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1. Is there something wrong with the parrot fish?

My parrot also has white cheeks, but it has not faded. It has no problems eating and drinking. I have also used oxytetracycline and salt to treat it, but it has no effect. Waiting for help from experts

2. Can yellow parrot fish and red parrot fish be raised together?

Yellow parrot fish and red parrot fish cannot be kept together.

Parrotfish are medium-sized fish that are quite aggressive. They like to chase and drive away other baits and will eat fish and shrimp when they are hungry.

Additional information:

Feeding Parrot Fish

1. Temperature:

Parrots have strong adaptability to temperature and can live freely in water temperatures of 20 to 30 degrees Celsius, but it is best to keep the water temperature for parrots at 28 to 29 degrees, and pay attention to the weak acidity of the water, so that parrots living in this environment will be more lively.

2. Lighting:

Make sure there is enough light. There should be three to four hours of light a day, but it is not easy to expose the light for too long. Otherwise, the water will easily turn green and turbid, and the color of the parrot will turn white.

3. Feeding:

Parrot fish are gentle, have a big appetite, and are omnivorous. They can eat bloodworms, large amounts of shrimp, mealworms, small fish, fleas, earthworms, or large particles of bait.

Feed two to three times a day, three minutes each time. If you can't finish it, pull out the bait in time. Otherwise, it will affect the water quality of the aquarium. In order to ensure bright body color, you should feed it frequently, such as red and red. The best choice of fish feed is a large factory with good quality and not easy to pollute the water quality.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Parrot fish (Osteichthyes)

3. Why does parrot fish behave like this?

[Basic information and breeding methods of parrot fish]

Parrot fish is a hybrid of red devil and purple firemouth. Because it is a hybrid between different species, male blood parrots are not reproductive. The chromosomes of the fish eggs cannot be paired neatly, so the embryos cannot develop into fry. It should be theoretically possible to use male firemouths and red devils to fertilize parrot eggs. Some female parrots can also crossbreed with arowana. Parrot fish do not have the shape of adult parrots during the fry period. The appearance of the fry will gradually change after three weeks: the head bulges, the body becomes round, and the body color changes from black to gray and then slowly to red. The lifespan can reach 4 to 5 years, but the physiological functions of parrot fish will show aging symptoms after 3 years, and they will lose their ornamental and commercial value.

【variety】:

(1) Blood Parrot: Blood red in color, with a wide and thick body and a short tail peduncle. Its face resembles a parrot: big eyes, small beak, and maximum body length of 20 cm;

(2) Macaw: A variant of the blood parrot, with a tumorous bump on the top of its head, bright red in color, and a body length of more than 30 cm. It has a lifespan of about 8 years.

(3) Purple parrots: Select strong blood parrots and feed them special feed to artificially enhance the color of blood parrots;

(4) A Heart Parrot: A blood parrot whose tail was surgically cut off. When it stands upside down, it looks like a heart.

(5) Rhinoceros parrot: A blood parrot whose fry's dorsal fin is trimmed surgically to look like a rhino horn.

(6) Candy parrot fish: Blood parrot fish are injected with purple, blue, yellow, or orange colors. However, the colors are not durable. In addition, there are also blood parrot fish with words such as auspiciousness, fortune, wealth, and longevity dyed with lasers.

【Cultivation method】

The water temperature is 21 degrees to 35 degrees, preferably 25 to 30 degrees. Parrot fish prefer new water, and 1/5 of the water should be changed every day. If the water quality is slightly acidic and refreshing, do not change the water frequently. Due to genetic factors, the respiratory system of blood parrots is not perfect, and its efficiency is only half of that of other fish, so parrots need much higher dissolved oxygen in the aquarium. Gentle temperament. It has a large appetite and is omnivorous. It can be fed with a lot of feeds such as bloodworms, brine shrimps, mealworms, small fish, water fleas, earthworms, and pellets. It can be fed two to three times a day. In order to ensure the bright color of the body, it should be fed with feeds such as "Bao Zenghong" frequently. New fish will change color due to the sudden change in water quality when entering the tank, and it will gradually get better after adapting to the environment and adjusting the water quality. It is best not to mix other species of fish in the blood parrot tank first. It is best to set up large water plants, pottery pots, and driftwood in the aquarium for parrots to hide. However, after artificial training, parrot fish can change their timid habits: knock on the aquarium frequently to make parrot fish form a habit; feed only half of the food to force them to come out to forage; mix with fish with more courage to encourage them to move. Parrot fish have a strong sense of territory, and they are often seen fighting among their own kind. Increasing the number of fish raised will reduce the phenomenon of fighting. Because of their lively and active temperament, parrot fish also like to move the bottom sand. They can be mixed with Mary, Pearl, Swordtail, Lili. Angelfish; they can be raised with gentle large fish. They can also be mixed with smaller arowana from an early age, because they have a strong sense of territory. Adding penicillin and methylene blue will also make the body color of parrot fish lighter. Increasing light, strengthening filtration, thickening filter materials, and heating to 28 degrees are all practical ways to maintain body color. Pay attention to maintaining consistent water quality when changing water for the first time. If you find that the color of the parrot fish has faded, you can feed it color-enhancing feed or shrimp meat. However, artificially dyed parrot fish will definitely fade after a period of breeding, and it is irreversible. # Changing to a red light tube can also make up for the visual defect.

