Why doesn’t the fortune fish eat after laying eggs?
The fortune fish is also known as (blood parrot, Feng Shui fish)
The scientific name of the fish is blood parrot, because it is red in color, plump in size, and has a smiling face, so recently Two years is also called the "wealth fish" by many people. After changing its name to a more flattering name, more and more people bought it, and some vendors used other fish to pass it off as "wealth fish" through dyeing techniques. As long as the fish is fed an imported reddening feed, the fish will slowly turn red, but it will still fade once it is stopped. Therefore, I would like to remind you here that you should be more careful when buying fortune fish.
Blood Parrot
Family: Cichlidae
Origin: Taiwan, China
Water temperature: about 25℃
Ph value: about 6.5
Food: red worms, nematodes, etc.
Temperament: gentle, lively and cute.
The blood parrot, also known as the fortune fish, has a short body, short head, high back, round belly, wide body and more than ten centimeters in length. The caudal peduncle is short and the caudal fin is truncated. He has a parrot-like face. The body color ranges from small to large, from deep to light, gray, off-white, pink, orange-red, and blood-red in adult fish. His body is clumsy, but his body is red and cheerful, which makes him lovable.
Feeding methods:
In terms of disease management of blood parrots, water quality factors and the physiological structure of blood parrots still have to be considered. These two points determine the health, size, and color of the blood parrot. Before discussing disease treatment and management (including medication issues), we should start with the most basic prevention management. After all, "prevention is better than cure" is said many times, but it cannot show the role this concept plays in aquatic life. Role. Especially for fish with such congenital "defects" in their physiological structure, it is better to ask yourself to pay close attention to things first and try to avoid the chance of disease when fish disease occurs before seeking medical treatment!
Water quality factors
In addition to several key points mentioned in water quality management (which have been discussed in detail in the previous article and will not be detailed here), the most important Still in this "mentality" of water quality management. The article and the general feeding and management experience have clearly stated that the "blood parrot" is a kind of fish that is very easy to take care of and is very "accepting and tenacious". It is definitely not the kind of delicate fish that requires a lot of time and energy to take care of. female. Since then, many ridiculous jokes have been made: "Does the water need to be changed to raise blood parrots?", "My blood parrots have not changed the water for eight months, what about yours?", "Blood parrots need to change the water?" You can live if you think about it, that genius raised the blood parrot to death?" Of course, there was also a burst of ridicule because of the death of the blood parrot. Now let us put away these contemptuous thoughts and face the pathological problems that blood parrots may face.
Bacterial diseases
This type of pathogenic organisms mainly invades two parts of the blood parrot, one is the gills and the other is the digestive tract. In terms of gill lesions, the author believes that it is the biggest health problem of blood parrots, because once bacteria invade the gills of blood parrots, the gill filaments become red and swollen to ischemia, whitening and damage. These conditions are almost a series of reactions. In the final stage, it will cause quite common fish body whitening and massive death. In addition, this kind of disease often affects the eyes of fish, causing bulging and clouding of the eyeballs.
As for the impact on the digestive tract, when pathogenic bacteria (not necessarily the same type of bacteria that invade the gills) invade the gastrointestinal tract, the abdomen will be swollen and filled with water (air), and the genital pores and nearby Congestion and redness of the skin are quite common. Fish with this type of disease are often unable to sink smoothly and will be suspended near the water surface.
Fungal invasion
Common in this aspect are the parasites of skin mold and saprolegnia. In the changing seasons of autumn and winter, when the fish has some small wounds and the water quality is relatively good, it is a very common disease.
Parasitism of protozoa
The main parasite is the white spot worm among the fiber worms. This type of single-cell parasitic animal occurs when the water temperature changes drastically between autumn and winter and spring and summer.
In addition to forming quite dense white spots on the body surface, it can also be complicated by a wide variety of bacterial diseases.
Endemic diseases that are still controversial
What I want to mention here is the disease possessed by cichlids (especially cichlids from Central and South America): Head-hole disease (Head-holedisease) . Although some "experts" claim that the disease is caused by flagellate parasites, there is currently no direct evidence to support it in the academic community! What is certain is that in some aquariums or pools with relatively nutrient-rich water, this type of disease is more serious.
Or the fortune fish you are referring to is the fortune fish (also called battleship fish).
The body of this fish is oval. The whole body is golden yellow. The edges of the scales on the body surface are faintly red and have a metallic luster. The head is big and the mouth is big. The pectoral fins are broad and golden yellow; the front part of the dorsal fin is low and the rear part is straight; the anal fin extends from the rear abdomen to the caudal peduncle; the dorsal fin, anal fin, and caudal fin are golden yellow. The adult fish is 30 to 40 cm long, and some can reach 60 cm.
The ancient battleship originated in the rivers and lakes of the Greater Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia. However, because this fish is an extremely important edible fish species in Southeast Asia, it is widely farmed. So now they can be found almost everywhere in Southeast Asia. It can be said that it is extremely easy to raise this kind of fish. There is almost nothing difficult about it. It can adapt to weakly acidic, neutral and weakly alkaline water quality. But I prefer slightly acidic to neutral water quality. The required temperature is 23-28 degrees. The brood fish was once classified in the genus Silopodus. It is now classified in the genus Oligospermum. It was previously thought that there was only one genus and one species in the genus. But in recent years, people have discovered that this genus also includes two other new species. They are an extremely important food fish in their native areas. Many fish farms raise them. So there is almost no need to worry about its origin. This fish is a super strong fish species. And it grows extremely quickly. Can grow to extremely large sizes in a short period of time. Therefore, care should be taken not to raise them in smaller aquariums. The aquarium should be no smaller than 120 cm. Otherwise, their growth will be adversely affected.
Battleships are omnivores. They are very fond of green food. But this does not prevent them from swallowing small fish and shrimps. They like to eat live small fish and shrimps. These high-protein foods can play a good role in their growth. Therefore, when feeding ancient warships, you must pay attention to the feeding of plant feeds and the feeding of animal feeds cannot be ignored.
It is generally impossible for ancient battleships to breed in aquariums. But if you have a large pool, you can give it a try. They belong to the typical species of climbing bass that breeds in bubble nests. The male battleship has a goose-like bulge on its head. Female battleships have a smoother head. Therefore, it is generally not difficult to identify male and female.