What is yellow boxfish?
The yellow boxfish is one of the family of ray-finned fishes, the order Pufferfish.
Yellow boxfish, also known as papaya fish and golden papaya, belongs to the order of pufferfish, box puffer family, box puffer, and is a kind of tropical marine fish that is active in coral reef areas. The pufferfish are distributed in the western Indo-Pacific waters and the lagoons and coral reef areas of the Red Sea. They have large yields and feed on small prey and organic matter debris on the reefs. Can be used as ornamental fish.
What does a yellow boxfish look like?
This fish is slightly cube-shaped, with four-sided ridges, no dorsal middle ridge, only a slight bulge in front of the dorsal fin; each ridge has no spines; the ventral surface is protruding in an arc shape. The dorsal fin is short, located at the back of the body, without spines, with 9 soft rays; the anal fin has 9 soft rays; the caudal fin is rounded. The head and body of juveniles are yellow with many black spots about the size of the pupil; the body of the adult fish is yellowish-brown to gray-brown, with small black spots scattered on the head, and there is an inlay about the size of the pupil in the center of each scale of the body armor. Pale blue or leukoplakia with black margins. The fins are bright yellow to yellow-green, more or less scattered with small black spots; the caudal fin is darker. The mouth is small and the lips are slightly thick. The scales are specialized into the hard shell of the bony scutellum, and the epidermis is rough. Juveniles are like a small ball with black spots on a yellow background, turning yellow-brown as they grow; males are blue-grey with many large black spots. Maximum body length: 45cm.
yellow boxfish living habits
Live an independent life, be timid and slow, and secrete toxins when frightened. It is omnivorous and feeds on algae, benthic small invertebrates and small fish, and produces planktonic eggs.
yellow boxfish rearing
If stimulated by chemicals or shock, yellow boxfish will also release toxins in large quantities, poisoning themselves and the fish they live with. And papayas above 250px are very prone to white spot disease, which is a very troublesome problem. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the maintenance of quarantine links and filtration systems during breeding. For mild white spot disease, yellow boxfish can resist and recover by itself. If it is a serious white spot disease, even if you choose to fish it out and throw it away, don’t add medicines easily, because it may sacrifice all the fish at once.
