7 cm to 12 cm

The red swordfish, also known as the red sword, swordfish, for the _Methods (Carpodontiformes), Carpodontiformes suborder, Flower _ family, the swordtail fish genus a kind of artificially bred freshwater ornamental fish, with its reddish color such as fire is loved by the people.

The original body length of the red swordfish can be up to 10 centimeters to 12 centimeters, after artificial rearing became miniaturized, about 7 centimeters to 8 centimeters. The prominent mark of the red swordfish is that the lower lobe of the male's caudal fin is prolonged like a sword, and some of them are longer than the body length, which gives them their name. The red swordfish is not picky about food and is easy to feed, with earthworms, omnivores, and red worms. In captivity under a great advantage, the water quality of weak acid and alkali can be adapted to, the water temperature to between 20-26 ° can survive.

Keeping Points

A Summary of Mixed Breeding

The red swordfish is usually an active type, and its temperament is considered to be quite mild, so it is able to be mixed with other tropical fish species.

The first time in the tank

Freshly bought red swordfish, after getting used to the new environment, you can start to feed the fish. Generally speaking, if you put the red swordfish in the tank for half a day, and if you find that the fish start to peck at the wall of the tank or the sand grains laid on the bottom of the tank, you can start to feed the fish.

Three, feeding summary

Some fish refuse to eat when they change their environment, so it is important to feed the fish the feed they like, and can be balanced to feed artificial feed and living feed. Pay attention to portion sizes and avoid leftover scraps, which can rot and damage water quality.

Four, respectively, male and female

To distinguish between male and female red swordfish, red swordfish distinguish between male and female is to look at the tail. The tail has a sword is male, round tail is female. Young fish have round tails, and as they grow, the males grow swords.

Management of Red Swordfish in Winter

Winter is generally characterized by low water temperatures, insufficient sunlight, long periods of time without water changes, and a long incubation period for fish diseases and slow reproduction of beneficial bacteria. Usually a few sick or dead once the outbreak is unmanageable. When the disease is not obvious and uncertain, change the water 1/3. add salt 100 liters/100 grams. Slowly increase the temperature to 25 degrees, do not exceed 27 degrees and then observe, do not rush to the drug key to the right medicine. Some diseases improve the water quality of their own resistance to the past.