The ancient butterfly fish is a small tropical stream fish. Its biggest feature is that it has two fins like wings. This is similar to flying fish in the sea, except that flying fish belong to saltwater fish, while ancient butterfly fish belong to freshwater fish.
The wings of this fish are not long for fun. As long as there is enough space, they can jump up by their strong tail fins and slide a short distance by their winglike pectoral fins. Usually, their adult size is about 10 cm, and the largest butterfly fish we have found so far is only 13 cm. Therefore, the environment for raising ancient butterfly fish does not need to be very large. Generally, a rectangular fish tank over 35 cm can satisfy them.
In fact, the ancient butterfly fish also belongs to the swimming gill fish, which can breathe with the lungs, so there is no requirement for oxygen content in the water.
The ancient butterfly fish had a bad temper! This fish is not a soft persimmon. Although it is a small fish, it is also a fish with strong attack ability. When polyculture, be careful not to polyculture some small lampreys or some fish that can be suffocated by ancient butterfly fish. Otherwise, when the ancient butterfly fish is hungry, other small fish in the fish tank will easily disappear, but in fact they have already entered the stomach. If it is polyculture, it is best to polyculture larger middle-lower fish. The fin of ancient butterfly fish is long and elegant. So, don't spoil him by mixing some cheap mouth fish, such as tiger skin fish or rays, which love to chew fins.
As mentioned above, the wings of ancient butterfly fish were not white. In addition, this kind of fish has a bad temper and a very good eye. He can see clearly what happens on the water or small insects, so he likes to jump at ordinary times, and his jumping ability is not generally high. Therefore, the feeding environment must be covered, or anti-jump nets should be added. Personally, I suggest adding anti-jump nets. Because this kind of fish has strong jumping ability, if the covering material is too hard, it is easy to bump.
Get excited when you have meat to eat! The ancient butterfly fish belongs to carnivorous fish, and he usually eats almost all meat. So we can feed breadworms, red worms, shrimps (without salt), small fish and aquatic insects. They will be more interested in moving fish and shrimp or aquatic insects. After all, creatures are easy to attract the attention of ornamental fish. However, the food you feed must be disinfected, otherwise it will be easily infected!
Carnivorous fish generally have higher IQ. When you feed the ancient butterfly fish for a long time, it will gradually form a conditioned reflex, and it will be very excited to see you coming, or make actions such as chasing fingers and tweezers.
Feeding environment. The ancient butterfly fish belongs to pelagic fish, so it is necessary to add anti-jump nets when arranging the environment. The water quality is generally between 6 and 7. They like the secluded environment. Don't irradiate them with too strong light. You can add aquatic plants appropriately.
The ancient butterfly fish belongs to tropical fish, so the temperature it needs cannot be the same as that of cold-water fish, generally between 24℃ and 30℃. I personally think that the best temperature should be controlled at 28℃.
Butterfly fish can be regarded as a cultured and fun freshwater fish. Because of its high jumping ability, it looks like it can fly, and it is also called "flying fish" by fishermen. It is worth a try!