Aquarium fish swords

Keep the swordsmen in groups and pairs. For one pair of swordsmen, an aquarium is sufficientfrom 10 liters, a group of swordsmen up to 10 individuals will need an aquarium of 50 liters. In nature, swordfish can grow to 10-12 cm, but aquarium swords tend to grow less. Sword-bearers are viviparous fishes: at one time the female can bring offspring up to 200 fry.

Aquarium fish swords in nature havegreen color, but at home there are white, red, gold, ruby, black and other colors of these fish. A characteristic xiphoid process on the tail is found only in males. Female is usually larger than males, painted more pale. In mature females, the "spot of maturity" near the anal fin is clearly visible.

Swordsmen it is best to keep in an aquarium that is long in length and at the same time it is densely planted with plants. Plants need small-leaved, reaching the water surface. Swordsmen usually try to keep the middle and upper layers of water in the aquarium. Fish swordfish can jump out of the water, so the aquarium should be covered with glass when they are kept.

Picking fish-swords for your aquarium, it should be borne in mind that in the group there should be more females than males. There should be more than 2 males, otherwise they will fight for the championship all the time.

It is noteworthy that in conditions of long maintenance without males, females can change the sex and become males themselves. And at the birth of fry their sex will depend ontemperature content. If the water in the aquarium has a temperature closer to 30 ° C, then in the offspring the ratio of females and males will be 1:10. If the water temperature is closer to 20 ° C, then the ratio will be reversed.

The parameters of the water for keeping the sword bearers are: gH to 25 °, better to 15 °; pH 7.0 to 7.5; t ° 20 -25 ° C. Water should be regularly replaced: at least once a week, one third of the old water should be drained and then the aquarium filled fresh. The water must necessarily be aerated.

Aquarium fish swords Are unpretentious and eat almost any food. Newly born fry can be fedinfusoria, nematodes, Kolovratki and other live food. Adult individuals eat both live food and dry, vegetable additives are also useful for sword-eaters: if there are no such additives, they begin to eat up leaves of plants in the aquarium.

That the aquarium fish swords do not hurt, morewhen buying these fish you need to conduct a thorough inspection. It is important that the bodies of fish do not have a white cannon or plaque, a small rash, ulcers. All these signs indicate the presence of diseases in fish. For the prevention of acquired fish, before you release into the aquarium, it is betterhold in salted water (1 tablespoon salt per 1 liter of water) for 15-20 minutes. Such a "bath" will help clear the outer covers of fish from pathogens.

Sword-bearers are beautiful, mobile. To ensure that they enjoy you as long as possible, try to take care of them carefully, take care of them, take care of maintaining the conditions they need. Then small swordfish will become a real decoration of your aquarium!