Neon small fishes – decoration of any aquarium. They chase one after another, being poured on light, and will leave nobody indifferent to the games and acrobatic numbers. If you are going to be engaged in cultivation of these small fishes, most likely it will not cause any difficulties, they are absolutely unpretentious and easily breed in house conditions. It is important to understand only where males and where females.
Instruction
1. The sexual dimorphism at small fishes neon is developed not really strongly. Can seem to the unsophisticated aquarian that they differ in nothing from each other at all. However it not so. Males and females at a certain skill you will begin to distinguish quickly and easily, it is just necessary to be trained a little at first. So, for a start wait until your small fishes reach a mature state. At little fishes of difference between males and females are almost imperceptible for this reason it is only recommended to research when the size of small fishes reaches 3-4 cm in length.
2. Pay attention to the size of adult small fishes. Females of neon are much larger than males, and their paunch more roundish. As the female needs to be engaged in such important issue as a vymetyvaniye of berries, she has to be strong and large. The male participates in reproduction process only incidentally, therefore, can manage also the smaller size. Of course, it is possible to compare only the size of small fishes of one age.
3. At all small fishes neon on one side there passes the bright strip. Look narrowly at it attentively. At males it absolutely direct also goes in parallel along a body. If you look at a female, then the strip at her on one side is slightly bent, forming a small small hump. As the female is larger, it very well is noticeable even with the naked eye. By the way, a strip on a back – sign on which it is possible to distinguish males and females from the most early age. Even at absolutely small neonchik the consecrated line is already clearly drawn and it is possible to make out what it forms.