How to raise puffer fish

1. Misunderstanding: The store owner may mislead that green puffer fish are freshwater fish and they can be raised without equipment. In fact, green puffer fish are semi-popular fish, and they have certain requirements for the ecological environment.

2. Green puffer fish is a semi-soda fish, which requires 20% salt added to the water (not salt, but sea salt). A flowing water source is also needed, and these conditions can only be created with filters and some equipment in the fish tank.

3. Green puffer fish do not eat artificial fish feed. They are carnivorous. Generally like to eat shrimp, crab, snail and meat. Can be fresh or dried. Generally, feed shrimps, dried fish, and some fresh meat (lean meat, not fatty meat).

4. It is normal for the green puffer dolphin to have a dark color on its body and belly when resting. But that won't happen when they move. The belly is white. If your belly is still dark even after exercising, you should pay attention. It usually means there is a problem. Requires too much attention.

5. The green puffer fish has very high requirements for water quality. Generally, after feeding it, there will be a fish tank suction tool to remove the residue left by the fish. Add some new water appropriately and ensure that the filter and oxygen generator are turned on.

6. Pufferfish is quite ferocious, so it is best not to keep it with other fish. It also has space requirements. A 20-year-old fish tank can only keep two or three fish. It also needs proper teeth grinding. You can put some corals or something in it, which can not only change the pH of the water, but also grind their teeth properly.

Extended information

Daily management

1. Feeding food

After pufferfish enters the pond, it is still capable of feeding when the water temperature is 15 to 17°C, so it should be fed regularly. At the beginning of entering the pond, lure food first so that the pufferfish can form the habit of feeding at a fixed point. Feed wet granular bait, freshly prepared, and the daily feeding amount is 0.5% to 3% of the puffer fish's body weight, feeding 1 to 2 times a day. When the water temperature is below 12°C, the food intake of pufferfish decreases significantly. When the water temperature is 10°C, puffer fish basically stop eating, so feeding should be stopped at this time. When feeding, try your best to make the puffer fish eat well. After feeding, the remaining bait should be fished out in time to prevent the water quality from deteriorating. A small amount of vitamins E and C can be added to the bait to prevent nutritional diseases.

2. Water quality management

When overwintering at high density, good water quality must be maintained, preferably with disinfected water. If the water temperature is suitable, the puffer fish can still eat, and feeding is required. The pond should generally be completely changed and aerated continuously. If the water temperature is low, the puffer fish will stop feeding, and the water change amount can be reduced to 10% to 30% of the pond water, with intermittent aeration. , inflate for 30 minutes each time and stop inflating for 30 minutes. Inflation should be strengthened every night to prevent fish from dying due to lack of air and oxygen. Feces, residual bait, water surface film, and dirt in the pool must be cleaned up in time to prevent water quality pollution.

3. Fish disease prevention

The puffer fish overwinter at a high density indoors and are prone to diseases. Before entering the pond, fish species should undergo medicinal baths to remove surface parasites and prevent injured individuals from being infected with bacteria or saprolegnia. During the overwintering period, prevention should be the main focus. Generally, antibiotics are used to disinfect the body surface every 10 to 15 days. You can also continuously feed bait containing antibiotics for 3 days every 15 to 20 days to disinfect the body. . Sick fish should be fished out promptly and isolated for treatment to prevent the spread of fish diseases.

4. Water temperature control

During the overwintering process of pufferfish, one should always pay attention to changes in water temperature and weather forecasts, and be fully prepared before the cold wave comes to ensure that the warming equipment can operate in time. When the indoor water temperature is lower than 12°C, heating measures should be taken to increase the water temperature to about 14°C and keep it constant.

5. Invert the pool and change the water

Changing the water can reduce the amount of metabolic waste and bacteria in the water, improving the water environment. Pond dumping can periodically and thoroughly disinfect the fish pond, kill harmful organisms and parasites in the pond, improve the pond water environment, reduce the occurrence of fish diseases, and increase the overwintering survival rate. Generally, the pond is poured once a month to thoroughly disinfect the overwintering pond. It is best to use an adjacent pool when pouring the pool, which can reduce labor intensity. Use the siphon method to suck the water from the upper pool to the disinfected pool. Generally, it sucks sewage 1 to 2 times a day to suck feces, residual bait and other dirt out of the pool to reduce water pollution. At the same time, change or replenish water once a week, and the water change amount is 1/5 to 1/4 of the pool water.

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