In addition to four-legged pets in the dwelling, as well as in public and office premises, aquariums with various rocks of fish and marine inhabitants are fairly often placed. Among such representatives of the sea fauna, it is worth highlighting macroganatus, whose features and appearance determine his demand from aquarists.
Peculiarities
The inhabitant of water depths with such an interesting name refers to the prickly acne, the habitat of which are countries of Southeast Asia. In recent years, this type of fish is in high demand in humans, since it is capable of becoming a real decoration of home aquariums. Macrognatus comes from the Mastatsobelid family. Its external features are not much different from the ordinary barrier eel, however, the content as aquarium fish is quite possible, it will be enough to explore its main nuances.
The aquarists consider the macroganatus of one of the most beautiful fish, which will be able to grow and propagate in the conditions of artificial reservoirs or in the aquariums.
His long and slightly elongated body resembles a snake, at one end is a visually noticeable head. A remarkable feature of the fish is the ability to grow in a natural medium to half-meter mark, but in closed conditions of human dwellings, the fish of this type quite rarely reaches the size of more than 25 centimeters in length. To protect itself from other predators living in water, the macroganatus has a large number of spikes on the top of the body.
Fish is brightly expressed by sexual dimorphism, however, unlike animals, it is the macrogenatus females that are more than male representatives.
Both floors in the family have spinal and anal fins, the presence and location of which causes the similarity to the tail. The color of the described species of fish varies from the medium of the content. Therefore, it can be brown in different shades, as well as red, pink, scarlet. The dorsal fins additionally decorate large stains of dark color with a gold rim, there are no chest fins. The abdomen of macroganatus is usually painted more evenly, differs from the rest of the color with lighter tons of basic flatter.
In general, the eels of this type are highlighted by demanding to the habitat, in the light of which in the wild are found only in certain Asian countries - Sumatra, Thailand, Sri Lanka, etc. Macrogenatus populates small lakes and rivers. In continental conditions, they are bred only artificially.
This type refers to the individuals leading the night lifestyle - the day of acne is usually hiding in the thickets, under the cores or simply in the ground, but it is not dormant, but they are kept vigilance, for these purposes they have a small trull, which is essentially an olfactory organ.
At night, macroganatus go to search for food. They feed onto plankton, caviar with other small fish, shrimp and small crabs. It has been established that acne is capable of being outside the reservoir on land, usually this gap is a maximum of 1 hour. In the aquarium, the first time of the fish can demonstrate a grave behavior, however, as they can be observed increasingly. Small-old macrognatus can be kept in one container with small groups, but as they grow, they may have frequent conflicts, especially among fish of one sex.
Varieties
Among macroganatus there are several species that will be able to contain in captivity.Coffee macrognatus
This representative of the fish family will have a brown body, the color is close to dark shades, while the fins will be bright in the eel. Acne will remain predominantly to the night inhabitants, in a large number of bright light will not be needed.
The only disadvantage of this type is low immunity, therefore, when the content of such an ecc is, special attention will be paid to the appropriate state of the aquarium.
Siamese
The fish can be both small and large, in addition, the colors of such a variety are highlighted by their diversity. The body among macrognas is rather dense, the stains should be located on the sides, their color will be marble. With other fish, the eel can calmly coexist, but provided that they will have similar dimensions, otherwise small neighbors will be regarded by the inhabitant as mining.
Pearl
The smallest type of macroganatus, as a rule, the length of the body of an adult fish will be 17 centimeters. The color of the eel must be brown with silver splashes. A variety adapts great to the closed aquarium conditions, the fish also transfers the neighborhood with other marine, river or lake inhabitants.
Macrognatus eyeball
The miniature representative of the family, which is allocated by its activity, as well as convex eyes, as the name led to the name. The fish feels well in the large the aquariums, the prerequisite is the soil in the form of purified sand of a large fraction.
Compatibility
To contain together with the macroganatus of other fish will be able if they are not regarded as potential mining. Otherly, the eel can coexist peacefully with other attractive aquarium inhabitants.
However, the aquarist should be aware that even small varieties of such an eel have spikes, contact with which for other fish can end it is quite deplorable.
To avoid such situations, some recommendations regarding compatibility should be adhere to.
- The selection of the inhabitants of the aquarium should be approached with special care. Under the ban, the acquisition as neighbors too active small representatives to avoid cases that they will be eaten by eating.
