Bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)

Familie: Cyprinidae

Ein friedlicher Bitterling aus China und von der Koreanischen Halbinsel, ein Allesfresser der Karpfen, benannt nach Hongkong — mittlerer Pflegeaufwand.

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur: 14–26 °C
pH: 7–8
GH-Härte: 8–20 dGH
Größe ausgewachsen: 5–6 cm
Mindestaquarium: 40 L
Schwimmebene: Mid-water; short-fin bursts
Schwierigkeit: Mittel
Charakter: Peaceful; a true community fish
Herkunft: Eastern & central China — Yangtze and Yellow basins

Artübersicht

The rosy bitterling is China's living jewel — a small, deep-bodied carp that depends on freshwater mussels to breed. In the breeding season males flush iridescent rose and violet. In the aquarium it is peaceful, adaptable and fascinating, provided a few mussels or substitute spawning sites are offered.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum: Slow rivers, ponds and lake margins
Strömung: Still to gentle
Gelöster Sauerstoff: Tolerates low oxygen well

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat: Fine sand; a mussel bed anchors the biotope
Harte Dekoration: Leaf litter and empty mussel shells
Pflanzen: Fine-leaved plants plus open swimming space

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten: Keep 6+; males display in groups
Fütterung: Omnivore; algae, flakes and small live foods
Empfohlene Mitbewohner: White cloud minnow — Cool-water cousins
Rosy barb — Similar size, similar water
Nerite snails — Share the same clean-up niche
Nicht vergesellschaften mit: Cichlids — Too aggressive
Large labyrinth fish — Fin damage
Crayfish — Will eat them overnight

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus: Breeding males turn rose-violet with longer fins; females stay silver with a deeper belly
Fortpflanzungsart: Mussel spawner. The female deposits eggs inside a freshwater mussel's gills via a long ovipositor; the male fertilizes them at the siphon — fry emerge after 3–4 weeks.

Häufige Fragen

Ist Hong Kong Bitterling pflegeleicht?

Schwierigkeit: mittel. Peaceful.

Welche Temperatur und welches Wasser braucht Hong Kong Bitterling?

Ideal sind 18–24 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.

Wie groß wird Hong Kong Bitterling und welches Aquarium?

Ausgewachsen 6.4–9.2 cm. Wegen seiner Lebensweise (Mid-water swimmer; keep 6+) sind 92 L oder mehr sinnvoll.

Was frisst Hong Kong Bitterling?

Omnivore; quality prepared foods with variety. Es wühlt in dark fine gravel or sand — lass etwas Futter den Boden erreichen.

Kann man Hong Kong Bitterling vergesellschaften?

Peaceful. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Amur False Gudgeon — Similar size and water needs, China-Bitterling — Similar size and water needs, Acanthorhodeus chankaensis — Similar size and water needs. Meide Large aggressive cichlids — Bullying and injury risk, Known fin nippers — Constant stress and fin damage.

Woher stammt Hong Kong Bitterling?

Sein natürlicher Lebensraum liegt in 朝鲜半岛, in clear streams, rivers and still waters.

Wie züchtet man Hong Kong Bitterling?

Egg-scatterer over fine plants; condition with rich foods and simulate seasonal changes. Males are typically slimmer and more intensely colored; females fuller-bodied.