CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise a turtle? ? Please tell me everything from food to activities!!

The fish tank should be higher to ensure that the turtle cannot crawl out. Put less water in it, cover it with a layer of sand (or not), and put one or two larger stones slightly above the water surface (for the turtle to bask in the sun). It is best to put the fish tank on the balcony to see the light but not in the sun, but pay attention to adjusting the temperature. It is best to put the water for raising turtles for a few days in advance and change the water once a week. You can use small shrimps and fish (loach is best) as food, and meat is also OK (but don't feed too much meat). You can try several kinds to see what your turtle likes to eat, and then change the taste occasionally.

PS: The above is my personal opinion. The following is a search on the Internet. In fact, there are a lot of information about raising turtles. You can find it by typing in "How to Raise Brazilian Sliders" on Baidu.

Feeding

Turtles need a lot of calcium and should be fed foods that contain a lot of calcium. They can be fed some nutritionally balanced special feed for turtles, and occasionally some fresh food such as boneless fish and shrimp. However, only feeding fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition, and water-soluble nutrients need to be added. Vegetables such as leaves and carrots can also be fed to supplement the need for vitamins.

★ Cuisine

If the turtle is not exposed to ultraviolet rays frequently, it will not be able to use calcium, and the shell of the young turtle will easily become soft. Therefore, you can put it outdoors in the morning before going to work, and move it indoors after get off work in the evening, so that it can get some sun exposure to strengthen its physical fitness, but remember not to expose it to the sun in summer. In terms of disease, prevention is still the main thing to prevent bacteria from entering the body through abrasions. For treatment, you can use medicated baths and apply appropriate antibiotics to the whole body, but some turtles are allergic to antibiotics, so be careful when using antibiotics.

In late autumn and early winter, turtles enter hibernation, not eating or drinking, and stay quietly. As the weather gradually warms up around the Qingming Festival, turtles also start to move around and eat. At this time, you can prepare some small fish, shrimps or lean meat strips to feed it. Watching it eat voraciously, I feel so happy. It likes a water environment and can be placed on the balcony to bask in the sun during the day. The summer sun will cause damage to it, so put it in a cool place. You can feed it something every day. It also likes a clean environment, so change the water every day to keep the water clean. I wish your little turtle a healthy growth!!!

First, you need to buy a turtle. Here are some tips for choosing one. First, look at it. The shape of the turtle should be beautiful, and the geometric patterns on its back should be arranged neatly and orderly. The shell should be flat and oval, without any defects. The turtle should walk steadily, and the plastron should not touch the ground.

Tell you how to raise a turtle

Many people want to raise turtles because they think turtles are fun, hardy, quiet, and require little space. Many of my friends have raised turtles, but few of them have managed to keep them alive and well. They all bought them and raised them according to the instructions of the pet dealers, but they died not long after. It's a pity. This shows that although turtles are more resilient than most pets, they are not as easy to raise as imagined. In order to save many innocent turtles from misfortune, I will talk about my own experience of raising turtles for more than ten years. If there is anything wrong, I hope you can correct me.

1. Purchase: There are several types of pet turtles, such as Mississippi red-eared slider, yellow-throated terrapin, Burmese tortoise, and alligator snapping turtle. The most common and the only type I have raised is the Mississippi red-eared slider. It has beautiful colors, moderate size, and is relatively easy to raise, so I recommend that you buy this type of turtle. Yellow-throated terrapins are relatively large and ugly, and are generally used to breed green-haired turtles. Burmese tortoises are relatively rare, and their habits are different from those of terrapins, so if you keep a terrapin in water, it will die. When buying a turtle, you must ask clearly whether it is a terrapin or a terrapin, so as not to be deceived by unscrupulous merchants. As for the alligator snapping turtle, its appearance is more individual, but this type of turtle is ferocious by nature, so be careful not to hurt you when it grows up.

2. Daily life: After you buy a turtle, you need to find a new home for it. This is also very important, because some people have drowned turtles in fish tanks. Don't laugh, this is true. First of all, the Mississippi red-eared slider is a reptile, not a fish. It needs to absorb oxygen directly from the air, not from the water. So the new home you prepare for it must take into account its breathing convenience. Deep fish tanks are not suitable, especially when the tank is full of water and you put the turtle in it, it will have to swim to the surface of the water with great effort and stick its head out to breathe. After a long time, it will run out of energy and may drown. Moreover, this kind of fish tank is long but narrow, which is not conducive to the movement of the turtle, because its activity radius is not large. Therefore, you can use a round fish tank in the shape of a spittoon for goldfish, but the mouth of this fish tank is smaller, which is not conducive to observing and teasing the turtle. A small basin is also good. I use the glass gas collecting trough used in chemical laboratories. The upper and lower mouths are the same size, which is great! Put a stone in the middle of the fish tank for the turtle to rest in the sun, because the turtle cannot always soak in water, otherwise it will seriously affect its health, and even the shell will rot! The size of the stone should be larger than the turtle, occupying about one-sixth of the area of ​​the fish tank, and the height should be slightly higher than two turtles stacked together. The top should be flat. Of course, water should be added to the fish tank, and the water surface should be slightly lower than the surface of the stone. Because the turtle does not breathe in the water, the water requirements are far lower than the standards for fish farming. As long as the water is not too turbid and smelly, it is fine. The fish tank should not be placed in a dark place such as a corner or bathroom. It is best to put it in a relatively quiet place where the sun can shine. I put it on the table in the study at home.

