Generally speaking the lifespan of a dragonfish is 60 to 80 years, but a silver dragonfish is not so long.

If you keep it at home, you need a big enough tank, and generally speaking, the silver dragonfish life span can get 6-7 years, of course, there are even longer-lived silver dragonfish that can live up to 18 years.

Silver dragonfish, also known as the silver ribbon fish, silver boat fish, dragon spit pearl fish, native to the Amazon River Basin in South America, the Nile River Basin in Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea and other places, has a high ornamental value, although the price is not as good as the golden dragon or the red dragon, but also by the many enthusiasts of the favorite, but the life expectancy is not very long, if carefully bred, the life expectancy will not be very short.

Silver dragonfish is a carnivorous fish, from juvenile to adult, must be fed animal bait to feed live food is best, it is best not to feed a single bait, you should develop a nutritious menu to ensure that it is nutritionally balanced.

Silver dragonfish adapted to the water temperature between 24 ~ 29 ℃ can be, if the fish is well adapted, can even adapt to the temperature of 22 ~ 31 ℃. However, like other ornamental fish, it is important not to change the water temperature drastically.

Silver dragonfish breeding methods

1, fry preparation: when the temperature is low, close the doors and windows, appropriate heating, the indoor temperature of the fish species control at 28 ℃.

2, choose the tank: general caliber 126 cm, depth of 48 cm tank can be put into the breeding fry 300, install filter cotton, activated carbon, coral stone, pumps and pumps, control the depth of water in the tank 20 cm, adjust the temperature to 28 ℃, and at the same time to prepare the water temperature of 25 ℃, containing salt 1%, furacillin 2 mg / kg of new water appropriate.

3, new fish into the tank: new fish just bought back, the air pump in the tank running for at least 24 hours, completely eradicate chlorine in the water. If you have been using a biofilter, it is best to make the water reach a pH value of 6~7 and a water temperature of 25℃. Adding small table salt (nearly 1 or 2 teaspoons per 5 gallons or 20 liters of water) to the tank reduces the risk of fungal attack, keeps the fish healthy and improves appetite.

It is a good idea to take water from the original tank of the new fish back to your own tank (if there is no problem with the water in the original tank) if you can, preferably 1/3 of it, to help the new fish react badly to the sudden change in environment.