The Koi Grouper is quite beautiful and rare and hard to find. Grouper has joined the ornamental fish market in our country since the 70s. After that, grouper has had many different rich colors. The most famous and beautiful is the Koi Grouper which is pure beauty, rare and hard to find.
What is Koi Grouper?
The koi grouper is a very rare and hard to find fish. This fish is red and white, similar to the Japanese koi. Due to the similarity in appearance, the name Koi has remained the same until now.
The koi grouper is a relatively rare hybrid fish. And also not often sold in aquarium stores. It will be difficult for those who love and want to conquer this guy.
Grouper Koi usually possesses a red and clear white color, resembling the color of Japanese Koi carp. Because they are beautiful and a little rare, the price is also higher than red grouper, panda grouper, pomegranate grouper, black grouper, whole yellow grouper, black yellow grouper, cuttlefish grouper…
Koi fish tank
To have a beautiful and healthy aquarium, you should pay attention to the parameters below.
- Minimum aquarium size: 40 liters
- Optimal pH: 7-8.5 (neutral to slightly alkaline)
- Water hardness (dH): 15 – 30
- Optimal temperature: 20-26°C (68-79°F)
- Moderate light and no need for strong and continuous ventilation.
grouper koi is classified as a very easy to breed fish, can live in all water layers. They are bred very gently with other ornamental fish that give birth such as guppies, tilapias, swordtails, etc. to create an attractive mini aquarium.
In particular, you should put aquatic plants in the aquarium to give the fish more food sources and a place to hide, especially during the breeding season. However, you should not overdo it, but give too many trees, which reduces their operating space.
What do Koi grouper eat?
grouper koi As an omnivore, it is best to feed the fish a mixed diet. You should choose the following foods:
- Fresh food: brine shrimp, worms (worms), frozen worms, dried brine shrimp, shrimp eggs, shrimp eggs, bobo (bare pink)….
- Synthetic croquettes: aquafin, shrimp type croquettes, industrial sound, tomboy, sprirulina algae…
In particular, you should pay attention to the condition of the food to ensure that the food is not spoiled. Only feed the fish a moderate amount of food, not overfeeding will lead to excess food in the water, affecting the living environment of the fish.
If there is food left and residue on the bottom of the tank, you should vacuum the residue or change the water so as not to affect the fish habitat.
