It is very easy for beginners to raise sapphire fish, and the requirements for water temperature and water quality are not high. It should be noted that it likes weakly acidic or neutral water, suitable for water environment pH7.5-8.5, hardness dH10-20, water temperature 23°C-26°C.

In addition, in terms of diet, sapphire fish have a mixed diet and like to eat Animal bait. The feed can be fed with live erbium such as worms or artificial feed with high protein content.