How to raise tiger fish well? How to treat tiger fish when it is sick?

Tiger fish is very common in our daily life. It is the first choice of many fish breeders because it is easy to keep and highly ornamental. So how to keep tiger fish? How to treat tiger fish disease? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help you.

How to raise tiger fish

1. Equipment

Tiger fish is a large fish species, with a body size of up to 50 to 60 centimeters. It can eat and defecate, so it is best to choose a large fish tank of 1.5*0.6*0.6 or above. The filtration system should be powerful and equipped with an oxygen pump when necessary.

2. Environment

Tiger fish are actually very timid, so the breeding environment should not be too noisy. In a stressful environment, the body color of tiger fish will darken. The background color of the fish tank is best white or gray, blue, and black background will cause the body color of tiger fish to be the same black as the background.

3. Feeding

Tiger fish are ferocious eaters with large appetites. They like fresh food, such as small fish, shrimp, loach, etc. However, live feed contains parasites, and long-term large-scale feeding will cause parasite infection. Therefore, for the health of tiger fish, we can feed them with frozen fish, shrimp or loach segments. If they don’t eat, we have to train them to eat, that is, starve them. When they are hungry, they will eat!

4. Water quality

It is very important to maintain water quality. Deterioration of water quality will cause the tiger fish's body color to darken, greatly reducing its ornamental value, increasing the risk of illness, and even sudden death! It is very important to develop the habit of changing water regularly. After changing the water, you can add some salt as appropriate.

How to treat a sick tiger fish

As for water quality, a neutral pH value is sufficient. Tiger fish like fresh water, so you can change the water frequently.

The water temperature should usually be kept between 28 and 30 degrees.

In terms of habits, Thai tigers are relatively stable, while Indonesian tigers are more afraid of lights and are more active after the lights are turned off.

For food, shrimp and fish are recommended.

Space: The larger the fish tank and the deeper the water level, the better it is for the development of the fish's body shape. A 1.5-meter tank is recommended as a minimum.

If the fish is sick, it depends on the situation. If you change the water frequently, control the water quality, pay attention to feeding, and keep the temperature good, there will be no problem. If you encounter a situation, please first analyze the cause of the disease or problem of the fish, and then treat it accordingly. Observe more often. The sooner you find the problem, the faster and easier it will be to deal with it.

What fish can be kept together with tiger fish?

Of course, raising arowana and tiger fish together is the first choice. In raising tiger fish and arowana together, the size of the arowana and tiger fish is very important. Some fish lovers have suggested that the best standard for "tiger-dragon pairing" is that the body length of the tiger fish is one-fifth of the arowana. Of course, some fish lovers will choose to raise arowana and tiger fish in a ratio of one-fourth for more security. Moreover, tiger fish are naturally timid and are very shy fish. The smaller they are, the more shy they are. Therefore, it is also not recommended to try raising or raising very small tiger fish together.