Moonlight fish, small and colorful, is very attractive. It is also known as piebald swordtail, full fish, and crescent fish. Its body length is about 6CM, and it has strong adaptability and reproductive ability. It can mate with swordtails to produce new species. When it comes to the varieties of moonlight fish, there are countless types. Among them, the common species in daily life are mainly red moonlight fish, blue moonlight fish, red-fin golden moonlight fish, golden-headed moonlight fish, double-fin moonlight fish, sail-fin moonlight fish, golden moonlight fish Head sail fin moonfish and more!

1. Appearance characteristics of moonlight fish

The body length of an adult male moonlight fish is about 6CM, and that of a female fish is about 9CM. It is short in stature, with a slightly flat body and a round belly. The original species of moonlight fish are brown and black in color, with blue spots on the sides of the body and hook-shaped black spots on the tail! The moonlight fish is flexible and small. Yellow blue moonlight color, red abdomen, tail fin is red moonlight color, in general, its body is distributed in three colors of red, yellow and blue, which can also be said to be three moonlight colors.

2. Habits and characteristics of moonlight fish

Moonlight fish is gentle in nature and likes to be quiet. Even when it swims to find food, its movements are very elegant. There are many species of this fish. When it breeds, the color of the male moonlight fish will become darker and brighter, and the female fish will have a more swollen abdomen, and its skin color will be lighter than that of the male moonlight fish!

The breeding of moonlight fish is complicated and there are many hybrid species, including red moonlight, blue moonlight and yellow moonlight. This fish is prone to genetic mutation, so it is best not to mix stable species with swordtail or other moonfish. Moonlight fish is more suitable for neutral and alkaline hard water. Its food is omnivorous. The cubs reach sexual maturity six months after birth. Remember that the suitable temperature during breeding is 26 degrees Celsius. Parents should pay attention to this! 3. Precautions for feeding moonlight fish

1. How to distinguish male and female moonlight fish

Whether it is moonlight fish, Mary fish or swordtail fish, its distinction The method of females is the same, mainly observe its anal fin, if the anal fin is smaller, it is a male fish, if the anal fin is larger, it is a female fish, and at this time, the anal fin of the male moonlight fish is pointed, while the female fish is in the shape of a semicircular fan. !

2. Characteristics of feeding

In daily life, the suitable water temperature for raising moonlight fish is 22 to 28 degrees Celsius, the minimum water temperature is 16 degrees, and the water quality is best maintained at about 7.4 . Parents can add an appropriate amount of salt when changing the water. In addition, the main food of moonlight fish is live daphnia, but you can also feed it some finely chopped vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce leaves, etc. If you want to maintain the quality of this species, it is recommended that parents do not mix it with other small fish!

3. Planting aquatic plants

Under normal circumstances, after watering for a week, Just start planting aquatic plants. It should be noted that after buying the aquatic plants, parents need to cut off the rotten roots and rotten leaves of the aquatic plants, and then insert them into the bottom sand. Most of the designs for the first time fail to meet the perfect requirements. The design does not seek to be high-end and artistic, but some rules must be followed: for the planting of aquatic plants, it should not be evenly distributed in the tank; the foreground color is generally decorated with low aquatic plants, and the background is used higher aquatic plants. If the color is green, there should be black blocks for decoration. It is best to place large-leaf plants and small-leaf plants in the same position!

4. The lifespan of moonlight fish

If there is no disease or accident, the lifespan of the moonlight fish is generally about 2 years, but this is only a reference value. In general, the lifespan of moonlight fish is the shortest among small ornamental fish. Therefore, parents need to be careful about raising them. If you want baby fish to live longer, you must be proficient in raising knowledge!

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