Labeo bicolor (Red tail)

The ventral line is straight, while the back is slightly vaulted. The well -developed dorsal fin is constantly erected. The fundamental black velvety color appears when the fish is healthy. All the fins are black, with the exception of the caudal which is blood red, sometimes orange.

Labeo bicolor fish is a freshwater fish that lives mainly in rivers and West African lakes. It is characterized by its two -color color, with an upper part of the gray or brown body and a white lower part. Labeo bicolor fish has an elongated and lateral compressed shape, with a bifurcated caudal fin and well -developed pectoral and pelvic fins. It generally measures between 15 and 20 centimeters long, although some specimens can reach up to 30 centimeters.

Labeo bicolor fish is an omnivorous fish that feeds mainly on aquatic plants, insects and small crustaceans. He is able to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions, which allows him to live in different habitats such as rivers, lakes, ponds and marshes. Labeo bicolor fish is a gregarious fish that is generally reproduced during rainy times, when rivers and lakes fill with water. The female can lay up to several thousand eggs at a time, which are fertilized by the male and which hatch in a few days.

In males, the back of the dorsal fin is in a point.

It takes water at 26 ° and large -leaf plants so that the little ones can hide.