3. Diet: What do turtles eat? Many people buy "special turtle food" recommended by profiteers who sell pets, only to find out that the turtles don't like it or even don't eat it at all. In fact, those so-called "turtle food" are basically scams. Profiteers only want to make money and don't care about the life or death of the weak turtles they just bought. They sell you garbage that turtles don't eat at all. They just want you to kill the turtle so that you can buy another one. So when buying a turtle, don't buy the so-called "turtle food" recommended by profiteers. I won't be responsible if the turtle dies! The Sissipe red-eared slider mainly eats meat, small fish, shrimp, loach, earthworms, insects, etc. I often give it killed flies as snacks. The eating ability of newly bought turtles is generally weak, and they cannot prey on live food, so you need to feed them a little bit at this time. Be very patient when feeding them. Cut the fresh meat into mung bean sizes, hold it with tweezers and slowly extend it to the nose of the turtle. It will smell it carefully before eating. Sometimes the reaction is very slow, so don't be anxious. Try a few more times and practice makes perfect. Generally, you can feed it as much meat as a cigarette butt at a time. When it is young, you need to feed it three or four times a week to allow it to adapt to the environment quickly. The turtle will be big, because it will hibernate if it is hungry for a long time. If it is too small, it will not wake up after hibernation. So you need to feed it more to prevent it from hibernating. When it grows bigger than a matchbox, it will usually eat by itself. At this time, you can put some very small fish and shrimp in the water for it to practice hunting. Don't put too much, otherwise it will bite a lot but not eat, so the water will stink in just one day. The same is true for feeding meat. Don't waste it, and don't feed it as much as it can eat, otherwise it will be bloated. My turtle used to be so bloated that its head and limbs could not be retracted. It was very funny. There were several times when it even vomited. It can be seen how useless turtles are! Feeding too much will also make the turtle grow too fast. When it grows up, it will not be fun and cute at all, unless you are raising it to eat, haha! A friend of mine bought a turtle together with me, but he fed it too much, and in less than two years it grew to the size of a bowl. The patterns on its body disappeared, and it became ugly and gray. It also made wheezing sounds like a dinosaur. When it was that big, it could eat a basin of loaches in a week, which shows how terrifying it is. So you only need to feed it once a week after it grows up. It's best to feed it some small fish, which can supplement its calcium and make its shell grow harder.

4. Daily life: Turtles will encounter some special physiological phenomena during their growth, which can have a great impact if not handled properly. The one that impressed me the most is molting.

Turtles and snakes are close relatives, so they also shed their skins, but unlike snakes, turtles also shed their scales!! My turtle shed its skin when it was about four years old. There were no digital cameras at that time, so I didn’t record this weird appearance. What I want to warn everyone here is that you should not help the turtle during the molting process. It will handle it by itself. I didn’t know how to "help" it and caused it lifelong damage. I apologize to the poor turtle here. The following will carefully introduce what it looks like when a turtle sheds its skin. If your turtle has reached the age of shedding, then congratulations, this shows that the way you raised the turtle before was correct, otherwise it would not live to this day, haha!

Most turtles are very tame and will accept any food. From the perspective of food, they are easy to keep as pets. However, like lizards, turtles need to sunbathe. In addition, turtles are nearly round in shape, weigh much more than they appear, and need a lot of exercise. Ordinary cages often tend to be too small, which is more troublesome than other reptiles.

1. Food

Although turtles eat anything, they must be especially careful if they are fed cheap food with low nutritional value. This may cause nutritional imbalance. Turtles need a lot of calcium and should be fed food that contains a lot of calcium. Recently, the market has launched a nutritionally balanced feed for turtles, which can be eaten with confidence. In addition, carp feed and dog food are also very suitable foods. Occasionally feeding some fresh food such as boneless fish, snake meat, and mice will surely win the favor of turtles. Feeding only fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition, and water-soluble nutrients need to be added. The above introduction is the food provided to turtles that often live in water. For example, turtles such as tortoises that do not go into water and like plant-based food are not suitable for artificial feed. Generally, leafy vegetables, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables can be used with nutrients for feeding. You can use the feed of the nine-tailed bird to feed.

2. Cage

Aquatic turtles can be kept in water containers such as water tanks. Turtles are actually larger than they appear and they exercise a lot, so they need a larger cage. On average, a 60 cm water tank is still too small, so it is best to use a storage box for clothes to keep them.

3. Others

If turtles are not exposed to ultraviolet rays, they will also be unable to utilize calcium. Compared with lizards, the facilities to prevent turtles from escaping are simpler. As long as the water supply facilities are well-equipped and there is a cool place to rest, it is not easy to get heatstroke, and the way to sunbathe is also relatively simple. If the calcium intake of young turtles is insufficient, the shells will easily become soft; if the intake of vitamin A is insufficient, the eyes may turn white. When the above phenomenon occurs, in addition to the problem of insufficient vitamin A and calcium, it may also involve long-term feeding of low-nutrition food, insufficient ultraviolet rays, etc., which may be due to errors in the breeding method. It is necessary to carefully provide nutritionally balanced food, use sun lamps for sunbathing, etc., and completely change the breeding environment.

Common diseases

Shell Diseases of Aquatic Turtles

Artificially raised aquatic turtles may develop ulcers on their shells. Although they are all lesions of the shell, the types of pathogens are different due to different symptoms. Gram-negative bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria. Symptoms include shell peeling, pigmentation, ulcers, paralysis of the four limbs, loss of claws, necrosis of internal organs, etc. Animals used as feed such as crayfish, snakes, and sea maggots, as well as soil and contaminated water, may be sources of infection. Bacteria enter the body through abrasions. During treatment, medicated baths are used and appropriate antibiotics are applied to the whole body. However, various turtles have allergic poisoning phenomena to certain antibiotics, so special attention should be paid when using them.

It may be useful in the future

As a new exotic pet, the turtle is loved by pet lovers. It is gentle, not picky about food, and very easy to keep. But it should be noted that the turtle is active, so the breeding space should not be too small, and it is best to sunbathe every day.

★ Purchase

Buying a healthy turtle is an important first step, which will make it much easier to raise it in the future. Before buying, it is best to look at some information and pictures of the turtle you want to buy or refer to the turtles that others have raised, so as not to be deceived when buying; when buying, gently pull the turtle's limbs with your hands. If it retracts or struggles vigorously, it means that it is a healthy turtle; then check the turtle's anus. If there is fecal contamination, it means that there may be problems with the digestive tract. In addition, you should also carefully observe whether it is lively, whether its steps are normal, and whether its reactions are sensitive.

