Mandarin
fish (Synchiropus splendidus) is a brightly colored little fish
belonging to the familia dragonet, a well-known in the business of
saltwater aquariums. Mandarin fish from the Pacific Ocean, derived from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia.
Mandarin fish has a long body and two dorsal fins. Mandarin fish have stripes of green, orange, and yellow, with a blue blanket over his body. Plain mandarin fish eat small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
His
life is like playing 'hide-and-seek' in between composition of coral
reefs full of loopholes, busy looking for food while avoiding large fish
predators. Fish
that became an icon of international tourism is winded body ranging
from 8 to 15 centimeters and are usually out of the reef to feed only in
the morning and evening.
The
style and color is so unique and enchanting, batik-like pattern with
the primary colors, while some other types of light green with polka-dot
motif. There is also a combination of white chocolate, so subtle if 'run' in between the rocks. Bali
has a species of marine fish with the best color harmony of the world,
in addition to bright batik, in the neck to the bottom of her bright
shades of blue to light green. Around the fins are also decorated with sky blue color that is not owned by the Mandarin fish in other waters.
Pisciculture is practically impossible to maintain in the aquarium. Because
this fish is difficult to adapt to new environments, sensitive to
changes in water and hard to give her eating because he did not like the
artificial feed such as pellets of fish, dried worms and small shrimp
processing plant.
However, there are several ways that can be applied to the successful maintenance of this mandarin fish, among which, making the aquarium conditions are similar to the habitat that is providing live coral (living rock) that many of the media where the fish are feeding. Also do not mix with mandarin fish are aggressive fish in an aquarium, it will make the fish stress, calm the condition of these fish it will be the longer the Mandarin fish can be maintained.
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