- A good option will be the content of eel together with the bottom varieties of fish. Conducted by this features of their life - as a rule, they will be not too active and large. Also alternative can be sea inhabitants of large dimensions.
- It is worth refraining from co-breeding with Martgnatus Cikhlid, since the latter are allocated by their hyperactivity.
- You can not keep a lot of acne in one tank. Such a neighborhood will lead to conflicts between males, and fish may have a quarrel relating to the territory.
Conditions for growing
In order for the fish to please his owner, and also delivered a minimum of hassle, it is important to ensure proper content conditions. There are a number of requirements, the observance of which will provide aquarist healthy and attractive fish capable of reproduction.
- The tank for eel should be spacious, also a prerequisite for the presence of a lid. As a rule, for one representative of this family there will be enough aquarium by 100 liters.
- The presence of soil in the capacity is a compulsory requirement for the content of eels. A cleaned sand will appear as a suitable option, which should not contain sharp components. Conducted by the features of acne to dig in the bottom or explore it by a trunk.
- As for vegetation in the aquarium, it should not be too much, moreover, it is better to pick up specimens that do not have a too developed root system. It is allowed to root it in a small pot.
- In addition to vegetation, there will be several stones for the ease of the prerequisite. They are needed by fish to remove the natural mucus accumulating on the body. However, before placing in a reservoir with fish, they must be carefully polished to eliminate the likelihood of injury by sharp edges.
- In the wild, the macroganatuses live in the coastal line, where various roots or squigs are present. Such components can also be placed in the aquarium.
- It is worth monitoring the condition of water in the aquarium, its cleaning and replacement should be carried out at least once a week, depending on the situation, care can be more frequent. Contaminated fluid can cause the development of ailments from fish when ulcers begin on the body. Only timely treatment will help avoid the death of eel. It is necessary to control the salt content in water, if necessary, add it.
- Filtration and aeration are no less important factors on which the life expectancy of the eels. The water temperature should be constant, optimal figures for fish will be values in the range from +21 to +26 degrees. Acidity indicators should be at level 7, while the rigidity of the fluid is not more than 15.
- In the daytime, it is best to provide a macrognatu in hatch lighting, with the arrival of the night to reduce it or turn off at all.
What and how to feed?
When the content of the macroganatus, special attention should be paid to its nutrition. Some breeders recommend adjusting the diet under the individual preferences of specific fish. As practice shows, Acne can demonstrate different tastes that change every day. . That is why it is recommended to have several feed options in the house.
However, the main base of macroganatus will consist of:
- invertebrates;
- rainworms;
- petty fish;
- mosquito larvae;
- crustaceans;
- Cod fillet or meat squid.
Breeders also recommend using vitamin additives in dry feed, as well as frozen products.
Reproduction
As a rule, acne will be ready to continue the genus no earlier than in 3 years. To obtain offspring, the aquarist should provide ideal conditions for fish content, because in captivity it is not so often.
Typically, macroganatus to obtain offspring conduct special injections that will have a stimulating effect on the fertilization process.
In this issue, you can seek help from specialists who will conduct first vaccination, as well as indicate possible "pitfalls".
To obtain offspring at home, you will need to perform the following steps:
- Before the procedure, the selected individuals must be transferred to the aquarium with a volume of at least 200-250 liters;
- Next, the breeder needs to provide macroganats with plenty of power;
- An alternate female is allowed to satisfy one or two males;
- Special injection is introduced by fish directly into the spinal muscle;
- After that, the aquarium is fully isolated from sources of natural or artificial lighting.
If the fertilization process was successful, then the female of the eel will postpone at least a thousand eggs into the soil.
They independently fall on the bottom, where the process of their development will occur. For the most part, there will be about 3 days for these purposes. After this time, fry should be hatched.
When they appear, the aquarist will need to increase the temperature of the water to + 27-28 degrees, in addition, the smaller generation of acne will need microscopic food. For these purposes, it is recommended to use Plankton or Microkerways.
Alone to grow and develop acne will be capable of achieving the size of at least a third of their parents, but it is necessary to take into account the differences between the female and the male in this matter.
When the fish are growing enough, they can be hosted into the overall reservoir with the rest of eels and representatives of the sea fauna.
In the next video, you will be able to watch the clutch macroganatus at the reproduction period.