Feeding

Turtles need a lot of calcium and should be fed foods that contain a lot of calcium. They can be fed some nutritionally balanced special feed for turtles, and occasionally some fresh food such as boneless fish and shrimp. However, only feeding fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition, and water-soluble nutrients need to be added. Vegetables such as leaves and carrots can also be fed to supplement the need for vitamins.

★ Cuisine

If the turtle is not exposed to ultraviolet rays frequently, it will not be able to use calcium, and the shell of the young turtle will easily become soft. Therefore, you can put it outdoors in the morning before going to work, and move it indoors after get off work in the evening, so that it can get some sun exposure to strengthen its physical fitness, but remember not to expose it to the sun in summer. In terms of disease, prevention is still the main thing to prevent bacteria from entering the body through abrasions. For treatment, you can use medicated baths and apply appropriate antibiotics to the whole body, but some turtles are allergic to antibiotics, so be careful when using antibiotics.

In late autumn and early winter, turtles enter hibernation, not eating or drinking, and stay quietly. As the weather gradually warms up around the Qingming Festival, turtles also start to move around and eat. At this time, you can prepare some small fish, shrimps or lean meat strips to feed it. Watching it eat voraciously, I feel so happy. It likes a water environment and can be placed on the balcony to bask in the sun during the day. The summer sun will cause damage to it, so put it in a cool place. You can feed it something every day. It also likes a clean environment, so change the water every day to keep the water clean. I wish your little turtle a healthy growth!!!

First, you need to buy a turtle. Here are some tips for choosing one. First, look at it. The shape of the turtle should be beautiful, and the geometric patterns on its back should be arranged neatly and orderly. The shell should be flat and oval, without any defects. The turtle should walk steadily, and the plastron should not touch the ground.

Touch the turtle gently. The shell should be smooth and free of sticky matter and edges. When touched, the glans and limbs should immediately retract into the shell. The skin should not be too rough.

Test three: Place the selected turtles in a glass tank and add water. The water height is generally 3:1 or 5:1 for the ratio of water to turtle height. It is best if the turtle sinks to the bottom of the water. Add food and the turtle with a strong appetite will swallow it immediately.

In fact, turtles are very docile and can accept any food. From the perspective of food, they are easy to keep as pets. However, like lizards, turtles need to sunbathe. In addition, turtles are nearly round in shape, weigh much more than they appear, and need a lot of exercise. Ordinary cages often tend to be too small, which is a more troublesome point compared to other reptiles.

1. Food

Although turtles eat anything, they must be especially careful if they are fed cheap food with low nutritional value. This may cause nutritional imbalance. Turtles need a lot of calcium and should be fed food that contains a lot of calcium. Recently, the market has launched a nutritionally balanced feed for turtles, which can be eaten with confidence. In addition, carp feed and dog food are also very suitable foods. Occasionally feeding some fresh food such as boneless fish, snake meat, and mice will surely win the favor of turtles. Feeding only fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition, and water-soluble nutrients need to be added. The above introduction is the food provided to turtles that often live in water. For example, turtles such as tortoises that do not go into water and like plant-based food are not suitable for artificial feed. Generally, leafy vegetables, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables can be used with nutrients for feeding. You can use the feed of the nine-tailed bird to feed.

2. Cage

Aquatic turtles can be kept in water containers such as water tanks. Turtles are actually larger than they appear and they exercise a lot, so they need a larger cage. On average, a 60 cm water tank is still too small, so it is best to use a storage box for clothes to keep them.

3. Others

If turtles are not exposed to ultraviolet rays, they will also be unable to utilize calcium. Compared with lizards, the facilities to prevent turtles from escaping are simpler. As long as the water supply facilities are well-equipped and there is a cool place to rest, it is not easy to get heatstroke, and the way to sunbathe is also relatively simple. If the calcium intake of young turtles is insufficient, the shells will easily become soft; if the intake of vitamin A is insufficient, the eyes may turn white. When the above phenomenon occurs, in addition to the problem of insufficient vitamin A and calcium, it may also involve long-term feeding of low-nutrition food, insufficient ultraviolet rays, etc., which may be due to errors in the breeding method. It is necessary to carefully provide nutritionally balanced food, use sun lamps for sunbathing, etc., and completely change the breeding environment.

