huazai said fish
America has a group of big cichlids ,
is physically strong and loves to challenge one another.
The parrot is its illegitimate child, and the parents of
Arhat are hard to find.
Welcome everyone back to Huazi Chongyu Academy again.
Sorry, I am Hua Zai!
Friends who like parrot fish raise your hands!
Friends who like Luohanyu, raise your hands!
Hua Zai guessed that if everyone raised their hands, it would be like a concert with 100,000 people.
Parrot fish and Luohan fish are indeed the darlings of today's aquarium circle. They look cute and are affordable.
But, do you know? These two species do not exist on the earth. They are both artificially hybridized species.
Today, Wazai will take you to meet their parents, suspected parents, and their fellow villagers.
Aquarists, please sit back and listen to what Hua Zai has to say about the giant American cichlid!
This article is suitable for friends who have parrot fish and Luohan fish at home, and is also suitable for friends who like American giant cichlids. Estimated reading time is 218 seconds.
American cichlid polyculture fish tank
Far away on the other side of the earth, there lives a group of mysterious and ferocious baby fish
In my country's current aquarium, cichlids ornamental fish account for half of the country.
Among them, the most famous cichlids are parrot fish, Luohan fish, map fish, and colorful angel fish. The less famous ones are South American short cichlids and African three-lake cichlids.
But do you know? There is also a group of cichlids that are watching you silently with their pitiful little eyes, hoping to win your favor.
They are the American giant cichlids, or American cichlids for short.
As shown above, it is a classic American cichlid mixed fish tank. Isn’t it amazing?
Below, Wazai will give you a detailed introduction to this ornamental fish species that you should be familiar with.
Ornamental Fish Texas Leopard
Ornamental Fish Green Giant
Let’s take a geography lesson first to familiarize ourselves with the basic concept of an ornamental fish
When aquarists say the two words "American snapper", they usually refer to the ones produced in China North America Large cichlids, excluding cichlids native to South America.
Of course, American cichlids in the broad sense must include South American cichlids. But because there are so many types of ornamental fish in South America, fish from South America are generally grouped together, because their habits are very different from fish from North America.
The dividing line between North America and South America is "Panama Canal", which means that what we are mainly discussing today is the American cichlids north of the Panama Canal.
The entire North America can be divided into three parts: North America, Central America and West Indies region.
A very funny phenomenon occurs here -
ranks first. The United States and Canada occupy the largest area, but there is only one kind of cichlid produced in this area, and that is the famous Texas leopard. The familiar "Hulk" is the Texas leopard. One of the species;
Second, in the West Indies, there are only The Caribbean has two species: the Cuban chief fish and the Haitian savage fish.
Third, most of the other cichlids come from that slender Central American region.
Careful aquarists will definitely see the BUG, that is Mexico .
Theoretically, Mexico belongs to North America rather than Central America. However, most of the cichlids native to Mexico are located in the southern area where it meets Guatemala. Therefore, when actually discussing cichlids, they are usually considered The southern part of Mexico is included in Central America. This is for convenience of expression.
This is not the invention of Hua Zai, many masters classify it this way.
Ever since, we have come to a conclusion: most of the cichlids native to Central and North America are in Central America.
Ornamental fish and flower tiger
Ornamental fish Golden general
Ornamental fish Yellow unicorn
American snapper The classification of ornamental fish is very complicated, but it is actually very simple
According to international standards, there are 20 genera of Central and North American cichlids.
includes one in North America, one in the Caribbean, and 18 in Central America.
Among all genera, only two genera have the most fish species: V and P.
In fact, going back more than ten years, these two genera are the same genus and were separated later.
Friends who are familiar with the three-lake cichlids in Africa must know that there are more than a thousand species of cichlids in the three lakes in Africa, but there are only a total of thirty kinds of common cichlids in Central America.
Next, we will select a few varieties that everyone is interested in and share them.
Ordinary red devil fish
Super red devil fish
Midas blunt-billed devil
Zebra Midas
Purple red mouth fish
Parrot fish players, look over, now it is your dish
Almost every parrot fish player knows that the parents of parrots are snapper, But it is estimated that very few people are willing to organize the information as meticulously as Hua Zai.
No way, who told me to have a heart that loves to share? (There should be applause here)
Many people know that the blood parrot's father is a red manta ray, and his mother is a purple fire mouth fish . As shown above.
In fact, you may not know that there are two types of so-called "red manta rays"!
One is the common red devil fish, and the other is called Midas, which has no official Chinese name. Aquarists call it "blunt-mouthed devil".
We usually use the first one instead of Midas.
There is a large species of parrot fish called "Macaw Fish". Its mother is a red manta fish, and where is its father? It's still a mystery. There are several opinions on
on the Internet, but almost none of them are reliable.
However, one thing is certain, its father must be one of the American sea breams, but it must not be the male Purple Flame Mouth.
Here is another puzzle: If you cross a female red manta ray with a male purple manta ray, what species will be produced?
Does anyone know about this issue?
Ornamental fish lapis lazuli
Reticulated Fire mouth fish
Pearl fire mouth fish
Pet fish "Red Cloud"
Friends who love Luohan fish, now on to your dish
Who are the parents of Luohan fish?
This is a trade secret. Currently, no one except the fishing grounds in Southeast Asia knows it.
