Because of their bright colors, beautiful shapes, and easy to keep, these three kinds of fish can be found in almost every aquarium store. Of course, most aquarists have experience raising these three types of fish.
blood parrot fish and macaw fish can be mixed, so they are more easily accepted by aquarists. However, Luohan fish is not suitable for mixed breeding because of its too cruel temperament, but its beautiful body shape and bright colors make it Many aquarists are still obsessed with it.
Blood Parrot Fish
Macaw Fish
Luohan Fish
In the mid-1990s, aquatic breeders in Taiwan developed the Blood Parrot Fish. I remember the first time I saw blood parrot was in early 1997. At that time, the price was 40 to 50 yuan per piece.
Around 2000, macaw fish and Luohan fish also appeared in the aquarium market one after another. They became very popular among aquarium enthusiasts and are still widely raised today.
In fact, these three kinds of fish can be regarded as complete "blood relatives".
My understanding: Blood parrot fish is the first generation, macaw fish is the pro version, and Luohan fish is the pro max version.
blood parrot fish is a cross between the male red manta fish and the female purple red fire mouth fish , and this was completely produced by chance.
Cai Jianfa, the owner of a fish farm in Taiwan, raised the red manta ray and the purple red mouth fish together, and then "by accident" he got the parrot fish , which will be popular in the aquarium industry in the future.
Red devil fish
Purple red fire mouth fish
Not long after, Luohan fish also came out and soon became popular in the mainland market and Southeast Asian market, and then spread to Europe and the United States.
The lineage of Luohan fish is more complicated. In addition to red devil fish and purple red mouth fish, there are also Texas leopard fish , Jiujian pineapple fish , green gold tiger fish, etc.
Through repeated crossbreeding between these fish, the beautiful and colorful Luohan fish was obtained.
Texas leopard fish
Green gold tiger fish
Jiujian pineapple fish
Hybridization makes the chromosomes of these three fishes unable to completely match, so unfortunately, they cannot breed among the same species.
I once personally saw a pair of parrot fish in my fish tank guarding their fertilized eggs until all the fertilized eggs finally died and turned white.
Therefore, these three kinds of fish can only come from fishing grounds. While the interests of the fishing grounds are guaranteed, they will not harm the natural waters by being released indiscriminately.
Please look at the picture of Jiujian Pineapple Fish again. Is it very similar to the mini parrot fish that has become very popular in recent years?
Mini parrots are a breed bred through the crossbreeding of Jiujian pineapples and other fish.
Jiujian pineapple fish
Mini parrot fish
The breeding mini parrot fish
The difference from the above three fish is that the mini parrot fish can breed offspring normally and has super breeding ability, so aquarists must not treat this kind of fish Feel free to release them into natural waters.
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