Common diseases: Skin mold disease, also known as Saprolegniasis and white hair disease, is one of the most common diseases of ornamental fish. The pathogens are species such as Saprolegnia, Acanthoclase, Amorpha, and Pythium. When catching and transporting ornamental fish, if you are not careful, the fish skin will be injured, or parasites will invade and damage the skin. The spores of the mold will invade the wound, absorb nutrients, and germinate rapidly. One end of the hyphae will go deep into the muscle, and the other end will grow outward to form cotton-like hyphae. When the mold first parasitizes, it is not easy to find it with the naked eye; when the naked eye can see it, the hyphae have invaded the wound of the fish body and grown from the outside to the inside. The hyphae and the cell tissue of the wound are entangled and adhered, causing tissue necrosis. As the cotton-like hyphae increase day by day, the fish body is overloaded, causing abnormal swimming, loss of appetite, and gradual thinning, leading to death. When ornamental fish are infected with mold, they are also affected by the length of light exposure. Long periods of continuous rain or insufficient indoor lighting, sunlight, and other light sources can promote the growth of mold. Fish infected with mold usually have a layer of white film on their skin, especially black and red fish, which makes the fish lose its luster. Then the fish become sluggish and often appear sluggish, floating on the water. If not treated in time, the mold spreads on the fish, the muscles of the affected area rot, the appetite decreases, and eventually death occurs. [Treatment Methods] Skin mold disease can occur all year round, but is most common in early spring and late winter. In order to prevent the occurrence of water mold disease, care should be taken to avoid damaging the fish and parasite bites during operation, and a small amount of salt can be added to the water to inhibit the occurrence of water mold disease. When the fish is found to be infected with Saprolegniasis, it can be washed with 3% salt water once a day for 5 to 10 minutes each time, or soaked in 2 parts per million (2ppm) potassium permanganate solution plus 1% salt for 20 to 30 minutes, or soaked in 1 to 2 parts per million (1 to 2ppm) malachite green solution for 20 to 30 minutes, or soaked in 1 to 2 parts per million (1 to 2ppm) methylene blue solution for 20 to 30 minutes, or soaked in 5 parts per million (5ppm) furazolidone solution, or directly splashed into the aquarium with 0.02 parts per million (0.02ppm) malachite green solution and 0.3 parts per million (0.3ppm) formaldehyde solution to inhibit the growth of mold. The growth of Saprolegniasis can also be inhibited by increasing the water temperature. Installing a 15-watt ultraviolet lamp on the top of the aquarium and irradiating it for several hours a day can effectively inhibit or eliminate the growth of Saprolegniasis.

The pathogen of white spot disease is Ichthyophthirius punctatus. Tropical fish can be infected all year round, with high morbidity and mortality. Symptoms and lesions In the early stage of the disease, white spots are scattered on the pectoral fins, dorsal fins, caudal fins and skin. Although the sick fish forage as usual, they often gather at the corners of the fish tank and squeeze and rub each other. After a few days, white spots are all over the body, and the sick fish often float on the water surface in a sluggish state. [Treatment method] A. Raise the water temperature to 28 degrees Celsius. After a few days, the Ichthyophthirius punctatus will break and fall off. At this time, replace the water with new water and maintain the water temperature. The sick fish will basically recover. B. Use a 0.05%~0.07% concentration of red mercury solution, soak the sick fish in water for 5~15 minutes, and continue for 2~3 days. The effect is good. C. Soak the fish in salt for 24 hours, and it will be effective after a few days.