Mandarin fish (Synchiropus splendidus) is a small brightly colored fish that are included in the familia dragonet, known in the aquarium business. Mandarin fish from the Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia.
Characteristics
Mandarin fish has a long body and two dorsal fins. Mandarin fish have stripes of green, orange, and yellow, with a blue wrap his body. Regular mandarin fish eat small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
His life is like playing 'hide-and-seek' in the composition of coral reefs full of loopholes, busy feeding the fish while avoiding predators. Fish that became an icon of the international tourism body at length ranging from 8 to 15 centimeters and are usually out of the reef in search of food only in the morning and evening.
His life is like playing 'hide-and-seek' in the composition of coral reefs full of loopholes, busy feeding the fish while avoiding predators. Fish that became an icon of the international tourism body at length ranging from 8 to 15 centimeters and are usually out of the reef in search of food only in the morning and evening.
The style and the color is so unique and captivating, like batik patterns with primary colors, while some other types of light green with polka-dot motif. There is also a combination of white chocolate so subtle if 'walk' between the rocks. Bali has a species of sea fish with good color harmony of the world, in addition to bright batik, at the bottom of her neck to light shades of blue to green. Surroundings fins also decorated with sky blue color that is not owned by the Mandarin fish in other waters.
Maintenance
Pisciculture is practically impossible to maintain in the aquarium. Because these fish are difficult to adapt to new environments, sensitive to changes in water and difficult to give her eating because he does not like artificial feed such as pellets of fish, dried worms and shrimp processing factories.
However, there are several ways that can be applied to the successful maintenance of this mandarin fish, among which, creating conditions similar to their habitat aquarium is providing live coral (living rock) a lot of the media where the fish is looking for food. Also do not mix with mandarin fish are aggressive fish in an aquarium, it will make the fish stressed, more calm conditions the fish will the longer the Mandarin fish can be maintained.
However, there are several ways that can be applied to the successful maintenance of this mandarin fish, among which, creating conditions similar to their habitat aquarium is providing live coral (living rock) a lot of the media where the fish is looking for food. Also do not mix with mandarin fish are aggressive fish in an aquarium, it will make the fish stressed, more calm conditions the fish will the longer the Mandarin fish can be maintained.
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