After buying a turtle, it is very important to find a new home for it, because some people drowned their turtles in fish tanks. Don't laugh, this is true. First of all, turtles are reptiles, not fish. They need to absorb oxygen directly from the air, not from the water. So the new home you prepare for them should take into account their breathing convenience. A deep fish tank is not suitable, especially when it is full of water. If you put the turtle in, it will have to swim to the surface of the water and stick its head out to breathe. If it runs out of energy over time, it may drown. Moreover, this kind of fish tank is long but narrow, which is not conducive to the movement of the turtle, because its activity radius is not large. So you can use a round fish tank in the shape of a spittoon for goldfish, but this kind of fish tank has a smaller mouth, which is not conducive to observing and teasing the turtle. A small basin is also good. Put a stone in the middle of the fish tank for the turtle to rest in the sun, because the turtle cannot always soak in water, otherwise it will seriously affect its health, and even the shell will rot! The size of the stone should be larger than the turtle, occupying about one-sixth of the area of ​​the fish tank, and the height should be slightly higher than two turtles stacked together. The top should be flat, and of course water should be added to the fish tank. The water surface should be slightly lower than the surface of the stone. Because turtles do not breathe in water, the water requirements are far lower than the standards for fish farming. As long as the water is not too turbid and smelly, it is fine. The fish tank should not be placed in a dark place such as a corner or bathroom. It is best to place it in a quiet place where the sun can shine. Many people buy "special turtle food" recommended by profiteers who sell pets when they buy them, but they find that the turtles don't like to eat it or even don't eat it at all. In fact, those so-called "turtle food" are basically scams. The profiteers only care about the life and death of the weak turtles they just bought and sell you garbage that turtles don't eat at all. They hope that you will kill them and buy another one quickly, so don't buy turtle food recommended by profiteers when buying turtles. Turtles mainly eat meat, small fish, shrimps, loaches, earthworms, insects, etc. The eating ability of newly bought turtles is generally weak, and they cannot prey on live food, so you need to feed them little by little at this time. Be very patient when feeding them. Cut the fresh meat into the size of mung beans, hold it with tweezers and slowly extend it to the nose of the turtle. It will smell it carefully before eating. Sometimes the reaction is very slow, so don't be anxious. Try it a few times and practice makes perfect. Generally, you can feed it a cigarette butt-sized amount of meat at a time. When it is young, you need to feed it more often, three or four times a week, so that it can adapt to the environment and grow up quickly, because it will hibernate if it is hungry for a long time. If it is too young, it will often not wake up again after hibernation, so you need to feed it more to prevent it from hibernating. When it grows larger than a matchbox, it will generally eat by itself. At this time, you can put some very small fish and shrimp in the water for it to practice predation. Don't put too much, otherwise it will bite a lot but not eat, so the water will stink in just one day at most. The same is true for feeding meat. Don't waste it, and don't feed it as much as it can eat, otherwise it will be bloated.

Feed once a day, 3 grains of dried shrimps for one turtle, and bask in the sun frequently to supplement calcium. No need for sand. It will give birth to puppies after being raised for more than 5 years. No need for sand. For other options, see below.

Generally, the most common turtles are red-eared sliders and false round-shelled turtles, both of which belong to the Brazilian turtle species. Water turtles have nails on their feet, which are more attractive. Generally, land turtles cost hundreds of dollars. Sea turtles have paddle-like feet, which are used for water skiing. They are also very expensive and rare. The most common ones are freshwater turtles.

You'd better go to a special turtle shop to ask. I bought it at a turtle shop. You need to buy a turtle tank with a table. The turtle's feet will rot if soaked in water for a long time. Of course, there are also medicines for skin rot. In addition, you can feed shrimp skin, dried shrimp and the like. Turtle food is more nutritious, but it is very expensive, and turtles don't like to eat it.

Also, turtles will not hibernate if the temperature is above +10 degrees, so your home should not be that cold. Also, prepare a bottle of turtle protection to treat turtle diseases. Both of my two turtles have white eye disease, so you should also pay attention to it. Rot disease is also very common. Well, turtles generally will not die if they are not sick, they may be sleeping. Generally, when turtles are sleeping, it takes a few minutes for them to wake up.

Also, it is okay for a turtle to not eat or drink for several months, as it is very adaptable. Also, it is important to let it out to play, otherwise it will grow very slowly and it will feel bored. The water should not be too deep, generally just enough to immerse the turtle's head, as it needs to eat in the water, so there must be water.

If you raise a turtle, you have to take care of it. First, give it a comfortable environment. Second, buy enough food and medicine. Third, let it out to play and keep it company. The rest is up to you. I hope my answer can help you. A turtle can live for decades. Take good care of it.

Water conservation

The main water source for fish farming is still tap water, but tap water contains a lot of chlorine and other chemicals and must be treated before it can be used for fish farming.

Some professional lottery players specially prepare a water tank, set a filter box at the water inlet of the water tank, and put filter cotton and activated carbon in it.

After this treatment, the water will become clear. Otherwise, if you directly inject tap water into the water tank, the water will be turbid and it will be difficult to treat it later.

After filling the water, start the air pump to pump air (commonly known as aeration) for more than 24 hours. If there is no condition to equip the water tank, then

You can use a special dechlorination agent or water quality stabilizer for rainbow fish. It is no problem if the amount of water changed is small.

Regarding water culture, I would also like to add that local fish can generally adapt to the water quality of local tap water. In addition to the above treatment, there is generally no need to

It is not necessary to waste money to use pH adjusters to adjust the pH of the water or ion resin filtration to soften the water. However, if it is imported fish, it depends on the situation.

It's settled.

Water changes

Changing water is a very important step for bare tank coloring, but the fundamental purpose of changing water is to maintain the stability of water quality, not just to maintain

Therefore, the following aspects should be mastered for water changes: First, the amount of water changed each time should be controlled according to this principle.

Neither is good, especially when the water quality of the breeding tank is well controlled, there is no need to change a large amount of water every day; secondly, the water change should be slow.

You cannot just pour water into the aquarium with a bucket. You should slowly pour new water into the aquarium to minimize the impact of the water flow on the rainbow fish.

On the one hand, after the new water is injected, the change of the new and old water quality in the tank is smooth, allowing the seven-color fish to gradually adapt.

Water quality control

Clear and stable water quality is beneficial to the growth of seven-color fish and makes viewing a kind of enjoyment. However, compared with the grass tank, it is more difficult to control the water quality in the bare tank.

I would like to offer a few ideas here: 1. Reasonably configure the filtration system. Generally, two sets of water filters are equipped in the bare tank, one is the upper filter.

The power of the upper filter should not be too large, as it is mainly used to extract dirt from the bottom of the tank.

The water flow generated by the water outlet of the water filter just drives the dirt at the bottom of the tank to flow to the water outlet of the water filter, so that the best filtering efficiency can be achieved.

The filter box is equipped with filter cotton, biochemical cotton, and activated carbon from top to bottom. The filter cotton should be cleaned at least once every two days.

To filter out tiny particles in the water, keep the water clear, and also play a role in aerating and oxygenating.

For small aquariums or those for young colorful fish, the upper water filter is closed most of the time and only works when cleaning the bottom of the aquarium before and after feeding.

