1, male fish has bright body color, crimson abdomen and long dorsal fin and anal fin tips. The abdomen of the female fish is swollen and yellow or reddish. Both men and women are meat eaters and fish eaters, and they know eat small fish. The active water layer is in the whole water layer, and it prefers to be active at the bottom.

2、? When the female fish is about 10 cm long, it can be used for reproduction, while the male fish is smaller. During the breeding process, the body color of the parent fish becomes more gorgeous, especially the female fish. Like most cichlids, its reproductive characteristics are self-pairing, showing strong nursing behavior.

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Ruby fish has low requirements on water quality, which is suitable for neutral water quality, but not for weak acid and weak alkaline water quality. It is not very difficult to raise this kind of fish. This fish is different from other cichlids in Africa. They reproduce in an open way, rather than incubating in the mouth.

When breeding, the male fish will clean a spawning bed on a smooth stone and guide the female fish to lay eggs in it. The eggs are arranged in a ring shape, and the number is about 250-300. The parent fish will take care of the eggs for about 3 days, and the larvae can swim freely after 5-6 days. The parent fish will take care of them until the young fish can hunt freely.

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