The map fish is also called Turi fish, flower pig fish, piglet fish, tail star fish, flower pig fish, black pig fish, eye spot star fish, etc. It originated in Venezuela and Guyana in South America and the Amazon River Basin in Brazil, and is a freshwater fish.

This kind of fish is fierce and can only be kept in a fish tank alone. It belongs to a large fish of Cichlidae. It can be divided into white map and safflower map according to its body surface color, and there are some aliases such as red map, yellow map, safflower map, yellow map, red-eyed jade pig and so on. This kind of fish belongs to large tropical fish, which has quick response and sensitive movements, and is a kind of ornamental fish. This kind of fish has a strong ability to adapt to the surrounding environment and can survive in different water quality.

You can choose river water or lake water to feed map fish. Before pouring water into the tank, you should filter and sterilize it, or you can choose rainwater. However, the current air quality is too poor, and rainwater may contain many toxic substances, so it is best not to use rainwater. Tap water is also an option, but when using this water, it is necessary to dry it for a long time to remove chlorine from the water.

When feeding, you should also pay attention to the pH value of water. Map fish do not require high PH of water. Neutral water, acidic water or alkaline water can be used to raise this fish. For map fish, the most important thing is to clean the water quality, change the water regularly, and dispose of food residues, excrement and some other sundries in the water in time.