly transparent, with black and white stripes on the caudal fin similar to those of the scissorfish, hence the name. The difference between the red-nosed scissorfish and the common red-nosed fish is that the red-nosed fish has three black and white stripes each, while the red-nosed scissorfish has five black stripes and four white stripes. The body length is 50 to 60 millimeters.
Breeding Characteristics
Strong body and easy to keep. Mild temperament, can be mixed with small fish of the same size and character. The water quality is weakly acidic and soft (pH 5.4-6.8), and the suitable water temperature is 22-26℃. The color of the muzzle varies with its health status and water quality. When the water quality and temperature are not suitable, or when the health is not good, the bright red color is the cabinet changes to pink and not sharp. It likes to eat small insects on the surface of the water.
Like to live in groups, the number of red-nosed scissors in a single aquarium should not be less than 3, otherwise the red-nosed scissors will be huddled in a corner to bear the loneliness and stress alone. The aquarium should have a hiding place for the scissors. The pH value of the breeding water should not vary too much, which will directly affect the life of the scissors.
Breeding Characteristics
Breeding is extremely difficult and requires a large aquarium full of plants and very soft water. Several pairs of Red-nosed Scissors are placed in the aquarium and after a period of acclimatization they will lay eggs. A small number of eggs will hatch after 30 hours. The method is similar to other species of the Salmonidae family, but it is extremely difficult to get them to spawn. If occasionally successful, 100 to 200 eggs may be laid at a time, with poor hatching. Alias: Tang Fish, Baiyunshan Fish, Red-tailed Fish
Family: Carpidae
Origin: China
The Golden Silky Fish is a small tropical fish that was discovered in the early thirties in the vicinity of Baiyunshan Mountain on the northern outskirts of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, and so is also known as the Baiyunshan Fish. The Golden Silky Fish is round in shape, with a long reddish, *shaped caudal fin and a body length of up to 4 centimeters. The basal color of the fish is dark green, from the eyes to the base of the caudal peduncle, with a golden-red longitudinal stripe on each side. The goldfish is easy to keep, can live in water above 10 ℃, in water above 15 ℃, can grow well, eat animal bait. Also known as the neon lamprey or red lotus lamprey. Native to the upper Amazon River. Petite in size, with a total length of 3 to 4 centimeters and small fins. Body color is prominent in the lateral line above a neon longitudinal band, from the eye until the caudal peduncle before the light refraction both green and blue, caudal peduncle at the bright red, swimming red and green flashes.
Raising dozens of red and green light fish, such as watching fireworks. The dorsal fin is located in the middle of the back, the anal fin is more extended to the back of the caudal peduncle, and all fins are transparent. Red and green lamprey like 22 ~ 24 ℃ water temperature, weak acidic, pH 6.4 ~ 6.8, hardness 4 ~ 8 degrees soft water old water. Therefore, it is necessary to change less water in the feeding, and it is also appropriate to change less water, the environment is quiet, and do not be exposed to strong light. It is not demanding on bait, and is willing to feed on worms, earthworms and dry feed. Red and green lamprey like collective activities, breeding dozens of a group, they will swim happily all day long.
Breeding characteristics
The red and green lamprey is sexually mature at 10 months of age. The males are more slender and the females are more plump. When the female's abdomen expands, she will first be separated from the male for a few days, fed enough daphnia, and then paired into the box. Water quality should be soft water, hardness 1 degree, pH 5.6-6.8, water temperature 25 ℃, and put into the artificial fish nest. Such as brown silk or golden grass. It should be shaded so that the breeding box is dim and quiet. A female fish can spawn about 150 eggs, after spawning the parent fish out, so as not to swallow the eggs. 24 hours to hatch out the fry. Full name: fire rabbit lamprey, alias: La's fine fat carp, English name: Redflank bloodfin, native to the Paraguay River Basin in South America, adult fish body length of 4 ~ 5cm, mild character, suitable for the temperature of 20 ~ 26 degrees Celsius, can be in the pH value of 6 ~ 7.5 of the weakly acidic freshwater life. It is a mid-level ornamental fish and can be fed artificial feed or freeze-dried shrimp under artificial feeding conditions.
The fire rabbit lamprey is agile and lively, and prefers weakly acidic water. Its entire body exudes an emerald-green luster, which is especially attractive when it is contrasted with the reddish color of the ventral surface around the ventral fins and the caudal fin. The male's ventral and anal fins are slightly white, making it a very beautiful small lamprey, and when in good condition, the edges of the ventral and anal fins are pure white. Most of the species on the market are artificially bred.