The ocean world always has creatures with mysterious beauty, including beautiful fishes. Join me to learn about the most beautiful fish in the world from small to large with colorful colors, making you unable to take your eyes off the first sight.
1. Mandarin fish
Mandarin Fish The Poinsettia is a saltwater fish belonging to the genus Synchiropus, the family Callionymidae, the order Perciformes. Poinsettias are known as one of the most beautiful fish in the world, often living near atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Poinsettias live next to coral reefs, quite discreet, often hiding during the day, only going out at night to find a mate. Food is crustaceans and small invertebrates.
The poinsettia and its close cousin, the Synchiropus splendidus, are the only two animals currently known to have a blue color formed by cellular pigments. Males are usually larger and more brightly colored. Their head and body are a perfect combination of blue, red-orange. The fish is blue, green and has orange lines running along the body. This fish is commonly found in Northern Australia in the Southeast Pacific region. Mandarin is the most beautiful fish because of its vibrant color and its clustered fins.
2. Discus fish
Discus or Chinese call discus "Five Colors Fairy" and respect it as "Nhat Dai My Ngu", which is the most beautiful fish among fish species raised for ornamental purposes. This fish is also known as Pompadour fish, named after French King Louis XV Madame Pompadour. The Discus fish is native to the Amazon Basin. Depending on different waters, fish have different colors such as brown, green, red, yellow and blue.
There are four main lines of wild discus: Heckle, brown discus, blue discus and green discus. The rest belongs to the family of discus fish created by breeders. The usual variety of the hybrid is known as the blue discus (turquoise) and now the newest variety is the albino (snow white or albino white). Today, the species of discus raised are very diverse such as blue discus, blue discus, snakeskin discus, pigeon discus, red discus, white discus, and albino discus.
In the ocean, this fish is often found in areas with coral reefs and rocky areas. These beautiful little fish are known for their flat disc body and live in groups, schools, covered in aquatic plants where they get indirect sunlight.
3. Clownfish or anemonefish
Clownfish, also known as anemone fish, are marine fish that live on reefs and reefs, belonging to the clownfish branch of the Thia family. There are nearly 28 different species of clownfish. The body of the clownfish is covered with orange and white stripes. The funny thing about this fish is that when they are born they are all male but when they grow up they turn into females. They swim in groups in attractive and very fast movement.
Clownfish live in warm waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea. While some species have a limited distribution, others are widespread. Clownfish live on the bottom of shallow seas in sheltered areas or lagoons and shallow ponds. No clownfish live in the Atlantic Ocean.
Clownfish are omnivores and can eat undigested food from anemone hosts. The problem of clownfish feces will provide nutrients for the anemone. Clownfish primarily feed on small zooplankton from the water column, such as copepods and fin larva, with part of their behavior coming from algae with the exception of the pink clownfish, but this fish is also predominant. eat algae.
4. Imperator or Imperial Angelfish
Imperator or Imperial Angelfish, they have a dark green body, covered with bright yellow horizontal stripes up to the top of the head with a pale yellow to orange caudal fin. As adults, they have a dark green body and are covered with bright yellow to orange horizontal stripes. The head has a dark blue stripe running across the eye. When young they are black with blue-white stripes with circular patterns starting from the tail. In domestic conditions, the adult's coloration may not be as prominent as in the wild. Angelfish will change color and body patterns throughout their growth.
Emperor is suitable for living in aquariums with a capacity of 220 gallons (880l) or more of water with plenty of live rock for shelter, hiding and catching prey. They tend to bite the polyps of soft corals and other invertebrates. Regarding the diet, it is recommended to add foods with ingredients: seaweed, spirulina, foods with shrimp meat ingredients, as well as other types of meat.
5. Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans is one of many venomous marine fishes of the genera Pterois, Parapterois, Brachypterois, Ebosia or Dendrochirus of the family Scorpaenidae. Pterois volitans is also known as Turkish Fish, Lionfish or Scorpion Fish[1]. They have long tassels, and a body with many stripes of red, yellow, orange, brown, black or white.
Despite being on the list of the most beautiful fish in the world, Pterois volitans is also poisonous to fight off its enemies. This is the best way to preserve its beauty. The fish has white and red stripes covering the body. The fish has protruding fins on its body that help it swim faster in the water and catch its prey. The length of the fish ranges from 10 to 15 inches. It can also weigh up to 1.5 kg.
Pterois volitans live in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, but some species can live around the world. Due to human transport, the presence of lionfish has recently been observed in warm coral areas of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Pterois volitans are known for their venomous fin rays, a feature uncommon in reef fish along the East Coast of the United States and the Caribbean. The power of their venom makes them excellent and dangerous predators for fishermen and divers. The fish venom produced negative inotropic and chronotropic effects when tested on both frog and clam hearts and had the effect of lowering blood pressure in rabbits. These results are attributed to the release of nitric oxide.
6. Clown Trigger Fish
The Clown Trigger Fish is a species of fish in the family Balistidae distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, extending east to the Samoa Islands, northwards to Central Japan (including the Ogasawara Islands), as far as the Ogasawara Islands. south to Australia (including Lord Howe Island) and New Caledonia. In Vietnam, cottonfish has been recorded in Nha Trang Bay and Truong Sa archipelago.
