Curly-haired Dog Heads: Ugly and Cute Ornamental Fish in the Mekong River
Compared to other fish I've seen, this fish is far from gentle, the first impression is of disdain, it takes seeing a lot to realize that this creature is cute and naughty, it's not too hateful. Sometimes, the distance between ugliness and cuteness is blurred, the more ugly it becomes, the more cute it becomes.
You probably wouldn't know that raising a fluffy dog-headed fish, is to blend two completely different feelings together. Between liking and disliking, there is an inexplicable dependence, called loving you gradually.
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Fluffy dog-headed fish, officially named: Mekong Loach, lives in the Mekong River, body length 12cm, common in rocky bottom or fast-flowing streams, the fluffy dog-headed fish's color is mainly earthy brown, with many irregular color bars and orange-yellow spots. It is not a beautiful fish in the aquarium, but it can be of great use in the wild.
The Mekong River has many species, many unique fish species are also relatively common in the Chinese ornamental fish market, but most are not particularly beautiful ornamental fish. From this perspective, the fluffy dog-headed fish may not be very ugly, it's quite good to raise a few.
The online sales price of this Mekong Loach is usually above 350 yuan, it belongs to the medium-high level in the ornamental fish market. If you like it, you can control the daily water temperature of the fish tank between 24-28℃, the water quality and pH value are mainly neutral, slightly alkaline can also be accepted, the hardness is between 5-10. Its water quality requirements are similar to that of some native fish in China, but from its personality, the fluffy dog-headed fish is a bit stronger. At least from the surface, this fish is not docile.
Photography Sky Small Bird
I sometimes think that raising pets is actually first happy and then painful, take the fluffy dog-headed fish for example, maybe we can raise it for ten years. In these ten years, it can accompany you through every sleepless night, every precious festival worth cherishing, and even every self-talking confession. However, after ten years, it leaves the world, taking away your attachment to it. This is the moment that pet lovers are destined to face, we start with full expectation, operate with uneasy feelings, and finally still be taken away by time, the precious things. What is the meaning of raising pets, why do some people lose their beloved pets and are willing to clone them for tens of thousands of yuan, we try our best to persuade them, how intense is the emotion?
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Fluffy dog-headed fish is not loved by everyone, so its market volume is not much. From the selling price and raising form, it is neither easily obtainable fish nor fish that can be easily raised.
If you like it, you have to take care of it well, and even make a plan for the next ten or more years. If you don't like it very much, it's best to help it find a new home, or choose other ornamental fish at the beginning.
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