Review of origins and characteristics of flowerhorn fish white spot
Arhat is a fish that is loved by everyone. Because they have a beautiful appearance, are strong, and more importantly, they are easy to keep.
The English name is Flower Horn.
Classification and food of Arhat
They belong to the order of bass (Perciformes) of the tilapia family (Cichlidae). As a tropical ornamental fish breeds were bred from two species of Red Ket and Tilapia.
They are called Arhat because they have a large humped head with colorful colors on the sides. Show prosperity and luck in life.
The humpback head is interested by many people, the bigger the humpback head shows the value.
It seems like this is now being bred by humans over a period of time. They were bred with more than 60 different species, but raised a lot is like diamond, king kamfa or king hybrid ... ..
Appeared for the first time in Malaysia, then the trend of raising them became more and more popular and people sought to feed, especially countries such as Vietnam, Japan, China ... ..
Their food is mainly shrimp, small fish, liver, snails, minced meat ... ..
Characteristics
Arhat is a fish that is easy to raise, healthy, with few diseases, so their life expectancy is quite high (over 10 years). Adult fish have a bonus size of about 25 to 30 cm.
They have sparkling colors on their bodies, each with a different color. They have a small round tail, very well spread. The fish's fins are elongated, with the eyes not large and the gills slightly short.
They are very active and curious species. They often swim around the lake, so they often destroy objects such as rocks, plants ...
They have very high environmental adaptability, can withstand extreme conditions. Their nature is also quite aggressive, they often attack other fish if kept in the same tank or lake.
They live in the right temperature between 20 and 32 degrees, but best between 26 and 30 degrees.
To know if this is a beautiful Arhat, we must observe that they have iridescent scales, vibrant colors and, importantly, the hump-head as big as possible.
Although they are highly reproductive, the proportion of mature fish with good color and large humpbacked head is very low, about less than 30% du for beautiful broodstock and mother.
Behavior flowerhorn fish and fertility
Arhat has a very good reproductive capacity, after 1 year they can begin to breed artificially in a aquarium. Need to choose 2 parents (1 male and 1 female) with bright colors, good health for mating.
Put them in a tank or aquarium, they will get acquainted, flirt and invite each other and then mate.
Mating is finished about a while they begin to lay eggs. The female's genital canal will protrude and attach the eggs to the substrate. Where the female attaches the eggs, the male will spray the sperm on it.
About 2 hours later, the fish finished spawning. After spawning will have to separate the 2 males and females. If not, the two will bite each other and take the nest. After about 2 days, the eggs hatch into fry.
Potato fish's food includes: microbiological food and small boron. Over about 2 weeks, they can eat specially formulated foods or fine flour.
After about 1 month, it is possible to select and eliminate bad fish that do not meet the standards and keep the fish with beautiful bodies, bright colors, continue to be kept until they reach maturity.
Some famous Arhat flowerhorn fish species
Red cut varieties
They have a very large bulging front head, a slim red body, and many glowing balls in the tail. Caudal fins are always spread out so they look very beautiful and flexible when swimming.
Like Diamonds
This is a fish bred from the female Blue Dragon and the male Chau Kim Cuong. They have a very special round body, the words running from the gill to the tail on a dark blue background. The body is covered with white beads, head protruding, red eyes and a slightly yellow face.
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