Formosa is a small aquarium viviparous fish from the Poeciliaceae or Gambusiaceae family. This is a schooling fish, which contains 5-6 individuals. Formosa is an unpretentious, highly adaptable species. Homeland - southeastern USA (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana). Here these fish are found in fresh and brackish waters near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. They live in the thick of algae, where they hide from large representatives of the underwater world, so as not to become their prey.
Habitat in nature
Heterandria formosa is the only member of its genus found in the United States. It is one of the few aquarium fish endemic to North America.
It is a freshwater fish that is also often found in brackish waters. Its range spans the southeastern United States, from South Carolina to Georgia and Florida, and west across the Florida Gulf Coast to Louisiana. In recent years, this species has been discovered in East Texas.
Heterandria formosa lives primarily in densely planted, slow-moving or stagnant freshwater waters, but the species is also found in brackish waters. Fish are known to survive in very different conditions.
Water temperatures in habitats can vary from 10 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius (50-90 degrees Fahrenheit).
Formosa
Formosa Heterandria formosa
Comfortable water parameters for keeping : dH up to 15; pH 6.5-7.0; t 22-26. Habitat: USA (South Carolina, Georgia and Florida). Small, easy-to-keep fish. Males up to 2 cm, females up to 3.5 cm. Color: body color is olive-brown, has a pearlescent sheen. A wide, black stripe and up to 15 transverse stripes run along the body. The fins are brown, with a black spot at the base of the dorsal fin and anal fin. Dorsal fin with orange border.
These schooling fish do not require a large aquarium volume; 20-40 liters per 10 fish are enough, where there are 3-4 males per 1 female. It can also be a species aquarium 40 cm long. Water parameters: optimal temperature 22-26°C, but can withstand a range of 13-30°C, hardness 5-6°, acidity up to 7.5. Good aeration and filtration are necessary. The fish are easy to care for and tolerate old water, so frequent water changes are not required. It is enough to add about 20% of water weekly and add salt to it. Formosans love a large number of plants surrounding them and plenty of hiding places. Plants with elongated stems and floating ones with roots hanging down, like Riccia, are suitable. The fish should be kept in a closed aquarium, as shy formosa fish can jump out of an open container. Fish love sunlight and swim mainly in the upper and middle layers of water.
The most important thing is that there are no excessive concentrations of nitrogen compounds and phosphates . This is the main problem for fish that beginners make. Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphates are the root cause of illness and death in pets. Every conscientious aquarist should always have a set of drop tests on hand, at least for nitrate and phosphate. Fortunately, they have now become inexpensive, there are no problems with their assortment and acquisition. For example, we can with a clear conscience recommend you the cool UHE drop tests, , but they are sold only online. In stores in your city - offline, you can find inexpensive Vladox tests .
When changing water, it would be useful to use clean water supply and use preparations that neutralize harmful substances. For example, Tetra AquaSafe - it removes chlorine compounds, heavy metals + contains B vitamins, iodine and other aquarium goodies. Those. With it, you can safely pour water into the aquarium without fear of harming your beloved pets.
Feeding aquarium fish should be correct: balanced, varied. This fundamental rule is the key to the successful keeping of any fish, be it guppies or astronotuses. The article “How and how much to feed aquarium fish” talks about this in detail; it outlines the basic principles of the diet and feeding regime of the fish.
Formosa photo
In this article, we note the most important thing - feeding fish should not be monotonous; the diet should include both dry food and live food. In addition, you need to take into account the gastronomic preferences of a particular fish and, depending on this, include in its diet food either with the highest protein content or, conversely, with plant ingredients.
Formosa photo
Formosa photo
Popular and popular food for fish, of course, is dry food. For example, you can constantly and everywhere find food on aquarium shelves - the leader of the Russian market; in fact, the range of food for this Tetra is included as individual food for a specific type of fish: for goldfish, for cichlids, for loricariids, guppies, labyrinths, arowanas, discus, etc. .d. Tetra has also developed specialized foods, for example, to enhance color, fortified, or for feeding fry. You can find out detailed information about all Tetra feeds on the company’s official website - here .
It should be noted that when purchasing any dry food, you should pay attention to the date of its manufacture and shelf life, try not to buy food in bulk, and also store the food in a closed state - this will help to avoid the development of pathogenic flora in it.
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Content complexity
They are considered tropical fish, but in the wild they live in different conditions, therefore they are unpretentious and are recommended for beginners. However, finding them on sale is quite difficult due to their discreet coloring.
When purchasing them, make sure they are correctly identified as they are sometimes confused with the much more aggressive Gambusia species.
