Orinda “ Little Red Riding Hood ” is one of the artificially cultivated ornamental breeds of the aquarium “ golden fish ” ( Latin Carassius gibelio forma auratus ( Bloch, 1782 )), characterized by a peculiar shape of growth on the head.
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Description
The length of the red cap is about 23 cm. Unlike the voiletail , which may have a different color, and, as the name implies, the veil tail, the red cap has a lion-like, red head, and white body. Fish looks unusually impressive and attractive. It was the head, similar to the head of a close relative, a lion head, only red, who gave the name to this fish.
Color
White, pink with a metallic sheen. A bright red "cap" covers the head.
Conditions of breeding and reproduction
Orande contain when:
- Water hardness (gH) from 6 to 18 °;
- Water acidity (pH) 7.0;
- Temperature (t) 14-25 ° C.
Feeding
They are unpretentious and omnivorous for food: they eat both live and vegetable food, as well as dry food .
Reproduction
The sexual maturity of Orange and the possibility of their reproduction occurs one year after the hatching of the fry from the eggs. Preparation for spawning is similar to that described for other carps : a spawning settles in the center of a 100-150 liter aquarium with a spawning grid, one or two sprayers and a bunch of small-leaved plants in the center. On one female 2 males. Fecundity from 2 to 10 thousand eggs. The larva leaves in 2 days. On the 5th day, the fry begin to swim. Feeding fry - rotifers . There are no red hats in nature. It is not even bred fish. Fry are born with yellow caps. Grow very slowly. To make the cap red, a special paint is introduced into it, as a result of which the cap acquires color. You can slightly add color with special feeds. But from them the cap will not be red, but orange. Do all this with fish in China.
For breeding:
- Water hardness (GH) 8-15 °;
- The acidity of water (pH) 7.0-8.0;
- Temperature (t) 22-28 ° C.
In aquarism and pond farming
The fish is suitable for keeping in a cold-water aquarium with a large space for free swimming. Beautiful in greenhouses. Due to the endurance of the breed, it can be kept in a decorative pond outside. Prefers a community of their own kind, bright light and an abundance of free space. Efficient filtration and regular water changes. At registration of a reservoir it is recommended to use loose small-fraction soil, stones, snags, live or plastic plants, including floating. When making a design, it is necessary to avoid the use of objects with sharp edges and edges, for which the voile species of fish may get hurt during swimming and, having caught, cut the fins off.
Features
Orands should be contained in a large aquarium, as with a lack of movement in fish, there are metabolic problems and motor complications - the orands become inert.
See also
- gold fish
- Vualekhvost
- Oranda
Literature
- N. F. Zolotnitsky (1851–1920) “ Amateur Aquarium ”
- Dr. Erik L. Johnson, DVM and Richard E. Hess, Weatherhill, Shambala Publications, Inc., 2006. - ISBN 0-8348-0448-4
- An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish by Dr. Chris Andrews, Interpet Publishing, 2002. - ISBN 1-902389-64-6