Pearl horse turtle eat too much, the stomach will bulge up. In view of this situation, attention should be paid to feeding, generally a small number of times, do not feed too much at one time. Usually feeding bait should also be on the appetite, it is omnivorous fish itself, not very picky, high-protein food is more helpful to its development. It can feed red worms, blood worms, silk earthworms, silk worms, etc., and can also use shrimp roe and crab roe as food, or with some artificial feed.
If the pearl horse turtle eats unhealthy food, it is easy to suffer from enteritis and other diseases, in this case, the stomach will bulge up, and do not eat. At this time, we need to stop eating and observe, if the situation does not improve, we need to change water in time, and properly heat up, and then add a little salt to the water. If the illness is serious, the fish body needs to be soaked with yellow powder for treatment, while the fish is fed after eating garlic water.
Female fish in the breeding period, its abdomen will also swell, the belly will bulge up. It is usually fished out and placed in a breeding tank with the male. After entering the tank, the male fish will begin to spit bubbles and build nests, and then begin to chase the female fish, the two will lay eggs and ejaculate under the foam nest, so that the fertilized eggs will be wrapped up by foam to play a protective role. Female fish should be fished out in time after spawning, otherwise they will be attacked by male fish once they are close to the foam.