Feeding
As an aquarium inhabitant, Formosa has a beneficial quality; it rids the aquarium of planarian worms, flea beetles and ostracods. Formosa removes plaque on the walls of the aquarium and eats algae. They should not be overfed, otherwise planarians will only become more dilute from uneaten food, and Formosanans prefer to first eat more tasty food than these slimy worms. They also happily eat mosquitoes and other small midges.
Among live foods, fish prefer brine shrimp, tubifex, and small bloodworms. Dry food is consumed reluctantly. It is advisable to include small plant foods in the Formosan diet: dandelion, duckweed, spinach, string algae. Small minced seafood can be given to Formosa during the winter.
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Description
Formosa is one of the smallest fish and smallest vertebrates known to science. Males grow to about 2 centimeters, while females grow slightly larger, to about 3 centimeters.
The fish is usually olive in color, with a dark horizontal stripe running down the center of the body. There is also a dark spot on the dorsal fin, and females also have a dark spot on the anal fin.
Like most viviparous fish, the males have modified anal fins into gonopodiums, which are used to deliver sperm and fertilize females during mating.
Possible diseases
Fish are distinguished by strong immunity and immunity to infections. If done correctly, they can live up to 3 years. Possible parasitic infection. In this case, helmites are visible from the anus, threads and mucus are visible on the gills, and the scales peel off. In this case, add non-concentrated manganese to the water.
Ichthyophthyriasis is a common disease for all species. It is characterized by the appearance of a white coating on the surface of the body. Use sulfur solutions until symptoms disappear.
This fish is ideal for those who cannot afford a large aquarium. Formosa is unpretentious and hardy - it can be recommended to a beginning aquarist. The species has a number of undeniable advantages: unpretentiousness to its habitat, the ability to clean its habitat, and omnivorousness.
Keeping in an aquarium
The pair can be contained in a tank with a volume of only 10 liters. However, since they prefer a gregarious lifestyle, the recommended volume is 30 liters or more.
Given their small size, it is necessary to use low-power filters, since a strong flow of water will not allow the formosa to float.
This is a hardy species, subject to large temperature differences in its natural environment. Recommended parameters for maintenance: temperature 20-26°C, acidity pH: 7.0-8.0, hardness 5-20°H.
Tasks and activities of the unit
The unit is trained for special operations (combat swimmers, reconnaissance divers) in peacetime, in situations of crisis or war. The main tasks are to carry out its activities at sea, underwater and at coastal sites. Formosa often collaborates with the naval branch of Jednostka Wojskowa Grom, divers of the 1st Special Commando Regiment ( 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów
/ Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów) and some of their colleagues from the armed forces of NATO countries. Participation in operations to defend Poland's external borders is one of its key tasks. In the period 2002-2003. The unit guarded the Polish ship Xawery Czernicki in the waters of the Persian Gulf. Formosa divers are also trained for activities carried out on land and in urban environments.
Compatibility
A very peaceful aquarium fish, but not suitable for every type of aquarium. Males, in particular, are so small that they will be considered food by a great many fish, such as angelfish.
They should not be kept in aquariums with large fish, but can be kept with other small fish such as Endler's guppies, mollies, platies, cardinals.
Males may show a little aggression when competing for females, but physical damage is very rare among them. Fish feel best surrounded by relatives, in a small school.
Reproduction
Formosas reach sexual maturity at 4-8 months. Formosa breeds both in general and in a species aquarium or bank. The water in the spawning tank should be changed a little every day, the temperature should be increased by 2 degrees. Filtration and lighting should be increased. During the spawning period, the number of males is reduced. Females carry the eggs in their abdomen and then give birth to fry. The birth process lasts a couple of weeks, every day the female lays 1-2 fry. On average, a female gives birth to about 40 fry. Then there is a break for 4-5 weeks.
The fry are born fully formed, actively swim, and feed on live dust, ciliates, micromines, and nematodes. They have a chance to survive if there is a dense thicket of plants in the aquarium where they can hide. But it is better to plant them in a separate container until they grow. Although Formosan fish are not prone to cannibalism, hungry individuals can attack fry.
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What to feed
Formosa dogs are characterized by an excellent appetite and happily eat various types of dry and live food. Of the latter, it is useful to give small bloodworms, brine shrimp, and tubifex to the fish. Formosan fish eat dry food less readily than live food. It is also recommended to include foods of plant origin in the diet: algae, duckweed, dandelions, etc. In winter, you can pamper aquatic inhabitants with minced seafood.
It is necessary to ensure that the menu is as balanced as possible and not monotonous. You need to feed in small portions that the fish can eat within 3-4 minutes. Residues of food must be removed from the water to prevent spoilage.
2015: VTB Factoring files for bankruptcy
In February 2015, the court sided with VTB Factoring, and in April the parties reached an amicable agreement: Formosa-Altair recognized the debt. However, no payments were made, after which in August 2015 VTB Factoring filed a bankruptcy claim, as follows from the materials of another case.
