Peacock fish is a small freshwater fish, belonging to Anthuridae. The scientific name is Peacock Anthuridae, also known as Anchovies, Rainbow Anthuridae, Peacock Fish, etc. It is native to freshwater ponds, lakes, rivers, swamps and other water bodies in South America, and has been introduced to all parts of the world as an ornamental fish.
Fish discussion
Peacock fish is one of the most common ornamental fish, and its scientific name is peacock fish, also known as anchovy, rainbow fish, peacock fish and so on. It belongs to freshwater fish, chordates, skeletal animals, catfish and catfish in the animal kingdom. It originated in South America and is now ornamental.
Morphological characteristics:
The peacock fish has a slender body with a slightly wedge-shaped front, a flat back, a big head, a short snout, big eyes, a sideways position, a small and inclined mouth, large and round scales, a long dorsal fin and a wide and long tail. Fish body, dorsal fin and caudal fin are colorful, mainly red, blue, black, yellow, green, tiger skin and miscellaneous.
Distribution range:
The guppies are native to South America and mainly distributed in Venezuela, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana and other places. It likes to live in freshwater ponds, lakes, rivers, swamps and other water bodies. Now it has been introduced to all parts of the world as an ornamental fish, and it is sold in almost all domestic flower and bird markets.
Living habits:
1. Omnivorous: Guppy is an omnivorous fish. Under natural conditions, it mainly feeds on zooplankton, aquatic insects, larvae and higher plant debris. When artificially raised, it can be fed with granular feed, red worms, water fleas, breadworms and so on.
2. Thermophilic: The guppy is a thermophilic fish. The critical survival water temperature is 10~36C, and the optimum survival water temperature is 22~26C. When the water temperature is lower than 16℃ or higher than 32℃, they gradually stop eating, and when the water temperature is lower than 10℃ or 36℃, they will soon die.
3. spawning: guppies are viviparous fish. After mating, the female fish can store sperm for fertilization and give birth once every 4-6 weeks, and can give birth to 20-40 young fish each time, but the parent fish will not take care of the young fish and even eat their own young fish.