The scavenger fish has no special nutritional value, it is almost the same as the common grass carp and silver carp, the scavenger fish is also known as: sucker fish, trash fish, pipefish.

Related introduction is as follows:

1, basic introduction

Belongs to the catfish family, also known as sucker fish, trash fish, pipefish, native to South America throughout the rivers. They can survive almost as long as there is water. They are often adsorbed on aquarium walls or water plants, licking moss, and are the best scavengers in the aquarium. Scavenger fish adults eat a huge amount of food, in addition to eating moss and other algae, but also often to other fish eggs for food, a day can eat 3,000 to 5,000 fish eggs, but also a large number of swallowed fish fry.

2, appearance characteristics

grayish-black, black and white pattern, rough body surface with shield scales, flattened head, dorsal fins high, tail lateral compression, rounded kiss, mouth lower, with abundant suckers, whiskers, 1 pair of pectoral and abdominal spines can be on the land to support the body and crawling. From the ventral surface, it resembles a small pipa, so it is also called pipefish. The body of the fish is dark brown and covered with black spots. The body length can be up to 250 millimeters.

3, market price

Universal prices are relatively cheap, depending on the place, a few dollars to a dozen dollars can be bought.

4, habits

Originally from Brazil, Venezuela. Omnivorous, scavengers grow up with a large amount of food, often swallow the fish food that falls to the bottom of the tank, fish worms, and more will swallow fish eggs.