Longfin minnow reads chángqíliè.
Longfin minnow [qí liè], a native fish south of the Yangtze River, the name is very tongue-twisting at first glance, so there is also an alias: peach blossom fish. Longfin makou lak, also commonly known as longfin minnow, belongs to the stronger species in the class of chek, easy to feed, strong resistance to disease, it abides by the laws of nature, the color of the male fish is bright, and the color of the females is similar to the female broad-finned chek, there is little ornamental value.
Male fish since 7 cm began to color, seasonal coloring is obvious, coloring adult males colorful, body color dong line arrangement is relatively neat, white chasing star around the mouth is obvious.
A fish of the genus Makou Lap Lap of the family Carpidae. Native to China, mainly in southern China south of the Yangtze River and the island of Taiwan, distributed in mountain streams or clear streams, living in groups. Omnivorous, eating a variety of small aquatic organisms, moss, water plants and food debris, generally 10 to 15 cm in length, males about 8 cm hair color, the mouth with a star chaser.
The common name of the long-finned horseback minnow is usually red fins, creek brother, peach blossom fish , feeding needs high dissolved oxygen and a large tank, the bottom of the tank is covered with dark fine sand, this fish likes to jump, so the tank must be covered, at the same time, this fish is a stream fish, feeding should be used in a large tank, the length of which should try to be more than 80 centimeters, and also use the wave system if possible, to create the environment of its survival in the wild.
Body Characteristics
The body is prolonged, laterally compressed, with blue-green horizontal stripes. The mouth is large, with slightly concave upper and lower jaw margins. The males have extended anal fin rays and are brightly colored during the reproductive season. Head bulges behind the head, caudal peduncle is thin, abdomen is rounded. Head large and rounded. Snout short, slightly broad, slightly pointed at the tip. Mouth fissure broad, terminal, sloping downward, maxillae extending backward beyond and below the vertical line of the middle of the eye, eyes smaller.
Scales fine and dense, lateral line significantly recurved above pectoral fins, extending posteriorly along lower part of body, gradually rising back to middle of caudal peduncle after anal fin. Dorsal fin short, beginning slightly behind center of body and posterior to beginning of ventral fin; pectoral fin long; ventral fin short; anal fin well developed, reaching to base of caudal fin.