As mentioned just now, few days before this trip, Zhou caught me a male paradise fish. So, I decided to collect a female fish in this location so that they can breed at my home aquarium.
The habitat:
Mosquito fish (Gambusia sp.) introduced to this stream.
After few hours later, I finally caught a female paradise fish hidden in the leaf litter. The water is almost still & a bit polluted. After taking pictures, both of us left this place & went to eat the cheap seafood at the nearby coastal town.
Unidentified species:
Lantern bug (Pyrops sp.) found resting on a tree:
Few months later, they spawned in my aquarium. The buble nest build by the male paradise fish:
Male black paradise fish (Macropodus hongkongensis) has the longer fins (& more colourful)compared to female.
The female:
The juvenile (their baby):
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