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How to maintain Leporinus fasciatus fish in a water tank or aquarium

Leporinus fasciatus fish, including fish species that live in fresh water. This fish belongs to the Anostomidae family. Leporinus fasciatus fish originated from the Amazon basin in South America.


Leporinus fasciatus is a fish that has a unique and attractive color, this fish has a slightly yellowish color with black lines arranged vertically from the head to the base of the tail.
In nature Leporinus fasciatus likes waters that have a moderate level of lighting.

In the process of breeding, Leporinus fasciatus fish breed by laying eggs.

As a fish hobbyist who likes to keep fish at home either in an aquarium or in a water tank, Leporinus fasciatus fish can be selected as a pet fish.

In maintaining Leporinus fasciatus fish in an aquarium or in a water tank, there are several things that need to be considered so that these fish can live and grow well. The things that need to be considered consist of the level of water quality and fish care containers.

A. Water Quality.
Water quality will determine the survival rate of Leporinus fasciatus fish. In order for this fish to live healthy, the water used to maintain Leporinus fasciatus fish must have an optimal level of water quality, which includes:

1. pH.
The water used to maintain Leporinus fasciatus fish must have a pH of 7.0.

2. The level of water hardness.
The level of water hardness in the Leporinus fasciatus fish care container must be 10.

3. Water temperature.
Water temperature affects the survival of fish, especially on the metabolic rate of fish. Good water temperature for raising Leporinus fasciatus is 24 degrees Celsius.
B. Maintenance container.
Maintenance containers such as aquariums or water tanks used to maintain Leporinus fasciatus fish need to be considered as well. Some things to note include:

1. Volume of water.
The amount of water used to maintain Leporinus fasciatus fish must have an adequate amount. The amount of water that needs to be filled in an aquarium or water tank is 100 liters.

2. Aquatic plants.
So that the aquarium container looks beautiful, the aquatic plants can also be installed in the aquarium where Leporinus fasciatus is maintained.

3. Aquarium lights.
Aquarium lights function to illuminate the aquarium so that it looks bright at night, besides that aquarium lights can also increase the brightness of fish colors. 

In maintenance both in the aquarium or in the water tank, Leporinus fasciatus fish need to be fed, feed that can be given in the form of artificial feed. Leporinus fasciatus can grow to about 30 cm in length.

Leporinus fasciatus fish is a kind of fish that is benign and suitable to be maintained by novice fish hobbyists. Leporinus fasciatus fish have a habit of swimming in the middle of the aquarium.

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