Novice aquarists ask why telescope fish have injuries to their eyes and body. This article will clarify this problem, and will answer other questions about their nutrition and maintenance. The telescope fish got its name from its bulging eyes. This breed, artificially bred specifically for aquariums, is a type of goldfish.
Variety of subspecies and colors of telescopes
The history of telescopes is interesting. They arrived in Russia in 1872. At the end of the 19th century, Kozlov bred a black-velvet variety of these fish with a beautiful bushy tail and long fins. In the early 20th century, Russian aquarists received breeding telescopes.
They will tell you how telescopes look like - aquarium fish, photos. They are divided into scaly and scaly. In turn, scaleless are subdivided into calico and monochrome. The latter are most often white and red, with a scarlet tint.
Scaled telescopes have a metallic sheen
which cannot be said about the scaleless ones.
Most often, this species has white or white fins interspersed with black. The veil-tail telescope is very beautiful. You can tell about it in more detail.
Veil-Tail Telescope
In the photo, a veil telescope This subspecies is also artificially bred, especially for aquariums. From the telescope, he took big eyes, and from the veil tail - a gorgeous bushy tail. This variety is often referred to simply as telescopes, and rightly so. After all, this is a modern combination of a goldfish - a telescope with multicolored bright colors, elegant fins and bulging eyes.
The veil-tailed telescope has a short ovoid body, elongated fins and a veil tail that is forked at the end. His eyes are wide, greatly swollen. Interestingly, they are not always symmetrical. One can be bulging, and the other is of normal normal shape.
By the age of 3-6 years, this subspecies reaches its greatest splendor.
What is important to know about fish telescopes
Despite their large eyes, aquarium telescopes have poor eyesight. Therefore, there should be no sharp-edged objects in the aquarium. When developing the decor of this place, install only rounded objects with a streamlined shape, which the fish would not be able to hurt. Therefore, decorations in the form of grottoes, ships, castles should not be in the aquarium. In addition to the fact that telescopes are poorly visible, they are rather clumsy, so they can injure themselves on such objects.
In the photo, the telescope fish is red and white. Telescopes need quiet neighbors, since aggressive ones can injure them. It is best to keep only telescopes in the aquarium, then they will not be threatened by other fish. If this is not possible, then you need to know about the compatibility of aquarium fish. Telescopes will get along with related oranda, veil-tails, gold. But in no case should they be placed with a barbus, thorns, denisoni and the like. Telescopes are classified as carp. Like their brethren, telescopes love to dig in the ground, so the water gets muddy. To periodically clean it, you need a powerful powerful filter, intensive aeration. It would be nice to install a compressor in addition.
Sometimes the fish telescope is not averse to feasting on aquarium plants, so it is better to plant those that they will not try to "tooth". It:
- anubias;
- lemongrass;
- cryptocorynes;
- egg capsule;
- saggitaria;
- vallisneria;
- elodea.
When choosing plants, do not forget that their leaves should not be sharp. It is best to cover the soil around the roots with large pebbles.
The acidity of the water should be 6-8, the temperature is +20 - + 23 ° C. It is necessary to replace 20% of the water with a new one every week.
Conditions for keeping and feeding telescopes
You can place the fish with the calm neighbors in the aquarium, but it is better to keep them separately. One individual is supposed to have 50 liters of water. You can keep telescopes in pairs, in a 100 liter aquarium. If you want to house more than two fish, then 5-6 individuals can be placed in a 200-liter aquarium. At the same time, pay great attention to aeration of the water.
Since these distant carp relatives love to dig in the ground, you can use coarse sand or pebbles as it.
When it comes to feeding, fish telescopes are picky about food. They are happy to consume all types of artificial, frozen, live food. You can make artificial granulated feeds as their main food, and as a supplement feed brine shrimp, bloodworms, tubifex, and daphnia.
Artificial food is preferred for telescopes because it is clearly visible to fish. And since this type of waterfowl has poor eyesight, this is an important factor. Telescopes will not bury them artificially, like other types of food, digging in the ground, and this granular food slowly decays. Therefore, the visually impaired fish will have time to find the pellets and eat them.
Reproduction of aquarium telescopes
Usually, 3-year-old individuals are most suitable for these purposes. Such parents are more likely to have healthy offspring. Breeding usually takes place in the second half of spring. You will see the female's readiness for this process by her slightly enlarged abdomen. The male will be given a scattering of spawning rash on his gill plates. If all these signs are present, you can expect soon the breeding of aquarium fish telescopes, spawning.
It is necessary to prepare in advance for this process. After all, it is not uncommon for parents to eat caviar. Therefore, prepare another aquarium or a regular 50-liter basin. At the bottom of it you need to lay Javanese moss and maintain the water temperature at + 24 ° C.
Half a month before spawning, the female and male are seated in different aquariums. Place the female where the eggs will ripen. For 1 time, it is capable of producing 2 thousand eggs. Bright light and powerful aeration will stimulate spawning. Immediately afterwards, transfer the female to the main tank.
To prevent the fungus from attacking the eggs, add "Mikopur" or a little blue to the water. But this cannot be done if there is an adult fish in the aquarium, otherwise fertilization will not occur.
The eggs will turn into larvae about the fifth day after spawning. It is not necessary to feed them, since the larvae will have enough supply of nutrients for now. When they turn into fry, then they need to be fed with live dust. The fry develop unevenly. If you don’t place the small ones in a separate aquarium, they will die, as the larger specimens will not allow them to eat.
This is how telescope aquarium fish are bred. If you follow these tips, it will be easier for you to get your own telescopes to replenish your aquarium, donate to friends, or sell.
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