It is best to keep the water filter working 24 hours a day. With such a configuration and regular water changes, the water quality in the tank will be maintained very well after a period of time.

Ideal weakly acidic water quality. Rainbow fish like to live in weakly acidic water with a pH value of 6.2-6.8. The pH value of tap water is usually over 7.0, and adjusting the pH value

It is too troublesome for amateur friends to raise colorful fish, so we provide you with two methods: the first is to plant aquatic plants with large leaves (such as crown grass) in the breeding tank.

When some leaves turn yellow and rot, do not remove them immediately, but keep them soaked for a while, which will help lower the pH value.

In the river basin, the riverbed is covered with fallen leaves from tropical forests, which have been soaked and rotted in the water for a long time, eventually creating the local weakly acidic water quality.

Strengthen the filtration in the aquarium and change the water as little as possible. After a period of time, the water in the aquarium will naturally become old water and weakly acidic.

Suitable for planted tanks and experienced friends.

How to choose feed

-- How to choose bait for ornamental fish

How to choose ornamental fish bait

Keeping ornamental fish as pets has become a cultural, leisure and entertainment activity suitable for all ages. Since it is a pet, people always hope that it will grow well and quickly, and they will spend money to buy the best bait to feed it. But what is the best bait? It is hard to tell, and sometimes people just follow what others say, and sometimes they spend a lot of money, but the fish die, and they don’t know why. In order to keep your precious fish well and not waste money, you must understand what is the best and ideal bait. To judge the quality of bait, there must be a scientific and reasonable basic standard. This standard is summarized from the long-term fish farming practice of most people. It is objective and accurate. According to this standard, it is easy to pick out the best and ideal bait by measuring and comparing the various existing baits.

Basic standards for bait:

1. Clean and hygienic, without any pathogens, parasites, viruses, bacteria, or toxins. Long-term consumption can ensure the safety and health of fish. (Prevent diseases from entering the body through the mouth)

2. The shape and size should be appropriate. After being put into the water for one day, the original shape and nutrients should be maintained without being damaged, lost, spoiled or deteriorated, and water quality should not be polluted. (Protecting the living environment of the fish from being destroyed is the most important thing)

3. The formula is scientific and reasonable, the nutrition is rich and balanced, it is easy to digest and absorb, and can fully meet the needs of fish for various nutrients for growth and development. (An essential function of bait)

4. It is fragrant, soft and tasty, and is loved by all kinds of fish. (Good taste)

5. Easy to use. It can be fed to fish without any further processing. It can be stored for a long time without spoiling. (It should save you time and effort when using it)

There are many types of baits, which can be generally divided into two categories: natural baits and artificial baits. Natural baits include fresh baits, frozen baits, dried baits, etc. Artificial baits also include frozen baits and dried baits. These baits have their own characteristics, which requires us to analyze and compare them, and choose baits that are nutritious, balanced, clean, and free of pathogens, bacteria, viruses, and toxins. We should seek benefits and avoid harm, and exclude and stay away from dangerous baits that can make fish sick. Only in this way can fish farming be more effective, worry-free, and fish can grow healthy and strong without worries.

1. Natural bait: including 1. fresh bait; 2. frozen bait; 3. dried bait.

1. Natural fresh bait: including red worms (nematodes, silkworms, water worms, etc.), fish worms (water fleas, cladocerans, copepods, mosquito larvae, small red spiders, crickets, etc.), bloodworms, rotifers, paramecium, mealworms, artemia, small river shrimps, silkworm pupae, etc. Fresh baits are in line with the natural feeding lifestyle of ornamental fish, and they have good taste, and all kinds of ornamental fish love to eat them. Fresh baits contain a lot of protein, fat and other nutrients, but their effective substances are not much, only about 10-20% of their body weight, and most of the rest is water. The nutritional components of each fresh bait are biased, not balanced and comprehensive, and relatively lack certain nutrients. If you only use a single live bait to feed fish for a long time, due to nutritional imbalance, it will seriously affect the health of the fish, causing the fish to be thin, slow to grow and not grow long. Since fresh live baits such as fish worms, bloodworms, bloodworms, small river shrimps, paramecium, etc. are caught in polluted waters or sludge and stinking ditches, they carry a large number of pathogens, viruses, various bacteria, and toxins inside and outside the worms, which pose a direct and potential threat to ornamental fish. If such fresh live baits are fed for a long time, the fish are very likely to be infected, and the bacteria are spread, leading to illness, poisoning, and even death. Therefore, fresh live baits are not suitable for feeding ornamental fish. The world-renowned master breeder of seven-color fish, Jack Wattley from the Czech Republic, who has cultivated a series of varieties such as Tianzilan and Taiwan Red, basically does not feed his fish with raw baits, but completely eats hamburger-type artificial compound baits.

If you want to feed live bait, you must first wash it repeatedly, strictly disinfect it, and then freeze it to kill the insects. Once the insects are frozen to death, the pathogens and bacteria carried by the insects will also be almost dead. After these processes, it is safer to feed the fish. However, the viruses carried by the insects cannot be frozen to death, and various toxins still exist, which may make the fish sick. Live bait is not easy to preserve, and it seriously pollutes the water quality when feeding. Weighing the pros and cons, since there are other high-quality safe baits, there is no reason to put live baits with pathogenic risks into the fish tank. In order to prevent the fish from getting sick, it is better to stay away from this kind of bait. Live bait is not suitable for ornamental fish.

① Red worms (nematodes, silkworms, water worms) are the most common live baits. They often move in ditches or muddy swamps and have a reddish body color. They are rich in nutrients and contain a lot of fat and protein. They are suitable for medium and small tropical fish. However, because they are usually collected from seriously polluted waters, they not only carry a large number of parasites and bacteria, but also contain excessive chemicals, heavy metals, and toxins. They are currently considered to be the main cause of illness, chronic poisoning, and death of ornamental fish. Even if you use a lot of clean water to rinse before feeding, it may not necessarily wash away the parasites, bacteria, and toxins. In order to prevent the fish from getting sick, you should try not to use them to feed ornamental fish, and you should not feed them to broodstock for breeding.

