Exotic & High-Value Species

Chital fish is a carnivorous fish. They are generally a fish eater of freshwater. They live in clean water of river, swamp etc.

Chital fish is available in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Malay, Laos, Thailand and some other Asian countries.

The Chitals are also very popular to the people of United States as a aquarium fish. They are also knows as some other name like chitol fish, chitala fish, chittal fish etc.

Chitals are also known as carnivorous freshwater fish. Physical characteristics, classification, food habit, breeding of this freshwater fish are listed bellow one after another.

Physical characteristics of Chitals are described below.

• The body of this fish is very long and thin.
• Body is depressed from both side.
• Their tail is blunt.
• The backside of head is curved like bow and slightly straight.
• There is a dorsal fin in their backside.
• Whole body and head is covered with numerous small sized scales.
• Caudal fin is joint with anal fin and there are 7-8 globular white spots.
• Pelvic fin outspread to tail and joint with tail.
• Chital fish lengths about 100-120 cm.
• Backside is dark gray colored and belly is bright silver colored.
• Head is competitively smaller than their body.
• Head and body of chital fish is skate and grained.      

feed  

Chital fish are carnivorous. They generally eat feed from lower level of water. Along with this they also eat feed from other water level. Various types of small fish, shrimp, snail, and aquatic insects are the favorite feed of this freshwater fish

Red-bellied piranhas are red on their undersides from chin and cheeks to belly. The head and body are various shades of gray; their sides are flecked with bright silver scales. The piranha's distinctly rounded and snub-nosed profile serves a function.

Beneath the high forehead are powerful muscles that attach to a short, stout lower jaw fitted with triangular, razor sharp teeth, which interlock neatly with a matching set above. This design allows piranhas to bite down with incredible force and shearing ability. However, these formidable teeth are not usually visible, being covered by thick, fleshy lips.