Kerry

The Kerry or Purple Emperor Tetra, scientific name Inpaichthys kerri, belongs to the Characidae family. A miniature fish with an original coloration, this primarily applies to males. Easy to keep, unpretentious, easy to breed. It gets along well with other non-aggressive species of a similar or slightly larger size.

Habitat

It comes from the upper basin of the Madeira River – the largest tributary of the Amazon. It lives in numerous river channels and streams flowing through the rainforest. The water is opaque, very acidic (pH below 6.0), colored light brown due to the high concentration of tannins and other tannins released during the decomposition of organic matter (leaves, branches, tree fragments, etc.).

Ruzivo rupfupi:

• Huwandu hweiyo aquarium - kubva pa70 malita.
• Tembiricha - 24-27 ° C
• Kukosha pH - 5.5-7.0
• Kuoma kwemvura - yakapfava (1-12 dGH)
• Substrate mhando - jecha
• Kuvhenekera - kuderera
• Mvura ine brackish - kwete
• Kufamba Kwemvura – Kuderera/Zviri pakati nepakati
• Hukuru hwehove hunosvika 3.5 cm.
• Chikafu - chero chikafu
• Temperament - rugare, kudzikama
• Kuchengeta muboka revanhu vanosvika 8-10

tsananguro

Adults reach a length of about 3.5 cm. A wide horizontal dark stripe runs along the body, the color is blue with a purple tint. Males are more brightly colored than females, which often have a modest brown with a yellowish tinge. Due to the similarity in color, they are often confused with the Royal or Imperial Tetra, and the almost identical name adds confusion.

chikafu

Accepts all types of popular dry, frozen and live foods. A varied diet, such as flakes, granules combined with bloodworms, daphnia, etc., promotes the appearance of brighter colors in the coloration of the fish.

Kugadzirisa uye kutarisira, kurongeka kweiyo aquarium

A flock of 8-10 fish will require a tank with a volume of at least 70 liters. In the design I use a sandy substrate with numerous shelters in the form of snags or other decorative elements, dense thickets of plants that can grow in dim light. To simulate natural water conditions, dried fallen leaves, oak bark or deciduous tree cones are dipped to the bottom. Over time, the water will turn into a characteristic light brown color. Before placing the leaves in the aquarium, they are pre-washed with running water and soaked in containers until they begin to sink. A filter with a peat-based filter material can enhance the effect.

Another design or its complete absence is quite acceptable – an empty aquarium, however, in such conditions, the Purple Imperial Tetra will quickly turn into a gray nondescript fish, having lost all the brightness of its color.

Maintenance comes down to regular cleaning of the soil from organic waste (excrement, food residue, etc.), replacing leaves, bark, cones, if any, as well as weekly replacement of part of the water (15–20% of the volume) with fresh water.

Maitiro uye Kuenderana

Peaceful schooling calm fish. They do not respond well to noisy, overly active neighbors such as Barbs or the African Red-Eyed Tetra. Kerry is perfectly compatible with other South American species, such as small tetras and catfish, Pecilobricon, hatchetfish, as well as rasboras.

This species has an undeserved reputation as “fin clippers”. The Purple Tetra does have a tendency to damage the fins of its tankmates, but this only happens when kept in a small group of up to 5-6 individuals. If you support a large flock, then the behavior changes, the fish begin to interact exclusively with each other.

Kubereka / kubereka

Kuonekwa kwefry kunogoneka kunyangwe mune yakajairika aquarium, asi huwandu hwavo huchave hudiki uye huchadzikira zuva rega rega kana husina kuiswa mune imwe tangi nenguva. Kuti uwedzere mikana yekurarama uye neimwe nzira kuronga nzira yekuberekesa (kubereka kwanga kusiri kwega), zvinokurudzirwa kushandisa aquarium yekubereka, uko hove dzevakuru dzinoiswa panguva yekusangana.

Kazhinji ichi chigubhu chidiki chine huwandu hunosvika 20 litres. Iyo dhizaini inopokana, iyo huru yekusimbisa iri pane substrate. Kuti udzivirire mazai kubva pakudyiwa, pasi yakafukidzwa neine-fine-mesh net, kana nemashizha maduku-mashizha kana mosses (somuenzaniso, Java moss). Imwe nzira ndeyekuisa jira regirazi mabhero ane dhayamita ingangoita 1 cm. Kuvhenekera kunoderedzwa, heater uye iri nyore airlift sefa yakakwana kubva kumidziyo.

Kukurudzira kwekutanga kwemwaka wekusvirana kushanduka zvishoma nezvishoma kwezvigadziro zvemvura muaquarium yakajairika kusvika kune zvinotevera zvakakosha: pH 5.5–6.5, dH 1–5 patembiricha ingangoita 26–27°C. Hwaro hwekudya hunofanira kunge hwakaoma kana chikafu chipenyu.

Nyatsocherechedza hove, munguva pfupi dzimwe dzadzo dzichave dzakatenderedzwa - idzi ihadzi dzinoputika kubva kune caviar. Gadzirira uye uzadze tangi yekuberekesa nemvura kubva mutangi remunharaunda. Isa vakadzi ikoko, zuva rinotevera varume vaviri vakakura vanotaridzika zvakanyanya kushamisa.

Inoramba ichimirira kusvikira kubereka kunoitika, kuguma kwayo kunogona kusarudzwa nevakadzi, ivo "vachaderedza uremu" zvakanyanya, uye mazai achaonekwa pakati pezvinomera (pasi pemesh yakanaka).

Hove dzinodzoswa. Iyo fry ichaonekwa mukati meawa 24-48, mushure memamwe mazuva 3-4 ivo vachatanga kushambira vakasununguka mukutsvaga chikafu. Kudyisa ne specialized microfeed.

Zvirwere zvehove

Iyo yakaenzana aquarium biosystem ine mamiriro akakodzera ndiyo yakanakisa vimbiso yekupokana nekuitika kwechirwere chero chipi, saka, kana hove yachinja maitiro, ruvara, mavara asina kujairika uye zvimwe zviratidzo zvinoonekwa, tanga watarisa maparamendi emvura, uye wozoenderera mberi nekurapa.