The Mandarin fish is a common freshwater fish and is widely distributed in China. Mandarin fish is a typical carnivorous fish, their main food is all kinds of meat. Wild Mandarin fish live in rivers, ponds, lakes and other places, they mainly prey on other small fish in the water, such as crucian carp, meal fish and so on. As Mandarin fish grow in size, they can catch more and more fish. In addition to fish, Mandarin fish can also prey on other animals, such as shrimp, frogs and various aquatic insects, which may become food for Mandarin fish.
In addition, Mandarin fish can be raised artificially, and they also have to be fed meat when they are raised. The most common is feed fish, which needs to be selected as feed fish with small size, slender body shape and easy to be swallowed. There are still many varieties to choose from, such as silver carp, bighead carp, mud carp and so on, which are very common feed fish varieties. In addition to these fish, you can also feed dace to eat shrimp, earthworms and so on, but these are not the most important food.
As mentioned above, Mandarin fish mainly eat meat, and all kinds of fish are their main food. Wild Mandarin fish usually eat fish smaller than their own size, they usually prey on smaller fish, sometimes Mandarin fish can swallow them. However, sometimes Mandarin fish can eat fish similar to their own size. When raising Mandarin fish in captivity, they can also use smaller fish as their food; When feeding bigger fish to Mandarin fish, it is better to deal with them first, make them into small pieces and then feed them.
