Paradiesfisch (Macropodus opercularis)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

16–26 °C

pH

6–8

GH-Härte

5–30 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

6–7 cm

Mindestaquarium

40 L

Schwimmebene

All layers; surface air-breather

Schwierigkeit

Einfach

Charakter

Territorial; males are aggressive to rivals

Herkunft

Southern China — Pearl & Yangtze basins

Artübersicht

One of the first tropical ornamentals ever kept, the Chinese paradise fish is a native labyrinth fish of southern China's rice paddies, marshes and slow ditches. Its accessory breathing organ lets it survive warm, stagnant, low-oxygen water where few other fish persist. Hardy and cold-tolerant, it is strikingly colored but territorial — a characterful centerpiece for a quiet, well-covered tank.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Rice paddies, ditches and sluggish streams

Strömung

Still to slow

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Low-oxygen tolerant via labyrinth organ

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Dark sand to deepen coloration

Harte Dekoration

Driftwood and leaf litter for cover and tannins

Pflanzen

Dense and floating plants providing surface cover

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Solitary or a single pair — one male per tank

Fütterung

Carnivore; live and frozen foods, quality flakes

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Fast mid-water deter fish — Stay out of its territory
• Larger peaceful barbs — Too big to be bullied
• Nerite snails — Ignored, safe algae crew

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Other male paradise fish — Fatal fighting
• Betta splendens — Mutual aggression
• Dwarf shrimp — Hunted and eaten
• Long-finned fish — Fins get nipped

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Males are larger with longer, pointed, more colorful fins; females are duller and rounder

Fortpflanzungsart

Bubble-nest builder. The male constructs a surface nest, embraces the female beneath it, then tends the eggs and fry alone — remove the female after spawning to prevent aggression.

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