Clown Trigger Fish has an extremely impressive color, as these fish always appear most in the aquarium. Clown Triggerfish have been found naturally along sweeping corals, wherever shellfish and various invertebrates are present. Their name is Clown Trigger Fish is the mark, as well as the round dots on the body of the fish. The maximum body length recorded in the bullfish is 50 cm. This hat is black with distinctive white circles on the lower half of the body and belly. The back has a prominent yellow mesh pattern area. A white or pale yellow streak before and between the eyes. The area around the medium is orange, with ambient light. The tail is white, with 3-4 rows of small spines; Between the tails there is a pale yellow, almost white band. The Clown Trigger Fish is of little importance to the fishery but is a very valuable ornamental fish.
7. Banggai fish
The Banggai cardinal fish or Kaudern cardinal fish (Scientific name: Pterapogon kauderni) is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae. This fish is found only in narrow areas around Banggai Island and Sulawesi Island. This is a marine aquarium fish with a very distinctive appearance, the whole body is silver with black stripes. Its body is covered with small white spots and these are easily seen on the dorsal, hip, caudal, and anal fins.
Feeding them can be quite challenging when they are first introduced into the tank. They can be quite fussy about their food and will not eat crumbs or pellets. Start with live or frozen fish and then try giving them vitamin-enriched crumbs. Tank-grown species are a bit easier to feed. It is possible to keep several fish in the same tank if the tank is large enough. If you cram a lot of fish into a small tank, they will compete with each other, especially once a pair has formed.
This small fish is one of the easiest marine fish to breed. Males incubate eggs by mouth to increase the survival of the fry. Breeding is successful when they are already paired. They will chase the third Cardinal and need to move the third before it is squashed to death.
8. Moorish Idol
The magpie or Moorish fish is one of the smallest fish, even in adulthood the size of this fish is still small. This fish lives in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the waters of East Africa to the islands of Rapa and Ducie, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. In the Eastern Pacific: from the southern Gulf of California to Peru. Currently, they are one of the tropical fish migrating to the poles because of climate change, they are able to move and invade southern waters.
This fish is characterized by white, yellow, and black stripes on the body, making it difficult to tell the difference between males and females. They frequently congregate along reefs and as long as there is a large enough tank. This type of marine fish is very difficult to adapt and keep. Long-term survival of this species is rare in home aquariums.
In the ocean, they are herbivores with algae and sponges, they are omnivores, including seaweed and sponges. They are quite fussy eaters and problems can get worse, their protruding mouths can be damaged when collecting and transporting food, when kept they can eat frozen food. or live food for marine fish. They can get sick from most marine fish diseases especially if they are not eating.
9. Blue-face Angel Fish
Blue-face Angelfish have a brighter head color than other parts of the body. Found in areas of oceans such as Australia, Micronesia and the Indian Ocean. The life span of fish is about 10 years. In this fish, color is a measure of the levels of development through the stages of the fish. For example, in adolescence, the body of the fish will be noticed by the vertical stripes of blue-black, sapphire and white. When reaching the growth threshold of about 12cm, the fish skin will change to yellow and when reaching the maximum the fish will have a light yellow color, green scales and yellow pectoral fins. Head area has blue dots with yellow layer on eyes. In particular, the fish also has a fin on the dorsal fin.
Angelfish are omnivores and should be fed a variety of foods including both meat and plant foods. They have a particular interest in bloodworms, blackworms, tubifex worms and similar foods, but will readily consume flakes, pellets and frozen foods. Blue-faced angelfish is considered a healthy aquatic fish, easy to raise and easy to adapt to the environment. This fish was introduced to Vietnam a long time ago and is loved by many people, raised in aquariums.
10. Sea slugs
Sea slug is the common name for these marine invertebrates and has a slug-like appearance. Most sea slugs are gastropods, undergoing evolution with their shells reduced or completely lost. The term "sea slugs" is mostly used to refer to nudibranchs and other groups of paraphyletic non-shelled gastropods. They are usually found on the bottom of shallow seas.
Sea slugs are very diverse in size, color and shape. Most of them are partially transparent. The vibrant colors of reef-dwelling species indicate that they are constantly threatened by predators, but it is also a form of warning to other animals that they are poisonous (sting cells) or has a disgusting taste.
Their eye-catching multicolored skin is revealed as their shells are lost during maturation. Nudibranch has no shell, so to protect themselves and avoid the risk of attack, they can take advantage of the colorful feature of their body to mix with algae, coral or other marine species. This is considered an effective form of camouflage, which can confuse enemies.
Angelfish are omnivores and should be fed a variety of foods including both meat and plant foods. They have a particular interest in bloodworms, blackworms, tubifex worms and similar foods, but will readily consume flakes, pellets and frozen foods. Blue-faced angelfish is considered a healthy aquatic fish, easy to raise and easy to adapt to the environment. This fish was introduced to Vietnam a long time ago and is loved by many people, raised in aquariums.
Indeed, those are the most colorful and beautiful fish in the world, aren't they?
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