② Fish worms (water fleas, cladocerans, copepods, mosquito larvae, small red spiders, crickets, etc.) are various small crustaceans with a diameter of about 1-2 mm. They are found everywhere, with about 100 species. These fish worms can be fed to ornamental fish. The body color changes according to the food they eat and the environment, and there are brown, reddish brown, gray, etc. Fish worms live in water with slow currents and fertile water. They gather together and swim steadily and slowly in a jumping manner. They are rich in nutrients, not only containing amino acids, but also fat and calcium necessary for the growth and development of fish. However, they carry various viruses and bacteria inside and outside their bodies, which will enter the aquarium with them and infect all ornamental fish in a short time. Therefore, they must be repeatedly cleaned and disinfected before use.

③Bloodworms (red worms) are the larvae of chironomids. Bloodworms with a body length of 1-2 cm are the food for medium and large fish. Chironomids do not bite people. The larvae contain hemoglobin in their blood, so their bodies are red. They are mostly found in the mud of still water, and occasionally swim in the water. Bloodworms are rich in protein and organic nutrients, and are a favorite food for ornamental fish. However, fresh bloodworms carry a large number of pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms, which can easily cause fish diseases, so they cannot be directly used to feed fish. Generally, bloodworms bought from the fish market are placed in clean water for a few days, and the water is changed 1-2 times a day. They are thoroughly cleaned and detoxified, and then sterilized with drugs and placed in the refrigerator for freezing treatment. This is safer. Take some frozen bloodworms and thaw them before feeding each time. However, people who really raise fish well do not use frozen bloodworms as the staple food of fish. On the one hand, even after freezing and sterilization, bloodworms still have a certain risk of causing disease. On the other hand, it is difficult for fish that are used to eating bloodworms to change their mouths to eat other types of bait. Therefore, bloodworms are generally used only as a supplementary bait to stimulate the appetite of ornamental fish.

④ Rotifers are small zooplankton, also known as "grey water". There are more than 20 common rotifers, most of which are gray and range in length from 100 to 500 microns. They are mainly found in freshwater, lakes, swamps, reservoirs, etc. They are a very important bait for young fish in the breeding of ornamental fish. They can be used to feed young fish.

⑤ Paramecium is a protozoan, also known as "little grey water". It is a single-celled animal that is hard to see with the naked eye. When observed under a microscope, it looks like a straw sandal, so it is called "paramecium". It is widely distributed in rivers and ponds. It is the first bait for young fish.

⑥ Mealworms have high nutritional value, rich in protein, hormones, calcium and phosphorus, and are the best live bait for fish. When mealworms are in pupation and just shed, the phosphorus and calcium content increases. After eating, the fish's scales become brighter and more colorful. Feeding pupated mealworms to broodstock before spawning will increase the hatching rate and make the fry healthier. Mealworms are mainly used to feed dragon fish and large cichlids.

⑦ Artemia (Artemia) belongs to crustaceans. The nauplii just hatched from eggs have high nutritional value and are widely used as the starter bait for various ornamental fish fry (especially suitable for feeding the fry of five-color angelfish and seven-color angelfish). It is very convenient to use and can be hatched at any time, but the price is slightly higher. The grown-up adults have less meat and more skin, and the nutritional value is low. The dead Artemia sold on the market has lost its body fluids, leaving only two layers of skin, has no nutritional value, and seriously pollutes the water quality. Fish don't like to eat it. When using it, it needs to be rinsed repeatedly to remove the brine and dirty liquid, which is very troublesome.

2. Natural frozen bait: Fresh baits are loaded with a large number of pathogenic bacteria, microorganisms and toxins, which can easily cause fish diseases. Therefore, they cannot be directly used to feed ornamental fish. Generally, fresh baits bought from the fish market are repeatedly cleaned, strictly disinfected and sterilized, and then put into the refrigerator for freezing to become frozen baits. Frozen baits are easy to store and use. Take some frozen baits and thaw them before feeding each time. There are also finished frozen baits on the market, and the quality varies. Be careful when purchasing.

① Frozen bloodworms: Bloodworms are rich in protein and organic nutrients, and are a favorite food for ornamental fish. However, fresh bloodworms carry a large number of pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms, which can easily cause fish diseases, so they cannot be directly fed to fish. Generally, bloodworms bought from the fish market are cleaned and sterilized, and then put into the refrigerator for freezing to produce frozen bloodworms. However, people who really raise fish well do not use frozen bloodworms as the staple food of fish, because even if they are sterilized and frozen, they still have a certain risk of causing disease.

② Frozen bloodworms: They have high nutritional value and are directly frozen from raw bait. They have a very high chance of carrying parasites and bacteria, so they are not recommended for use.

③ Frozen brine shrimp: There are two types of frozen brine shrimp: adult shrimp and shrimp fry (nauplii). After the frozen adult brine shrimp melts, the body fluid has been lost, leaving only two layers of skin. The main component is phosphorus, which has no nutritional value. Fish do not like to eat it. Putting it into the water will seriously pollute the water quality. Frozen brine shrimp fry (nauplii) are expensive and have high nutritional value. If it is not convenient to hatch brine shrimp fry (nauplii) to feed young fish, you can temporarily use frozen brine shrimp fry (nauplii) instead. However, frozen ones will never be as nutritious as those just hatched, so it is better to hatch them yourself.

3. Natural dry bait: a dry bait made by drying fresh baits that are natural or machine-dried. It has the characteristics of easy storage and easy transportation. However, during the drying process, nutrients are lost in large quantities, poor mouth-loving, and fish do not like to eat them. It has low value for use, and few people now use them.

