Learn a Fish a Day｜Zebra Dogfish

Zebra Dogfish

Arabian Puffer

Arabian Puffer is a species of Tetraodontidae, a suborder of Tetraodontidae in the class of Trichoptera, and it is a tropical freshwater fish that inhabits the bottom waters where vegetation grows along the coast, and it is a mollusc-eater, and its habit is not known. It is a tropical freshwater fish that inhabits the bottom waters of coastal vegetation and feeds on mollusks.

Morphological features:The Arabian triggerfish is a large dogfish that survives in Africa, although not as large as the famous Crown Dogfish, it can still reach up to 43 centimeters and is known by the trade name "Zebra Dogfish". This fish is much more common than the Crowned Dogfish, and also has a black and yellow body color, except that it is a monotonous "straight line" like the Zebra, and does not look as good as the Crowned Dogfish's labyrinthine pattern.

Range:The Arabian triggerfish is found in Africa in the Fota, Lake Chad, Niger, Senegal and Gambia River basins.

Female and male identification:There is only one way to distinguish between male and female zebra dogfish, and that is to look at its stomach during the breeding season; the bulging stomach is the female, and the slim one is the male.

Feeding:

1, fish tank: zebra dogfish belong to the adult body of the larger fish, fish tank to be more than 40 centimeters; fish tank in the ground in the laying of some sand, they often hide themselves in the sand and soil, and then wait for the arrival of prey.

2, water quality: zebra dog head belongs to the tropical fish, winter water temperature needs to be stabilized between 22-30 degrees. The state of the water is weakly acidic best. These are very helpful for the growth and development of the zebra dogfish.

3, food: zebra dogfish is carnivorous, daily feeding shrimp, mud Jesus, snails, etc., to meet its daily feeding needs. But don't feed too much at once, it will make the water become turbid. And feeding too much at once will also burden the fish's stomach and intestines.