Paradise fish
Macropodus opercularis · Osphronemidae
Macropodus ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
Tough, cool-tolerant labyrinth fish with striking colour and a short temper.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 90 L (24 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)
- pH
- 6–8
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 10 cm (3.9 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 1+
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 90 L (24 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)
- pH
- 6–8
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 5–20 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 6–8
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Carnivore-leaning omnivore — pellets, frozen bloodworm, insects.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Rice paddies and ditches
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Cool to warm, still, shallow, vegetated water.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 1
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯃꯊꯛ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- Larger barbsHillstream loachRobust danios
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Another maleGuppyBettaSmall shoalers
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Males are larger with extended fin tips.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Bubble-nester; separate the female immediately after spawning.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Fighting injuriesVelvet
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Paradise fish ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