However, based on the information they have revealed and the inferences of the Luohanyu masters, there are several "recipes".
First, almost all the pearl-type Luohan fish must have the lineage of the "Azure Tiger" (as shown in the first picture above);
Secondly, almost all Luohan fish have the lineage of the "Reticulated Fire Mouth Fish" (as shown above) Second picture);
Thirdly, there is an extremely beautiful species of Luohan fish called "Red Horse", which is suspected to have the bloodline of "Pearl Fire Mouth Fish";
Fourthly, there is also a very sexy Luohan fish. The variety of bag is called "Emperor horse ", and it must have the blood of "Red Cloud" in its body;
fifth, Desa must have the gene of the Texas panther in its body;
sixth, the "rainbow" in Luohan fish and "Illusion", which has the blood of purple-red flamemouth fish in its body.
This is a relatively reliable guess that Hua Zai can sort out based on the information at hand. I hope it will be useful to friends who are interested.
In short, the essence of Luohan fish is a hybrid of several or more than a dozen species of giant sea bream.
Dow's Fire Mouth Male
Dow's Fire Mouth Female Fish
Haitian Wild Mermaid
Blue Fire Mouth Fish
American Ornamental Fish Dragon King
Among the famous "Four Killing Gods" among American sea bream, there is also a demon king
American sea bream. Not a good reputation, It’s because he’s too bellicose!
As long as you dare to put a beautiful sea bream in the fish tank, your fish tank will truly become a "havoc in the dragon's palace"!
American snapper has the famous "Four Killers" - Dow's Fire Mouth, Blue Fire Mouth, Haitian Savage and Blue Overlord.
The first two species belong to Central America, the third species belongs to the Caribbean, and the last species, Blue Overlord, is from South America.
You can search for many videos of snapper fights on the Internet. You can find them to stimulate yourself. After watching them, you can think about whether you dare to invite these ancestors back to your fish tank.
The last thing I want to mention is the devil-the Dragon King. As shown above.
The Four Gods of Killing have already deterred many aquarists, but the Dragon King is even more extreme and can directly extinguish your urge to play with fish.
If it claims to be the second most lethal among American sea breams, no one would dare to stand up and say that it is the first.
In short, the Dragon King's attack power can only be described as abnormal.
Ornamental fish green jade
Ornamental fish silver jade
Ornamental fish rouge fire mouth fish
Why are there almost no American sea bream in the market?
The three fishes in the picture above are all representative fish species of the genus V. Do you think
is beautiful? Do you want one?
However, you will find that you cannot see them at all in the aquarium store near your home.
Do you know why?
You must know that if we go back 20 years, the rich aquarists at that time would show off how many snappers they had, not just arowanas!
Fishing with sea bream was a fashionable thing at that time. I didn’t have any sea bream at home, so I was embarrassed to say hello to the fish lovers!
is a rare species, and the unit price can be tens of thousands, no worse than arowana!
However, almost no one plays with these fish now.
Wazai thinks there are two reasons -
First, the American cichlids are too aggressive. Currently, mixed culture is popular. The attributes of American cichlids are too sharp and difficult to be gregarious;
Secondly, the Sanhu cichlids are too aggressive. The rise of. The decline of American cichlids is almost simultaneous with the rise of Three Lakes cichlids.
There are more types of cichlids in Sanhu, and they support polyculture mode. They range from as small as a scallop to as big as a "green horse head", and they can also be arranged to have the effect of a sea tank. So the decline of sea bream seems to make sense.
Whether you like it or not, the dynasty of the American sea bream has indeed disappeared.
Apple fire mouth fish
Blood meteor fish
Purple clothes in American sea bream
Galaxy star diamond fish
Colorful pineapple fish
Nine pineapple fish
Eight line fire mouth fish
What do you need to know about American sea bream?
If you like to be unique and like niche fish, American sea bream will be your perfect choice.
Wazai has prepared some tips for you, I hope they will be helpful to you.
First, I don’t recommend you play Dragon King. I recommend you play Dow’s Fire Mouth. This is a large fish that can grow more than 40 centimeters, so you need a big fish tank;
Second, the most beautiful thing among Texas leopards is the green one. Giant, but the most cost-effective one is the "Texas Leopard";
Third, there are many types of apple flamingo, that's because it has many regional species;
Fourth, the pineapple fish is a cichlid from South America, but the nine-room pineapple Strictly speaking, colorful pineapples are not pineapple fish;
Fifth, sea bream and aquatic plants are "rivals", so please do not put any aquatic plants in your fish tank, not even fake ones;
Sixth, Wazai My favorite, and the one I recommend you the most, is the "Eight-Line Fire Mouth Fish".(Please see the last picture)
Hua Zai talks about fish, making the knowledge of fish farming more precise!
Wazai’s inner words : In today’s article, you can see most of the beautiful sea breams, only the following ones you can’t see: red coral beautiful sea bream, blue coral beautiful sea bream, golden peacock , blue-eyed queenfish, golden ax king, red-bellied fire mouth, moon eyebrow, and the "flaming fan" that has recently become famous in the American snapper circle. It’s not that Hua Zai doesn’t want to add pictures to everyone, it’s mainly because he can’t find satisfactory pictures. If you happen to have these kinds of beautiful snappers at home, you might as well send them to Wazai! Thank you!
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