Is a pig a feng shui fish?
The aliases of piggy fish are map fish, flower pig, red pig, red pig, black pig fish, star fish and tail star fish. The body color is changeable, with bright red scales on the dark brown background, forming a special shape, like a map, so it is also called "map fish". Mature fish have big black spots with red and yellow edges on the tail stalk, which can be used as protective color and bait color like eyes, so that other fish can't tell the difference between before and after and can't escape.
Wild fish have irregular black spots and rust stripes, a reddish gray head and fleshy lips on their big mouths. Fins are not only decorative but also practical. The posterior edges of dorsal fin and gluteal fin are wider. The caudal fin is round and paddle-shaped. Habitat in the rivers of Amazon and Guyana.
Piggy fish is a fierce tropical fish. For example, if it is kept with goldfish, it may eat goldfish even if there is enough food.
The same is true of other weak fish. It swims very fast when chasing small fish, and it will suck the small fish into its mouth at once and eat it. Because its food intake is relatively large, it is generally necessary to buy some bait specially for feeding big fish when raising it at home. Features: the body color is changeable, and there are bright red scales on the dark brown background, forming a special shape.
Just like a map, it is also called "map fish". Mature fish have big black spots with red and yellow edges on the tail stalk, which can be used as protective color and bait color like eyes, so that other fish can't tell the difference between before and after and can't escape. Length: 25-30 cm.
Origin: Paraguay, Guyana, Venezuela and the upper reaches of the Amazon.
Differences between men and women: men and women are inseparable. After sexual maturity, the male fish is slightly thinner, with a protruding head, more patches and patterns on the body surface, which are more gorgeous, and the dorsal fin and anal fin are longer. The female fish is fatter than the male fish, slightly lighter in body color and has a bulging abdomen.
Feeding habits: animal feeding habits, gluttony by nature, large appetite, like to eat fish and shrimp.
Feeding method: Sink eggs, naturally pair them, and lay eggs on big stones or tiles. After spawning, the parent fish takes care of the fish eggs, which hatch in 2-3 days.
Map fish is a large fish in tropical fish, which can reach 30 cm long under artificial feeding conditions. The culture of map fish is relatively simple, because they are strong and have strong adaptability to the environment. Generally speaking, as long as the water temperature is controlled at about 20 degrees Celsius and enough food is provided, they will live well and do not need special care. Of course, it is also important to keep the environment stable.
Farmers should pay attention to the fact that it is not suitable to lay bottom sand at the bottom of the fish tank during the process of raising map fish, because a large amount of bottom sand will deposit more feces discharged by map fish.
This will easily lead to the destruction of the water environment and make it unstable. If more bacteria grow in the water, the damage to map fish will be fatal. Therefore, in addition to providing a suitable living environment for map fish, it is also necessary to keep the environment clean. It is necessary to change fresh water regularly to keep the fish tank clean. At the same time, we should provide enough and healthy fish feed for map fish every day to meet the nutrition needed for fish growth and let it live a happy and healthy life.
Note: Map fish are very fierce during breeding, so be careful not to be bitten. Map fish is a very beautiful fish species, not as brilliant as koi fish, but it has its own unique charm and very beautiful morphological signs.