Tiger skin fish is a relatively solid tropical fish, suitable for survival in high temperature and high oxygen waters, as long as attention to temperature and dissolved oxygen, its health is not a problem. It should be noted that although it is small in size, its personality is very lively, and it will attack the fins of other fish, so we must be careful when mixing.
1. Prepare the fish tank: If you want to raise the tiger skin fish, you usually need a rectangular fish tank. Although it is small, it is relatively active, so you must ensure that there is enough space for movement in the tank. In addition, do not directly fill tap water when adding, often need to air for a few days, and then use after chlorine volatilization.
2. Water temperature and water quality: Tigerfish is a tropical fish. It has a high requirement for water temperature. Usually, the temperature should be controlled between 24 ℃ and 28 ℃. If the temperature is low, it can be properly heated. It should be noted that if the water temperature becomes higher, it will speed up the metabolism of fish, although it can promote growth, but a long time is also harmful to health.
3. Feeding: As an omnivorous fish, tiger fish has a wide range of feeding habits, but usually live bait is the main feed, such as red nematode, fish and insects, etc., and some dry feed can also be fed. When you just buy it back, you often have to wait a few days before you can feed it, at first you have to use blood worms to open your mouth, and then you have to change it into fish feed.
4. Pay attention to disease prevention: In order to ensure the health of the tiger skin fish, it is necessary to change the water regularly. It is recommended to change about one third of the old water every time. In addition, we should do a good job of cleaning, so as not to catch diseases.