A bankruptcy case has been filed
The amount of debt under the bankruptcy claim turned out to be slightly less than the original amount - 591.5 million rubles. The debt was partially repaid under a settlement agreement by Formosa-Altair itself and its debtors, a VTB Group representative told Vedomosti.
Debtors were affected by the volatility of exchange rates, Vedomosti’s interlocutor, familiar with the participants in the process, knows. Then the financial institutions that financed these companies reset their credit limits, which is why the debtor companies stopped working in the summer of 2015, he says.
According to SPARK-Interfax, in 2015, BTC Trading was a defendant in 17 arbitration cases for a total amount of 2.6 billion rubles, Spectr LLC – for 424.8 million rubles.
Last changes
19.05.2020
Anatoly Arkadyevich Lalayats is no longer a person entitled to act without a power of attorney
The legal address has been changed from 196143, city of St. Petersburg, Yuri Gagarin Avenue, building 63 building 2, apartment 140 to 196143, city of St. Petersburg, Yuri Gagarin Avenue, building 63 building 2 letter a, apartment 140
13.03.2020
A new person who has the right to act without a power of attorney: General Director Lalayants Anatoly Arkadyevich
The name of the founder Lalayats Anatoly Arkadyevich was changed to Lalayants Anatoly Arkadyevich
Added information about an additional type of activity: Wholesale trade in fruits and vegetables (46.31)
Added information about an additional type of activity: Wholesale trade of automobile parts, assemblies and accessories (45.31)
Added information about an additional type of activity: Dismantling and demolition of buildings (43.11)
Added information about an additional type of activity: Wholesale trade in timber, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46.73)
2009: Agreement with VTB Factoring
From the materials of the court case related to the claim for the collection of debt from Formosa-Altair in favor of VTB Factoring, it follows that in September 2009 the parties entered into a factoring agreement, according to which Formosa-Altair was able to finance its projects from the funds of " VTB factoring" in exchange for his claims to debtors.
Company management in 2009:
- Kapitonov Sergey Viktorovich - President,
- Abachev Abulferz — Executive Vice President of the group
- Trufanov Andrey - Head of Sales Department,
- Mazaeva Alesya - Head of the Franchising and Service programs,
- Druzhinin Alexander - Head of joint projects with partners.
At this time, the research and production complex of the group - CJSC NPCC "Formoza-Altair" - specializes in the production and sale of Formoza personal computers. The activities of the Formoza Distribution division are aimed at the distribution of peripheral equipment and computer components.
The production complex of the Formosa Group of Companies occupies more than 25,000 square meters. m. and provides the development and production of a wide range of personal computers, servers and computer components according to international quality standards. Production is certified according to ISO 9001/9002 standards.
The group has created and continues to develop a centralized dealer network specializing in the supply of computers, components, software and office equipment to all regions of the Russian Federation. The federal retail chain, FORMOZA Computers, unites 300 stores throughout Russia.
All products of Formosa Group of Companies are provided with service support, which is sold in 140 Authorized Formoza service centers throughout Russia.
Breeding
In the period from 4 to 8 months, the Formosa reaches sexual maturity, and a live fry is immediately born. During the spawning process, it is important that the number of females be greater than males. As a result of pregnancy, which lasts approximately 6 weeks, the female gives birth to about 40 fry. For successful spawning in the aquarium, it is necessary to intensify lighting and filtration, and also raise the water temperature by 2 degrees. It is also important to change a small amount of water in the spawning tank daily. At first, it is best to give the fry live dust, brine shrimp, and yolk, and a week after their birth, dry ground food. Adults must be well-fed to prevent the fry from being eaten; only in this case will it be safe to keep the young with them.
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Story
In 1974, a special group was created for underwater marine research. A concept for training and forming a special division of naval divers was developed. The created group became a special unit of divers. It was supposed to consist of three parts: military divers, a technical part and a management department.
At first, Formosa was a unit where conscript soldiers served. Today it has become fully professional, which allows it to significantly increase its own potential and efficiency of operations. In September 1987, the unit changed its name to the “Special Actions Department” (Wydział Działań Specjalnych), and since 1990 it became known as the “Special Diver Groups” (Grupy Specjalne Płetwonurków).
Then, under the name “Special Action Units of the Navy” (Sekcje Działań Specjalnych Marynarki Wojennej), the unit entered the 1990s.
In January 2008, along with the increase in the size of the command of the special forces, Morska Jednostka Działań Specjalnych (Russian: Naval unit of special operations) ceased to be subordinate to the command of the Naval Forces and, under a new name, joined the new, fourth type of armed forces in the Armed Forces of the Republic Poland - Polish Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne).
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