1. Body length difference: Mickey fish body petite, adult fish only 3 ~ 4 cm in length. The perennial moonfish male body length is 5 to 6 centimeters, while the female is 8 to 9 centimeters, generally longer than Mickey fish.
2. Tail peduncle difference: The tail difference is very obvious, only can distinguish them through the tail. There are three black spots of different sizes in the middle of the tail of Mickey fish, the middle one is larger, the upper and lower two are smaller, shaped like the head of Mickey mouse. The entire tail of the moonfish has no black spots, but is covered with thin black stripes in the shape of a crescent moon.
3. Color Difference: The original color of Mickey Fish is golden yellow, after hybridization, is now common in red and white. The initial color of moonfish is brown and black, and after hybridization, it appears in bright red, blue and gold.
Mickey fish is actually a kind of moonlight fish, of course, the same kind of fish can be raised together. They have a strong ability to adapt to the environment, and do not have to deliberately create environmental conditions when breeding. In addition, they can be fed with the same feed. Moonfish docile sex, will not attack smaller than it fish, so do not worry, mixed fish can generally live in harmony.