Red-tailed catfish
Red-tailed duckbill, also known as red-tailed catfish, is native to the Amazon River in South America and belongs to the Catfish family. Let me tell you what characteristics the shape and customs of this special fish have.
1. Morphological characteristics of red-tailed catfish
1. Red-tailed catfish has a relatively beautiful appearance, elongated body, wide and flat. There are 6 pairs of bright and expensive white beards on the left and right sides of the mouth.
2. The body color of this fish basically has three colors: gray on the back, bright on the abdomen, and orange on the tail fin.
3. The head and snout are large, the tail and dorsal fins are blush red, and the other fins are blue and black, and the body is elegant. The upper part of the eye socket is white, forming half a white circle. The body length of adult fish is 70-100 cm.
2. Customs of red-tailed catfish
1. There are fights between red-tailed catfishes of the same species, and the beards are easily broken, but they will recover quickly. Red-tailed catfish also easily swallow some small tool parts, but most of them can be vomited out by themselves later.
2. It grows quickly and can reach a size of more than one meter. It likes to eat animal feed, especially small fish, so it cannot be mixed with small fish or fish of similar size.
3. As a nocturnal fish, the juvenile fish needs to be placed aside for shelter, and it is best to stay in a naked tank as an adult fish. The water quality requirements are moderate, otherwise it is prone to red spot disease and anti-gill disease. Furthermore, there is more food intake and penetration.
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