The lantern fish is a kind of fish with a better appearance and is more suitable for viewing. It contains many varieties, and the appearance of different varieties is different. The same is true to distinguish between male and female, different species to distinguish between male and female, the way is also different:
1, size: for the traffic light fish and triangular light fish, you can distinguish their male and female from the size. Traffic light fish will enter the stage of sexual maturity after about 10 months of breeding, and then they can be distinguished from the size, the male fish is more slender, and the female fish is more obese. The same is true of the triangular lantern fish, which is a male with a slender body.
2. Appearance: For the Baiyun golden lantern fish, it can be distinguished from the appearance, mainly from the characteristics of the fins. Males generally have longer fins than females. Of course, this feature also needs to be observed after they become adults.
3. Color: For the emperor lantern fish and zebra lantern fish, you can also distinguish their male and female from the color. If the emperor lantern fish, then the color of the male fish is more bright, the color of the female fish is more dim. For zebra lantern fish, the male's stripes are lemon, while the female's stripes are blue and silver gray.
The male and female lantern fish can be raised together. The character of lantern fish is generally more gentle, male and female fish mixed together will not fight with each other. Moreover, the habits and characteristics of male and female fish are relatively consistent, basically no difference, can be raised together. However, if they are raised together, they have to provide enough space and food to meet their growth and development.