Labioza, labioza green, thick-lipped labioza (Colisa labiosa)

Labioza lives in ponds overgrown with vegetation downstream p. Irrawaddy (Burma).

In labiozy oval, slightly elongated and compressed on the sides of the body. On the head are large eyes. Mouth small and slightly elongated upward, thick lips. Dorsal and anal long, ventral - elongated, filiform. The male is colored blue-green, thorax and abdomen blue-green, with dark-violet excitation. Visible on the sides oblique, brownish-red to red transverse stripes. From the eye to the caudal fin is barely visible dashed dark line. Unpaired fins olive. Dorsal fin with a red border. Sex differences: male - the end of the dorsal fin is pointed and often reaches the middle of the caudal, anal end of the blue, red belly, a dark coloration during spawning, the female - not so brightly colored as the male, dashed dark line it is better expressed, rounded dorsal end, red end of anal, pelvic blue or colorless. At length labiozy male grows to 7-8 cm, 5-6 cm female to.

Labioza peace-loving and a bit shy fish that is well suited for beginners. During spawning the male becomes aggressive and defends his chosen territory. Contain a group with a predominance of females may be different kinds of fish, except barbs and moving fish. Labioza likes to swim between the roots of floating plants. Contained in the upper and middle layers.

Labiozu can contain both species, and in the general aquarium length of 70 cm with dense thickets of plants (including an elongated stem and dissected leaves), as well as flying with dangling down roots and various shelters. Loose soil, muted lighting. Fish breathe atmospheric air, from time to time, rising to the surface of the water, so it is important that the aquarium was covered with a lid and above the surface was always warm air, so fish are not caught cold. Water parameters to the right content labiozy: hardness 5-25 °, pH 6.0-7.5, temperature 24 - 28 ° C. The required filtration, aeration and weekly replacement of 25% of the volume of water.

Labioza eats live food (Daphnia, Cyclops, as well as fine-cut pipe maker), an additional plant and substitutes. When choosing foods, be aware that a very small fish's mouth.

Needed for breeding labiozy spawning volume of 10 liters (breed and species can be) for a pair of fish, the water level of 10-15 cm, the soil and the same parameters as for the content. The aquarium should be overgrown plants with dissected leaves (eg, kabomba), stems, which should rise to the surface of the water and floating plants (such as alar fern). Lights dimmed. After landing the producer of spawning, water temperature should be raised to 28-30 ° C and add 20-30% distilled or soft water, increasing its rigidity to 4-15 °. The male builds a nest labiozy foam on the surface of water (sometimes it can be both under and between the leaves of floating plants), and aquarium species protects the area around it from the intrusion of other fish. If the female is not ready to spawn, she hides from the male in the thickets of plants and should be replaced immediately, as too aggressive male may kill her. Therefore, it is best to plant for spawning females 3.2 to dispel the attention of the male. The female spawns portions of 150-600 units, which rise to the surface. After the end of the spawning male drives the female from the nest and its otsazhivayut, and he takes care of the nest, adding a foam bubbles, watching newly hatched larvae will plant dropped out of the nest again. The incubation period lasts 24 hours. Even after 3 days the fry begin to swim labiozy and eat. At this point otsazhivayut and male. The larvae are very small and the first days of his life require almost microscopic food. Starter feed: ciliates, rotifers, a "living dust." Fry grow irregularly, so they must be sorted by size, or larger specimens can begin to eat the smaller ones. 1.5-2 months, when stunted fry catch up the rest, they can be planted in a common tank.

Sexual maturity is reached labioza the age of 8-10 months.