What is a cow cow?
Longhorn cow, the scientific name Lactoria Cornata , is a unique looking boxes yellow fish with two long corners coming from the front of the head, which mentions its common name. She lives in warmer water waters in the Indo-Pacific region and her diet. When it is under severe stress, it radiates a poisonous substance called osteritoxin. Longhorn cow is often maintained as pets in domestic aquariums, but can be difficult to maintain. It has boxes, a wide shape instead of being long and narrow as many other fish. The color may vary from olive shade to brightly true yellow and the fish usually have bluish white spots. It has a few long, light colored corners protruding from the front of the head, just above the eyes and another few smaller corners in the back of the body, near the bottom. It has a few tiny, almost transparent fins on the back and sides and an extremely long tail of the fin.
The native range of cow cows in Indo-Pacific, which stretches from the Red Sea and East Africa and north to the Pacific Waters near South Japan and the islands of Lord Howe. It comes to life tropical and subtropical waters and often remains in shallow coastal areas or near cliffs. It is a slowly moving fish that prefers to remain near the available cover. As Omnivore, her diet is extremely diverse and may include algae, aquatic plants, smaller fish, shrimp, worms, snails, shells and other small invertebrates. Young fish tend to gather in small groups, but adults are usually lonely.
When a cow cow feels harassed or under great stress, it can excrete a deadly poisonous toxin. This substance is called osteritoxin and is excreted together with the mucous membrane of the skin of cow fish. This help to protect it from predators in the wild, but can cause problems such as killing other fish when held in the aquarium.
because ofTheir unique appearance is the cow's cow Longhorn's favorite choice for the salt water aquarium; You can find them in commercial facilities and in domestic acvas. They require a quiet, low stress environment and should only be maintained with non -aggressive neighbors in the tank that holds at least 100 gallons (378 liters) of water. They should be fed several times a day with fresh food, such as boiling brine or commercially prepared aquarium. Their teeth grow continuously, so they need some hard shell food, such as snails to wear and keep them suitable. The water should be maintained at optimum pH temperatures and levels.