Glass perch - aquarium fish. It is very unusual and stands out among other inhabitants by the transparency of its body. The integumentary tissue of this fish allows you to consider the insides and bones. That is why it was called "glass perch." Indeed, everything is visible through a small body, like through glass. It’s not at all difficult to take care of the perch in the aquarium; it is quite peaceful in relation to its neighbors and relatively hardy. In order for the fish to feel comfortable, you need to know some rules for caring for it.
Transparent fish - glass perch
As mentioned earlier, the main feature of a glass perch is its transparency. The fish is flattened laterally and high, a diamond-shaped body. This feature manifests itself especially well in fry; with age, unusual perch changes.
Males and females are different in color. The first in adulthood become orange with a golden tint, females of the same age are silver with a steel tint. When the male perch is ready for spawning, a bluish border appears along the edges of the dorsal and anal fins, and speckles also appear on the elongated swimming bladder. In females, the swimming bubble is round, in general terms they look less interesting than males.
Glass aquarium perch: lifestyle
Originally a transparent fish from South Asia, in its homeland it lives in both fresh and brackish water, it feels more comfortable in bodies of water with stagnant water. In natural conditions, perch live in flocks, they do not like loneliness.
In our area, glass perch is also known. Aquarium fish, as already mentioned, does not like loneliness. Gather a flock of 10-12 perch, together they will feel good and calm. Young people swiftly swim around the aquarium with the whole company, while adults are looking for places to continue procreation. Having decided on a place for spawning, the male begins to show competitors his right to housing. If a stranger encroaches on the occupied territory, then the result of such arrogance will be a fight. As a rule, in such battles without casualties. The aquarium should be no less than 50 liters in volume, otherwise the fish may have health problems.
Glass perch practically does not quarrel with neighbors in the aquarium, so the issue of sharing is easily solved. Great neighbors can be carpet eleotris, bull-bees, catfish, cattle breeds … Provided that the water is brackish, guppies and mollies can be easily hooked to perches. When choosing neighbors for transparent handsome men, adhere to one rule: do not add too active and aggressive fish to them.
Conditions of detention
With the aquarium content of glass perch, if the neighbors do not need it, fresh water does not need to be salted. The reaction can be from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline. The temperature of the water in the aquarium is recommended to be maintained at 26 degrees. It is necessary to change a third of all water every seven days, aeration and filtration are mandatory.
If you want the fish to feel at home, create a natural atmosphere for them in the aquarium. For this, special efforts are not required, the very first - make a dark substrate of fine gravel or large river sand. Then you need to plant thick algae, also put floating aquatic greens in a glass house for fish, now add driftwood and stones. That's all, the natural atmosphere for glass bass is reproduced!
What and how to feed?
In order for the glass perch to develop well, it must be properly fed. In the natural environment, fish feed on larvae, crustaceans, insects and worms. In an aquarium, the diet of clear aquatic inhabitants consists of daphnia, coronet, tubule and small feeding bloodworms. It should be noted that perch is not very fond of dry food and is reluctant to consume.
