That small fishes lived in a house aquarium the life long and happily, having left at the same time posterity, it is necessary to support them in suitable conditions. And for this purpose it is necessary to find out what their native habitat.
Small fish - the doctor
This look was described in 1843 by the Austrian biologist Johann Jacob Gekkel. This species of small fishes differs in a bright red tail fin, at types of this fin, similar to it, is not present.
Fish belongs to family cyprinid, her homeland are the rivers Tirg and Euphrates. In bondage the size of adult individuals reaches 10 cm, and in the nature about 15. Now small fishes are delivered most often for commercial purposes, and aquarians seek to provide them comfortable existence for further cultivation in bondage. Only this fish from nowadays known can be nourished by the horny particles of skin and allocate at the same time strong antiseptics ditranol.
What conditions are necessary to them
Garr Ruff the water which is constantly changing, enriched with oxygen is necessary. Temperature in an aquarium has to is ranging from 30 up to 35 °C. Continuous giving in water of oxygen is obligatory. Feeding is made twice within a day, it is more convenient to do it in the morning and in the evening. Filters for water are also obligatory, irrespective of volumes. Before resettlement of new small fishes from shop in an aquarium, it is necessary to wait some time after their moving and to feed new fishes not earlier, than in 12 hours later their resettlements. Water temperature in an aquarium at that time when there new small fishes are settled, should not exceed 30 °C. It can be brought to habitual mark 35 gradually not earlier than in 3-4 hours. Water volume for comfortable existence of each adult individual has to be not less than 7 liters, you should not forget also that it is gregarious fish and to get less than 5-7 pieces there is no sense. If keeping of fishes happens in the medical purposes, this question should pay special attention. The place where will undergo medical procedures, should be processed carefully after each client, and already this fact says that two containers are necessary. In one of them the small fishes will be is constantly, and in another is transferred to procedures as required. In order that skin was softened, the water temperature of the bound, upper for fishes, about 35-37 °C is necessary, constantly they cannot be in such temperature. To feed fishes in the same tank which is intended for procedures, very inconveniently. The risk of mass death of fishes because of increase in level of nitrates is high. Testers of a condition of water and heaters are also absolutely necessary for contents.