What are the common blue tropical fish?

Kissing fish

Many novices find tropical fish very beautiful because of their bright colors. But is it suitable for breeding? The editor will introduce you to ten common tropical fish species to give you a preliminary understanding of them.

1. Blind fish

Native to Mexico. It is a very beautiful ornamental fish, about 8 cm long, with bright silver scales and all fins are cream-colored.

2. Glass Cat

Origin: Thailand, Java, Sumatra, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia. Also called cat-head crystal fish, it is very beautiful. Its biggest feature is that the fish body is transparent, the bones can be clearly seen, and the internal organs only account for less than 5% of the body.

3. Kissing fish

Fish are famous for their love of kissing each other. The body length of kissing fish is generally 20 to 30 centimeters. The body is oblong. The head is big, the mouth is big, especially the lips are thick and big, and have fine serrations.

4. Zebrafish

Also known as blue striped fish and striped fish. Origin: India and Bangladesh. Zebrafish has a fusiform body, about 5 cm long, with a rounded thorax and abdomen, and a flattened tail. The whole body is basically yellow, and the back is olive. From the back to the abdomen and anal fin, there are multiple dark blue vertical stripes going straight to the tail fin. The stripes all over the body resemble a zebra, hence the name.

5. Elf

Known for the powerful destructive power of creeping algae and mutant species. Even so, Te's personality is very shy and introverted, and he is easily disturbed by other cohabitants while eating algae.

6. Yellow-fin pomfret

Origin is from the coast of Southeast Asia to the coast of South Africa. The body is 10-23 cm long, rhombus-shaped, with flat sides. The dorsal fin and anal fin are similar in shape and size, and the front end of the anal fin is bent back like a finger. The body color is silvery white, the dorsal fin and tail are golden yellow, and there are two black horizontal stripes on the head running through the eyes and the back edge of the gill cover.

7. Black lotus lantern

Also known as black neon red lantern fish and black lantern fish. Origin: Brazil. The body shape is similar to the red lotus lantern fish. Body color is darker. There are three longitudinal stripes on the side of the body, the upper one is yellow-green, the middle one is white, and the lower one is a wider black band. The fins are all transparent.

8. Head and tail lights

Also known as electric light fish. Origin: Guyana and Amazon River basin in South America. Body length 4~5 cm. The body is long and flat on the sides, the head is short, and the abdomen is round. There is a golden spot on the upper part of each eye and the tail, which reflects golden and red colors under the light.

9. Guppy

Also known as rainbow fish and million fish. Originally produced in Venezuela, Guyana, West Indies and other places. The guppy fish has a slender body and a very beautiful flower tail, hence the name guppy fish. The body length of male fish is about 4 cm, and the length of the tail (including caudal peduncle and tail fin) accounts for about 2/3 of the total length; the body length of female fish is 5-6 cm, and the length of the tail accounts for more than 1/2 of the total length.

　10. Pearl vest

Origin: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in Asia. The pearl gilet is perhaps the most beautiful of the tropical fish in the betta family and the most popular among aquarists. The silver-brown body and even the fins are covered with pearl-like spots, making it look particularly graceful and luxurious, which is also the origin of its name.