① Dry bloodworms: Use air-drying or freeze-drying technology to dry and preserve bloodworms. Dry bloodworms have fewer bacteria and are safer than frozen raw baits. Dry bloodworms produced by freeze-drying technology have good rehydration properties, but are too high.

②Dry and plump shrimp: After drying, only the skin is left, with high salt and phosphorus content, no nutritional value, and no fish to eat.

③Dry fish and insects: Dried waterworms such as water fleas and are made in the sun. They are basically skinned and fish don’t like to eat them.

2. Artificial bait: Artificial bait can be scientific and reasonable in formula, rich in nutrition, free of parasites and bacteria, clean and hygienic, and has little pollution to water quality. It is undoubtedly the most recommended for aquatic breeding today. It is not only more economical, but also saves time and effort, and is easy to control the amount of feeding. There are many types of artificial bait, including 1. Fresh frozen bait; 2. Dry bait.

1. Artificial fresh frozen bait:

① Frozen cattle heart: Use the cow heart to pick oil and cut the tendons, and freeze it for free, and put it in water when used. The cow heart has good mouth-loving properties and fish loves to eat it, but it seriously pollutes the water quality. Fish lovers all use the cow heart, which is cheap and rich in protein, as the staple food for ornamental fish. Although the cow heart is really meat and has high protein content, it is still a single food, and its nutrition is not comprehensive, and it lacks many nutrients. For example, feeding only a single cow heart for a long time can easily cause nutritional imbalance in the fish body, leading to slow growth, poor development, dull body surface, and physical defects, which seriously affect the ornamental value and commercial value of the fish.

② Frozen burger: In order to remedy the defect of incomplete nutritional ingredients of cattle heart and let the baby fish eat well, the fish farmer also added beef liver, chicken, eggs, fish, shrimp, comprehensive vitamins, carotene, aratopenia, enzymes, minerals and other materials to make a rich Manchu-Han meal - hamburger.

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③ New frozen hamburger: In order to change the problem of easy powder and dispersion when put into water, the water quality is very wasteful and seriously polluted, the refined new hamburger is shaped like a bloodworm, which is convenient for fish to eat. If it is put into water, it will not be powdered or dispersed, and it will not be muddy. It can be eaten by all the fish, and it will not waste fish food or pollute water quality. It completely solves the deadly problem of "dirty water and waste" of hamburgers, thus highlighting the value of hamburgers. It is an upgraded product of hamburgers and is welcomed by fish farmers.

The new burger is clean and hygienic, without any pathogens, viruses, or mixed bacteria. The fish are safe and healthy for a long time. Its formula is scientific and reasonable, rich and comprehensive, and it fully meets the needs of fish growth and development. Its long-term consumption is natural, bright, strong and healthy, and it grows rapidly. The new burger is fragrant, soft and tasty, and all kinds of fish love to eat it. It can be used to feed all kinds of ornamental fish and turtles, and it is more suitable for feeding advanced "colorful fairy" fish. In countries around the world, it has become an undisputed top staple food for all kinds of ornamental fish, pet turtles and high-quality colorful angelfish. After buying the new burger, you can feed the fish without any processing. It is convenient to use, save time and time, and completely get rid of the heavy and boring operations, which is a relaxed and pleasant thing. The new burger makes the burger artificially combined bait (fish food) truly enter the practical stage.

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① Thin-flake bait: The artificial bait developed in the early stage was mainly thin slices and has been used to this day. There are various thin slices and thin slice ingot-shaped baits on the market. They can be absorbed and softened by putting them into water or pasting them on the wall of the tank. The fish will slowly absorb them. Thin-flake baits are more suitable for small fish, such as guppies, short snappers, lampfish, etc., which are easy to feed, but the residual baits are scattered and sink to the bottom of the tank and are not easy to remove, which can easily cause water quality pollution in the long run.

Growth flake bait: Thin flake bait is made of more than 40 different raw materials, with a high content of protein that can promote fish health. Suitable for light and seawater fish.

Brightening thin flake bait: It can promote the increase of color of fish. Because it is artificial color enhancement, the color looks unnatural and also damages the health of fish, it is not recommended to use. It is suitable for light and seawater fish.

High-protein thin-flake bait: add iodine, seaweed, bran shrimp, brine shrimp and some plankton to the ingredients, which are suitable for consumption of large cichlid tropical fish and plaids and angelfish among seawater fish.

Vegetable thin-flake bait: It is a suitable plant-based bait for all herbivorous fish. It is suitable for light and seawater fish.

Fish fry bait: a fine and nutritious powdered bait. It is suitable for light and seawater fish.

② Granule bait: contains important nutrients, vitamins, and trace elements, suitable for feeding various types of large fish. Suitable for light and seawater fish.

High-protein strip-like bait: It has unique suspension properties and is suitable for feeding fish on the surface foraging. It is suitable for light and seawater fish.

Ingot-shaped bait: suitable for feeding benthic fish such as Cataceae family and Musaceae family, and can also be used to feed reptiles such as turtles and lizards. Suitable for light and seawater fish.

③ Paste bait: It can be easily pasted on the aquarium wall to observe the growth status of the pecking fish more carefully. It is suitable for light and seawater fish.

④Puffed bait

It is a puffed pellet bait that is widely used in aquatic products and ornamental fish recently. In the manufacturing process of high temperature and high pressure, it can not only achieve the purpose of complete maturation of raw materials, but also has a bactericidal effect. However, various vitamins and heat-afraid nutrients are also destroyed. Puffed bait can produce floating or sinking pellet bait products, which can be maintained in water for at least 3 hours in the water. Therefore, puffed bait is a bait with a small pollutant water quality. Large particles with particle size ranging from 0.5mm to 7mm can be made. The puffed bait can also be loaded with an automatic feeder to rotate the feeding bait regularly, which is quite convenient to use. Since this type of bait is mainly made of starch raw materials and has low nutritional value, it is difficult to meet the nutritional needs of carnivorous and omnivorous fish for protein, amino acids and various vitamins, and is not suitable for carnivorous and omnivorous fish.

