The lifespan of papaya fish is 5-6 years. When breeding papaya fish, try not to breed with fast-grabbing fish, and take care of them separately when feeding them, because they are slower to eat. It is a carnivorous fish and mainly feeds on squid, which can be cut into shreds for feeding, and can also be fed with clam meat and so on.

Papaya fish should be fed animal bait with balanced nutrition. It can be fed with shrimp, seafood, blood worms and live fish, seaweed, brine shrimp, fish worms, marine fish pellet feed, etc.

If it is cultivated in a reef tank, use reef salt to mix the water to ensure the normal growth of the coral. It is best to change the water volume by 1/2 every month. Regularly clean the cylinder block and filter material. Do not use any medication when cleaning the tank.