Kissing fish is one of the small ornamental fish. It has a gentle and active temperament. It is very simple to keep it in a polyculture. It can be mixed with many tropical fish. The appearance of the kissing fish greatly increases the ornamental value, but the water quality must be maintained to be sufficient. Clearly, fishes that are commonly kept mixed with kissing fish include red swordfish, angel fish, black Mary, guppies, etc. Let’s take a look at what kind of fish are best mixed with kissing fish!

Red Swordfish

Red Swordfish is a beautiful ornamental fish. Its origin is in South America. In its place of origin, this fish usually grows to 7 to 8 centimeters. It is artificially raised Under certain conditions, they are larger in size, usually about 12 centimeters, and have a gentle temperament. They can be mixed with other tropical fish of similar size. Some fish are aggressive to small tropical fish and like to peck at the tails of fish. They are usually lively and active, and the male fish is frightened. They like to jump when they are in trouble, when there is strong airflow, or when they are fighting.

Angelfish

The angelfish has an elegant body and graceful swimming posture. Although it does not have bright colors, its popularity among aquarium enthusiasts is unparalleled by any kind of tropical fish. It seems that I have yet to find a case where a fan who has kept tropical fish for many years has not kept an angel fish. It is almost synonymous with tropical fish. When it comes to tropical fish, people often first think of this kind of fish that leisurely shuttles among the aquatic plants and is so beautiful that it is otherworldly. kind.

Black Mary

Black Mary has a mixed diet and can scrape algae and aquatic plants on the walls of the tank. Therefore, it is known as the "cleaner" of the aquarium. It has a gentle temperament and is easy to breed. Because Black Mary fish likes weakly alkaline hard water, it is not suitable to be mixed with tropical fish of the Lipidae family. Young fish can be fed fresh food such as small fleas. They will become sexually mature in 5 months and have a reproductive cycle of about 35 days.

Guppies

Guppies are small omnivorous fish species that are very adaptable to the environment. They breed in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes, swamps and ditches in some tropical areas. The wild habitat is diverse, mainly inhabiting freshwater basins and lakes and swamps. It can tolerate polluted waters and is gregarious. It was introduced to Singapore, Japan and China as an ornamental fish. It has a gentle temperament and can be cultured with mild, small and medium-sized tropical fish. , usually lively and active, with a short life span, artificial breeding is divided into several strains, such as dress, mosaic, grass tail, sword tail, metal, snake king, etc.

Lampfish

Lampfish are originally a type of small lantern fish native to the Amazon River Basin in South America. They are derived from aquatic plants that simulate the "tropical rain forest". The Netherlands in Western Europe is hot all the way to the mainland. As an important protagonist of the aquatic plant tank, they swim in groups among the aquatic plants with colorful body colors, especially the red, blue or green light on their bodies, which can reflect the flickering light. They are known as the "Meeting Plants". A swimming gem.”

Manlong fish

Manlong fish is a small tropical ornamental fish belonging to the family Trichopodidae. It is an omnivorous fish and can accept larvae, threadworms, water earthworms and water fleas. They also eat a variety of live baits, artificial baits, and even live small fry, and even shrimp and crab roe pellets, but they will not chase small fish that cannot be swallowed. However, Manlon still likes food floating on the water the most. Keep it with other tropical fish of similar temperament and similar size.

Summary: It is best not to keep kissing fish mixed with parrot fish. Parrot fish will be larger than kissing fish. They like to go to the water to breathe, have a large range of activities, and like to move in various water layers. Swims slowly but is active. Kissing fish grow relatively large relative to their head length, so choosing an aquarium specifically for polyculture can be appropriately larger, which is more conducive to the growth of kissing fish.