Description of aquarium fish
Small sized ones are kept in aquariumstropical fish, with variegated coloring. They are adapted to life in captivity, while reproducing and leading a normal life. Most species are viviparous. Females give birth to young, rather than spawning eggs. This reproduction process simplifies breeding.
Description of popular aquarium fishPhoto: Getty Conditions for fish habitat depend on the particular species. For example, cichlids live only in large aquariums with a high level of oxygen in the water, and catfish are adapted to breathing atmospheric air. Most of the aquarium inhabitants are warm, they do not tolerate temperatures below 18 ° C, but there are species that live at lower temperatures. Food for fish picked balanced and varied. With good nutrition, aquatic inhabitants do not lose the maternal characteristics of the species, for example, size and color.
Description of species of aquarium fish
Among the popular families are the following:
- Anabasidae: ctenopoma, anabass;
- gobies: rainbow goby;
- loaches: clown loach;
- catfish: bagrus;
- cichlids: blue dolphin, red devil;
- viviparous: guppies, swordtail;
- labyrinth: gourami, cockerel;
- Cyprinidae: barb.
There are many varieties of each family.We have listed the most popular ones. Among live-bearing fish, guppies are popular. They are 1.5-3 cm in size, but they have large, bright tails and fins. Up to 7 individuals can be kept in a 30-liter aquarium. Swordtails are second in popularity. They grow up to 8 cm in length. A distinctive feature of the species is a tail in the shape of a sword. The coloring of the fish is green, black, red, spotted, lemon, and others. Platies also belong to the family of live-bearing fish. The size of females is up to 5 cm in length. The fish are very sedentary. Mollies are the same species as platies. The fish have rounded fins. The spotted catfish is a popular catfish from the catfish family. The belly of the fish is orange-yellow. Catfish are not picky about water temperature, which can range from 20 to 28 ˚C. Neons are popular among spawning fish. These schooling fish grow up to 5 cm in length. They are distinguished by a bright luminous stripe. In order for them to live long and reproduce, they are provided with conditions as close to natural as possible. When populating an aquarium, the compatibility of different species is taken into account. It is impossible to keep sedentary and nimble individuals, as well as large and small fish in the same space. Read also:
