The content of the marble marble
Botsiya in the aquarium most often lives in the lower layer,and only occasionally rises to the middle. To keep these fish fit a capacity of 120 liters. The larger the aquarium, the better, because Lohakata - schooling fish.Botsiya marble requires special conditionsContentPhoto: Getty Botsia are very fond of hiding, so you should put a variety of scenery in the aquarium that will help them feel safe. The best shelter for them is the place where it is difficult to get through. For this, plastic or ceramic tubes can be used. Lohakata is quite susceptible to the purity of water and its parameters. Therefore, they should not be placed in a new aquarium. The best water parameters for keeping the bots:
- temperature - from 24 ° C to 30 ° C;
- acidity - not more than 6.5 pH;
- hardness - up to 12 dGH.
It must be ensured that water is alwaysfresh, clean and rich in oxygen. Feeding these fish is not difficult, they eat any food they are offered. But the food should sink to the bottom, because the bots inhabit the lower layer of water. Since this fish leads a nocturnal life, it is necessary to feed it before the light is extinguished. Lokhakata very much loves live food, especially she likes pipe-man and bloodworm. In addition, these fish gladly eat snails, and if mollusks divorced too much, the bots will quickly help reduce their number. However, you need to ensure that the fish do not overeat, because they are very greedy.
Compatibility of marble bots with other species
Lohakata is quite a peaceable fish. Although they can make a fight with each other, but they never hurt an opponent. It is best to keep marble with representatives of related species, for example, with the clown bats. Usually marble bots quietly neighbor with representatives of other species, but still one should not put them in one aquarium with warlike and predatory fish. If they feel danger, they can hide for a long time and even refuse food. Also, you do not need to plant almora bots along with fearful, slow-moving fish. If you properly care, the fish will live very long. Do not buy representatives of this species, if you are new, after all lohakata are brisk and large. And besides, they need stable water parameters. Also interesting: