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Datasheet Kangal Nibbler

German name:
Kangal Nibbler Fish

Scientific name:
Garra rufa

Origin:
Running waters of northern Syria, southern Türkiye, Jordan, Israel

Size:
Body length up to 14 cm

Aquarium

Length:
Length from 120 cm width

Contents:
from 200 liters

water values

Temperature:
22°-28° C

pH:
7 – 8

GH:
12° – 17° dH

Behave

Area:
lower area

Lining:
omnivorescalded vegetables, frozen food, dry food, food tablets, live food (mosquito larvae, daphnia), catfish tablets, algae eaters

Behave:
school fishlively, good jumper

Number:
Shoal fish, from 5 animals

Difficulty level:
Beginner

Dances, Garra Rufa, CC BY-SA 3.0

Garra rufa belongs to the carp family (Cyprinidae). He is known by many synonyms, such as Nibbler fish, kangal fish, reddish sucker mullet, red garra or surgeonfish.

Its German name Reddish sucker barb comes from the reddish color of the caudal fin adult animals.

Posture recommendation

The fish are adaptable and robust. The larger the swarm, the more there is to observe. They roam the pool lively and eager to swim. Sensitive, slender plants fall victim to their zest for action. One is important appropriate coverage. It can happen that the animals jump out of the pool during the game.

lining

The entire body of the nibbler fish is covered with taste buds, especially the lips, the forehead area and the anal and pectoral fins. With their help, the fish find their food in the water.

They are not picky about food, although they have one preference for algae growth have.

Some nibbling fish are kept in cosmetic studios and therapeutic practices and are used in fish pedicures or ichthyotherapy.

This is animal cruelty – please avoid such services.

gender differences

Males can be recognized by their slimmer bodies and the spawning rash that forms on their snouts.

breed

Breeding your own offspring is not a problem if you follow a few principles. The animals are spawn robberwho don’t stop at their own balls.

A separate rearing tank is required, alternatively a spawning grid can be used.

Start the fish yourself nibbling and chasing each other, they are in the courtship ritual. The breeding pair should now be placed in the rearing tank at the latest. The female spawns at night. As free spawners she just lets the eggs sink to the bottom. One is cheap Ground cover of coarser pebbles. The eggs fall into the gaps and are safe from their ravenous parents. After spawning, the parents should be removed from the tank. The larvae hatch after about 35 hours and swim freely after 2 to 3 days. They can be fed Artemia nauplii.

socialization

Kangal fish should not with peace-loving fish to be socialized. Shrimp and crabs are not suitable as roommates. Coexistence works well with mussels and snails.

Other questions

How is the nibble fish used in medicine and cosmetics?

Patients dip their feet or hands in a pool of kibble fish. The fish get to work and nibble off calloused areas or loose skin flakes. However, many of these services involve animal cruelty.

When does fish therapy help?

In what is known as ichthyotherapy, the fish rid patients with psoriasis of superfluous flakes of skin.