CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise tiger barbs?

1. How to raise tiger barbs?

1 To raise good fish, you must first learn to buy good fish: Healthy fish swim and forage in the middle and lower layers of the water body, swim naturally and leisurely, and have clear, transparent and elegant tail fins. Fish that sink to the bottom, float to the top, swim in a struggling state, have external injuries, white hair, white spots, have thick, turbid, severely bloodshot tail fins, or are alone are sick fish and must not be purchased.

2. Don't rush to put tropical fish into the tank after you bring them home. First, put the plastic bag containing the fish into the tank for ten to twenty minutes before opening it. Then let the water in the tank flow back into the bag several times to gradually mix with the original water in the bag, so that the fish can gradually adapt to the water temperature and water quality. If there is light, turn it off. Fish are quieter in the dark and are not easily frightened.

3. Do not change the water temperature suddenly. Tropical fish are most suitable for living in the range of 24-28 degrees, and can live normally at 30 degrees in summer. However, if the temperature changes suddenly, tropical fish cannot adapt. So when you buy fish, you should pay attention to the water temperature of the aquarium store and the water temperature of your fish tank. The deviation should not be too large, and generally within 4 degrees is allowed.

4. Do not change too much water at one time, as this will cause water quality discomfort. Water quality includes pH value, hardness, residual chlorine, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, sulfide, protein and turbidity, etc. Tropical fish have adapted to living in the original water quality. If all the water is changed, the water quality will suddenly change and they will not be able to adapt and suffer from water discomfort.

If you need to rinse the bottom of the tank, you should also keep most of the old water. After washing the tank, return the water to the tank and then add new water.

5. Pay attention to the density of fish. Tropical fish like a large space for activities. Beginners often buy the fish they like, and rarely consider how many fish can be kept in the tank. Even if you ask the fishmongers for their opinions, can they tell you to buy less for the purpose of profit? In my experience, it is more appropriate to keep a 1 cm long fish in 1 liter of water. If your fish tank holds 100 liters of water, it is safer to feed less than 10 tropical fish over 10 cm. In a larger space, fish are more active, strong, and colorful. Too high a density can easily lead to lack of oxygen in the water and deterioration of water quality, which is the main cause of tropical fish illness and death.

6 How to feed. When raising fish in a small tank, you should pay attention to feeding them once or twice a day and feed them within 3 to 5 minutes. Feed less on rainy days and do not feed them at night. Fish need to consume more oxygen when digesting food. On rainy days and at night, the air pressure is lower, and the oxygen dissolved in the water is also lower. Feeding fish at this time may cause severe hypoxia in the water and kill the fish. Most fish deaths occur at night, and severe hypoxia in the water is one of the main reasons.

8 The bait must be clean. Feeding unclean bait can easily lead to fish diseases. It is recommended to buy branded frozen fresh food produced by professional companies, such as bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc., supplemented with beans and vegetables to maintain comprehensive nutrition. Although goldfish like live food the most, live food grows in polluted water environments, so be cautious when feeding live food.

9. Keep the water clean. Tropical fish eat a lot, consume a lot of oxygen and excrete a lot of waste, which pollutes the water, breeds bacteria, and causes tropical fish to become sick and die. In order to keep the water clean, a filter should be installed, and one-tenth or slightly more of the old water should be replaced while removing the precipitate from the bottom of the tank every day. A filter with an aeration design can be used, which can filter and aerate at the same time, so that the water can be purified and oxygen can be added.

10 Do not bring oil into the water. Oil will float on the water surface and isolate the air, so that the oxygen in the water cannot be replenished, which will cause tropical fish to die of lack of oxygen. Feeding meat or applying hand cream on your hands will bring oil into the water, which should be carefully avoided.

11 It is best to start with cheap and easy-to-raise fish. These fish generally have strong foraging abilities, are physically stronger, and are less susceptible to accidental injuries. You can start with cheap fish and then raise expensive species after you have accumulated experience. This will allow you to become more proficient and successful.

2. How to cultivate four-season tiger stripes and what fertilizer to use

You need to keep it in a glass box, put food and water bowls, cover it with sand, and it is best to set up a snake nest (a small flower pot can be placed horizontally, preferably half buried in the soil) and some branches, and also put a thermometer (preferably a hygrometer). The length of the breeding tank should be half the length of the snake and the width should be one-third of the length of the snake. The mouth of the tank must be covered to prevent it from escaping when you are not paying attention, because they are natural escape experts. The breeding box must be ventilated. Although snakes do not require high ventilation, good ventilation is necessary. The size of the box should be moderate, and different species have different requirements. Arboreal species require a higher box. It is also necessary to equip it with a water container, one is to provide drinking water, and the other is to let the food be noted that snakes generally only eat live animals, such as frogs, mice and birds. Be careful not to let the snake stay in the sun or damp and cold places (the breeding temperature must be kept between 18 and 30 degrees, and the temperature difference between day and night should not exceed 6 degrees, except for hibernation), otherwise the snake may die of heat, get a rash or catch a cold and cause pneumonia. In the fall, you should feed your snake as much high-protein food as possible so that it can have enough nutrition to safely survive the winter. In the spring, snakes are prone to stomatitis, so you should pay attention to prevention.

As for feeding, you can generally feed it once a week, and let the snake eat 70% to 80% full each time (for a one-meter-long black-browed snake, 80% full means that it can swallow four or five medium-sized frogs). If you want to feed it twice a week, let it eat less each time. You will know after a long time, so judge for yourself.

You can give it a warm bath (water temperature 25 degrees) for a few minutes every week. When the weather is good, take your snake out for a walk and let it sunbathe to strengthen its physical fitness. In winter, just let it hibernate in a breeding box indoors, cover it with cotton cloth, etc. Keep the relative humidity at 20%-30% until it wakes up next spring.

Note! When it wakes up in the spring, you must not let it eat a lot at once! ! Because the temperature is low at that time, it affects the digestion and absorption of the snake. Eating too much may cause indigestion and illness! ! During this period, the focus is on quality rather than quantity. Feed it a small amount of high-protein food every two days to replenish the energy consumed during hibernation. Only when the temperature stabilizes above 18 degrees can you let it eat a lot.

3. How to artificially cultivate tiger mussels

"The tiger clam you mentioned is just one of the large family of conchs. Its Chinese name is the black star conch, and its Latin name is Cypraea tiger. It lives in coral reefs in tropical waters. Conchs basically feed on algae that grow in the sea. Because of its long growth cycle (it definitely doesn't grow up in 1 or 2 years), low economic value (no edible value, and the shell is not worth much), and high breeding costs, no one breeds it."

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