Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Piranha Merah

Nama Ikan: Piranha Merah
Nama Latin: Pygocentrus nattereri
Nama Umum: Red-Belly Piranha, Red-bellied Piranha
Kelas: Actinopterygii
Ordo: Characidae
Family: Serrasalmidae








Red Piranha is a species of piranha family. Red Piranha live in the Amazon basin, the river on the northeast coast of Brazil, and Paraguay river basin, Parana and Essequibo ¡. Red Piranha has a reputation as a freshwater fish of the most feared in the world. Red Piranha has a series of razor sharp teeth that can strip the flesh of prey or carrion animals. As the name suggests, Red Piranha has a red belly when mature, while the Red Piranha is still small silvery with dark spots. Red Piranha can grow up to 33 cm with a weight of 3.5 kg.

 Red Piranha eating fish, insects, worms, and crustaceans but sometimes also the Red Piranha eating a large animal. Red Piranha usually eat together in a large group at sunrise and will sink. Red Piranha locate the prey of smell and movement by using a series of sensors that exist on the lower body, called the lateral line system. This enables the Red Piranha to find prey in murky waters. Red Piranha has a series of conical teeth for tearing its prey. Large flock of Red Piranha sometimes dealing with large animals, such as the anaconda, Kaiman, birds and other terrestrial animals, skinning his clean-up in just a few minutes

Letter Six

Famili : acanthuridae
Genus : paracanthurus
Spesies : Paracanthurus Hepatus
Group : Surgeon Fishes
Name : Letter Six/ Blue Surgeon






This fish is commonly known as the advent of the animated film 'Finding Nemo', acts as a familiar friend Nemo. These fish belong to the group of surgeon fish, known as fish-eaters and grow - plants. Letter Six is the king of all the family Surgeon fish, with a captivating color and pattern, fish is classified as a fish is quite expensive and are included in the class of seasonal fish that are quite rare.
Generally a lot less people who know, that letter is six herbivorous fish, but it is only fair, since sometimes these fish will eat any food preservation, or shrimp rebon, although still the main food plants. To maintain this kind of fish is actually not that difficult, simply provide a clean piece of lettuce from pesticides in three or four hours a day, guaranteed these fish will survive in your tank. In the aquarium this fish was not too cause trouble, but with his stress level is high enough, this fish requires ample space, because the letter is generally six happy swimming back and forth with a lively and beratraksi between the cracks - the gully.
One more thing, even though these fish are known as plant-eating fish, do not expect that these fish can clean your aquarium from algae, because these fish not only eat the leaves and moss, especially with purplish red algae (red algae), any fish this will not touch it.
Tips to keep the fish are, have a narrow gully to his hiding place and venue where he will rest at night, and do not worry when seeing these fish will not eat, because his appetite was not so great, even, to say the fish is very elegant in terms of eating.

Trigger fish

Famili : Balistidae
Genus : Rhinecanthus
Group : Triggerfishes
Nama dagang : Trigger matahari









Trigger fish are common in wild fish kept in aquariums, these fish can be said of the class of predator fish that have a rating to play in aquaris maintained, especially trigger flower. Generally the type of trigger fish are fish that is widely available on the marine waters of Indonesia, is not uncommon to find Trigger fishing nets or hooks in his line, the better known among fishermen as the fish of a rhombus. These fish include the enemy of the fishermen, because this fish has a sharp reply gigi2, who often decide to rip the nets of fishing line or fishing. This fish is also well-known enemy of the weight of the diver, because these fish will die defending the area of ​​any alien who swam up to the nest, the nature of these fish are pretty brutal and violent, never afraid to attack his opponent though much larger.

So called because this type of fish is generally shaped like a rhombus and the other a bit like a triangle. Although classified as wild fish, but generally this species is not difficult to survive in the aquarium, this species is classified as food fish that can eat anything, as long as feed is presented for the class carnivora feed, these fish have a very keen sense of smell, even in the aquarium lights off and dark room, the fish is able to find a piece of fresh shrimp we akuarium.Apabila Throw into the fish has been maintained long enough, according to the author's experience, even the fish can eat pieces - pieces of fresh shrimp from our own hands, it's just that you should extra care - care to do so, because the teeth - sharp teeth and large ready to tear your own hands if you are careless. This fish is a favorite of the aquaris because the fish is in the class of non-toxic fish, as we know, some fish have toxic properties that may directly threaten neutroxic anyone who holds it.


This fish is actually quite active fish in the afternoon and evening, the fish in this group usually play - play in the daytime, and hunt at night. tips for those of you who are interested in keeping fish, make cracks and caves - a small cave to shelter fish - fish that are smaller, for when night comes, the fish could threaten the lives of friends - other friends who are smaller.


The beauty of these fish are usually apart of a unique form, also from the color - a beautiful color, generally trigger group has a beautiful mix of colors, for example, trigger flower, the sun trigger, triger lyrical etc.. For this class of fish, I prefer the sun trigger types, because in my experience maintaining species trigger, trigger the sun is the most friendly and knows no fear of his master.