The African prince fish is golden-yellow throughout its body. The fish is 10-12cm long and oval in shape. It belongs to the cichlid family. African princes have a desire to compete for territory, are very aggressive, and are suitable for breeding alone. Adult African prince fish, the female fish is orange-yellow, while the male fish changes to dark blue body color, very beautiful, like weak alkaline hard water. For more knowledge of African prince fish, follow the editor to learn about it!

1. Basic knowledge of African prince fish

1. Appearance of origin: Malawi, Africa Lake, Cichlidae. Body length 10-12cm, oval. The whole body is golden-yellow, and there is a black edge on the edges of the dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins, which is very beautiful.

2. Water temperature and bait: The feeding water temperature is 24-26 ℃, and it prefers weak alkaline hard water. The breeding water temperature is 27-29 ℃, and the broodstock is sexually mature for 6-8 months. It is a mouth-brooding fish.

3. Breeding and hatching: The male fish has a bright body color, and the tips of the dorsal and anal fins are long. When spawning, the male digs a nest in the sand to make a nest, and the female lays the eggs in the nest. After the male ejaculates, the female holds the fertilized egg in the mouth. At this time, the male can be taken out and the female can hatch . Females lay 50-100 eggs each time.

2. The distinction between male and female African prince fish

1. Pectoral and caudal fins: The pectoral and caudal fins of the prince are very long. Compared with the female fish, the black line on the dorsal fin is thicker. , the color is also called dark, and the male fish in the same nest is larger than the female fish.

2. Adult fish discoloration: When African prince fish is young, both males and females are orange-yellow. At the adult stage, the female fish maintains the original body color, and the male fish body color changes to dark blue. The prince's cheeks will turn black.

3. Egg point Ovarian: the egg point on the anal fin, the larger and the smaller is the male fish, the opposite is the female, the male fish is metallic blue when it grows up, and the female fish is gray. The ovaries are rounded for females and pointed for males. Males are brightly colored and females are darker.

3. Breeding methods of African prince fish

1. It is not suitable for mixed breeding: In short, African prince has a strong aggressiveness, it is suitable for single breeding, not suitable for mixing keep.

2. Rocks and fine sand: African prince fish have strong territorial competition. For breeders, they need to place rocks and fine sand in the box to ease the fish's sense of urgency, and properly relieve the African prince. the habit of territorial contention.

3. Suitable water temperature: African princes are suitable for living in a water temperature environment of 24-26 degrees Celsius, and the most suitable water temperature for African princes to breed should be maintained at 27-29 degrees Celsius.

4. Weakly alkaline water: It likes hard water and prefers weakly alkaline water. Generally speaking, the PH value of water suitable for the life of African princes is between 7.5-8.0.

5. Feeding: African princes should be fed regularly, quantitatively, and at fixed points every day, and the feeds to be fed can be selected: artificially made nutritious feeds, frozen brine shrimp adults, and a small amount of sea salt after disinfection The Frozen Blood Worm and so on.

6. Cleaning and disinfection: The food should be cleaned and disinfected before feeding to prevent the fish from being harmed by parasites or bacteria. At the same time, breeders should be careful not to feed water worms to the African prince fish, which is not good for the health of the African prince.