YELLOW CARDINAL FISH "Lutino"
This well-kept like rasbora originally comes from before the "White Cloud Mountain" (albonubes) in Canton and around Hong Kong. Since even temperatures are tolerated under 10 ° C, it is also a good foster child for the domestic garden pond, even if one wants to have hardened and magnificent animals for breeding. The maintenance claim this ideal for the community aquarium to be designated fish are easy to satisfy: aquariums from 60 cm length, dark substrate and a dense edge planting and the attitude within a swarm are recommended. At the water composition hardly demands are made, only a regular water changes should, as with other fish, not be neglected. The breed of the cardinal fish is relatively simple. If you value a greater number of pups, you should use a well overfed with live food Couple in a small breeding tanks with medium hard water at neutral pH and a temperature of 22 ° C. Perlon, peat fibers or swelling moss serve the couple as spawning substrate. Although the parents the spawning or juvenile fish rarely adjust, it is advisable to remove the pair after spawning. After about a week the young fish swim freely and can be fed with infusoria, after another week also freshly hatched Artemia nauplii are accepted.