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I run an aquarium. How can I set up a greenhouse to raise tropical fish?

You can use a coal-burning stove to raise the indoor temperature, which is what most fish shops do. Then thicken the roof and walls with honeycomb plastic panels to keep them warm.

For ventilation and smoke exhaust, you need to build pipes. Old-fashioned iron pipes will do. They don't need to be too expensive. Generally, coal stoves and ventilation and smoke exhaust pipes are sold together. The total cost depends on the length of the iron sheet you use to lay the pipes. It won't be too expensive, but you usually have to maintain the indoor temperature at 25~26 degrees Celsius. In particular, dragon fish and pig-nosed turtles have more stringent temperature requirements. If you only raise some fish like red parrots, maps, carps, and cyprinids, you don't need high temperatures. 20~25 degrees Celsius is enough.

Tropical fish life habits:

The water temperature for tropical fish is generally controlled between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius. Within this temperature range, tropical fish have a strong appetite and grow rapidly. They are not affected by changes in external temperature and always maintain a relatively stable state. The bait for tropical fish includes fish worms, water earthworms, fiber worms, mealworms, small live fish, granular feed, etc. There are many varieties of tropical fish, and the sizes vary greatly, so the bait selection for different varieties of tropical fish is also different. For tropical fish with a body length of 3 to 12 cm, the bait is mainly turtle worms, supplemented by brine shrimp (i.e., brine worms), water earthworms, red worms, and yellow mealworms. For tropical fish with a body length of more than 12 cm, the turtle worms are small and have poor palatability. Slightly larger baits should be selected, mainly red worms, water earthworms, mealworms, small live fish, etc. Most tropical fish are mainly fed with animal baits, and small varieties can also be domesticated to feed mainly with granular feeds, while there are very few fish that are mainly fed with plant baits.

Hello: I hope my suggestions are helpful to you:

You can use a coal stove to raise the indoor temperature, which is the case in most fishing spots. For ventilation and smoke exhaust, you need to build pipes. Old-fashioned iron pipes will do, and they don’t need to be too expensive. Generally, coal stoves and ventilation and smoke exhaust pipes are sold together. The total cost depends on the length of the iron sheet you use to lay the pipes. It won’t be too expensive, but you must usually maintain the indoor temperature at 25~26 degrees Celsius, especially for arowana and pig-nosed turtles, which have more stringent temperature requirements. If you are only breeding some fish like red parrots, maps, carps, and cyprinids, you don’t need high temperatures, 20~25 degrees Celsius will be enough. (For reference only)

My fish shop is 10 square meters. I have made the roof and walls thicker. In addition, I can light a stove in the nest in winter, but I advise you to use a heating rod, because tropical fish are not afraid of short-term low temperatures, but are most afraid of frequent changes in temperature. Fish are very likely to get sick or even die. Think about it, even if you light a stove, you can't keep it there 24 hours a day. The temperature will definitely be low at night. This won't work. A little experience for your reference! You can only save part of the electricity bill by using a stove. The exhaust system depends on your store. It's very simple!

Hehe, my friend, your room is quite small.

It is enough to buy a small stove. Most of the fish markets here are like this.

You can find someone to make a small stove yourself, it doesn't cost much. If you want it to look beautiful, you can buy one. The price will vary depending on the quality. A smaller tank still needs a heating rod. If the room temperature is high enough, the heating rod will not work for too long, so the electricity consumption will be greatly reduced.

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1. Heating is available in the north

2. Contact the hot water of thermal power plant

3. Diesel heating equipment

4. In fact, I think it is more convenient to use electricity in a 12-square-meter store, as it is not a breeding ground.

Just for reference...

Where is the best area for large-scale breeding of tropical fish?

Freshwater tropical fish are generally adapted to tropical freshwater waters on both sides of the earth's equator.

In my country, freshwater resources are generally slightly alkaline, but the north is more alkaline, while the water quality of some lakes, reservoirs and rivers in the south is slightly acidic. For example, the pH value of drinking water in Guangzhou and other places in southern my country is less than 7, which is the ideal water quality for breeding discus; while the pH value of water in Beijing is around 7, which is neutral. On the other hand, the water hardness of rivers in the rainforest belt in southern China is low, mostly soft water; the north has little rainfall, high salinity and alkalinity in the soil, and high water hardness. In addition, the surface water hardness is generally low, the groundwater and well water hardness is high, and rainwater and snow water are soft water. In southern cities in my country, such as Guangzhou and Foshan, the water quality is relatively soft, which provides unique breeding conditions for small fish species produced in South America such as discus and red lantern. The water quality in northern cities such as Beijing and Tianjin is slightly hard, and it is difficult to breed such fish species. Therefore, to successfully raise and breed tropical ornamental fish, we should first find out the origin of the fish species (this can be found in relevant professional books and periodicals through the scientific name), find out the range of water quality factors such as pH value, hardness, water temperature and salinity suitable for its survival, and then test the local water quality. This can be done with a commercially available simple water quality colorimetric box. If some items are found to be inappropriate, they must be adjusted manually. In cities, tap water is generally used to raise fish. First, the residual chlorine must be neutralized: add baking soda (Su Bo), that is, sodium thiosulfate or vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and then test. When the water quality is alkaline, add acidifiers: phosphoric acid, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, or place sinking wood or add activated carbon to the water filter for 24 hours. When the water quality is acidic, you can add alkalinity agents: baking soda, that is, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate (coral sand, shell sand or powder) or silica sand, medical stone, and strengthen the aeration. When the water quality is too soft, you can add lime water (quicklime or calcium chloride). However, it is relatively difficult to soften hard water. You can add appropriate amount of rainwater, distilled water or deionized water to the aquarium. If peat moss is placed in the aquarium or filter, it can soften the water and reduce the pH value because it has ion exchange function and releases humic acid. Grass mud also has this effect. In addition, magnetizers can also soften water, and ion exchange resin filters and reverse osmosis water treatment machines can produce water of different hardness. Among them, residual chlorine, pH value and hardness can be tested by simple colorimetric combination. As for salinity, it can be measured with a floating tube hydrometer, a pointer hydrometer or a refractometer. If the salinity needs to be increased, it can be prepared with commercially available "artificial sea salt". After the water quality is treated, it can be aerated. At the same time, in order to accelerate the maturation of new water for breeding, microbial water purifiers such as "nitrifying bacteria", "photosynthetic bacteria" and "Bacillus odontosporum" can be artificially inoculated. In this way, new fish can be added after a few days. If the new fish is valuable, you can also put 1-2 "tank-breaking fish" first, and it is safer to put new fish after testing the water. In the process of fish farming, while regularly changing a small amount of breeding water, you should also add a small amount of microbial water purifier to maintain good water quality, so as to achieve the purpose of raising water before raising fish. Not only does the water quality require to be suitable and stable during the fish farming process, but the fish tank rotation also requires that the water quality of the new and old tanks should not differ too much, especially the pH value. For example, for the water change or tank rotation of the discus, the pH value difference between the new and old water should not exceed 0.5, and the temperature difference should not exceed 1-2℃. For the breeding water quality, the hardness should also be considered. For some estuarine egg fish, the salinity problem must not be neglected.