When preserving artificially synthesized dry bait, you must pay attention to sealing and moisture-proofing. Although some baits are moldy and spoiled, it is difficult for the naked eye to detect it immediately. If you feed such bait to the fish, the fish will suffer.

Through the above introduction, analysis, judgment and screening, the new hamburger is more in line with various basic standards and is an ideal ornamental bait. With the development of technology, new and better baits will continue to emerge for us to choose from.

Communication, if there is something wrong, please correct me! Let me talk about how to pick milk and how to manage it.

1. Picking milk

1. First, we prepare a small tank suitable for small fish life. The size of the tank is preferably length: 40cm, width: 25cm, height: 35cm.

2. About water: There are two methods. The first method is also what I have used for a long time. Half the original tank water and half the fresh water (cool for 24 hours). The second method is to use all the cooled water.

3. Put a fairy in the tank and do not have too much air volume. It is better to adjust the temperature to the same temperature than the original tank or one degree higher than the original tank.

4. Pay special attention to the nets for fishing small fish. The nets sold are not very good and the nets are too rough. Because the small fish are very tender and easy to get hurt, it is recommended to make them homemade.

5. When everything is ready, wait to catch the small fish. Don't worry. Once you catch the braids and protect the fish, you will fight your fish net. Do you believe it or not? I will catch up with this situation many times. You must try to kiss.

The fish is pulled away and then fish out the small fish.

6. The last one is very important, that is, quarantine the small fish. It is very simple. Just put a needle into the small tank of the size mentioned above. The entire process of picking milk has been completed.

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2. Feeding and management of young fish

The quarantine mentioned above requires three consecutive days, that is, three consecutive days of celebration, and the quarantine is considered to be completed. Generally, the breeding insect is used as bait for young fish after picking milk. Three hours after picking milk

Never feed the fish to prevent the urgency of the young fish. In terms of feeding, I suggest taking a grazing method, that is, feeding frequently and feeding less, remember not to hold the fish. My friend’s colorful production is very good, he

The method of feeding fish is to feed leeks. No matter how you can't get through the raising of small fish, you raise colorful three ups and downs. Now I have gotten some small leopard snakes from me, making it a comeback for the fourth time. I have also made this.

After a period of time, people who have just raised colorful people have a misunderstanding in feeding, that is, they wish the fish grows fast, and they are afraid that the fish will lose their weight. This will break. You must know that the fish don’t know how to fill them, and they really get there.

It is useless to feed the adult fish again. It will never eat it again when it is full. It would rather leave the food left. Well, in short, it is the principle to feed it frequently and less. It is better to miss it. Generally, feeding the worms in the long run will take ten to fifteen days.

The bugs have been replaced.

It is better to put a light bulb on the small tank. It is best to change the water twice a day and change the water volume every time. Small fish like new water. The water temperature of the water change must be the same as or slightly higher than the water temperature in the fish tank.

The water temperature of the tank is very important!

3. Change food and pour the jar

1. Change food. Generally, young fish eat the worms in the brunt of worms from about ten to fifteen days. Take 15 days as an example. By 12 days, start adding water to the worm. The method is as follows: try water to the worm when starting feeding the fish.

Put a little to see if you have eaten it. Generally, you will eat it. Then feed the worms. On the first day, according to the above procedure, do it every meal the next day; on the second day, all feed the slutty water every meal, for two consecutive days, so here,

The work of inverted insects is completed.

2. Turn the tank. As the fish grows and eats more, the size of the tank mentioned above is no longer suitable for the fish's growth. So how to judge? 1. Look at the purity of the water, and feed it normally.

Under the circumstances, the water can no longer be kept clean; 2. After the fish is full, the oxygen capacity of the water is far from enough, so the tank must be poured out. The size of the tank should be 60cm-80cm, not one

It’s not good to pour it into a large tank. The small fish will grow big and small in size. Some fish raising experts are generally large and very even. I think these are very important for color fans...

4. Raising and management of colorful fish during the period of time is particularly important

Inverting the tank at the right time is one of the important tasks, so that the fish can maintain a relative density in the tank (of course it is closely related to the quality of your daily management, such as changing the water every day, every time

The amount of water changes is 1/2. Taking 120cm long, 60cm wide and height 45cm as an example, small fish with 2-3 work points can be stocked 150-200 tails; small fish with 4-5 work points can be stocked 100-150 tails; fish with 6-7 work points can be stocked 60-

80 tails; 8-10 work points can be used to stock 40-50 tails; adult tails can be used to stock 30-40 tails). Maintain a basic ecological balance and give fish a comfortable environment. Remember, 1. Have enough oxygen to flush.

It is best to put two sand heads to blow oxygen, so that the gas volume is larger; 2. The filtration system must be matched, and when choosing a filter, you must consider the size of your cylinder and the water capacity. (I will talk about the daily routine of the filtration system in the future. In the future, I will talk about the filtration system separately.

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Let’s talk about how to feed fish with 2-4 points. When the fish grows to 2 points, the food intake will increase greatly. Feed four times a day. Each time the feeding time should be longer, 40 minutes to one hour, and it will be cultivated.

A good habit, as long as you arrive in front of the fish tank, first, measure the water temperature by hand; second, observe the state of the fish, the important thing is the fish feces, especially in the morning, if it is different from every day, there is no or very little

These are all abnormal manifestations and should be taken seriously. Normal feces should be short and thick! And black!

The bait for small fish is best mainly water-smoothing. The longer the feeding time, the better. Water-smoothing is particularly easy to digest. The gastrointestinal diseases of small fish are not prone to problems, so the small fish grows quickly, is good and healthy; it reaches 4-5 cm.

When I started feeding hamburgers and blood-red worms, be careful not to let them eat them. I have died of fish before. When I overwhelmed the food, I should proceed step by step. I will feed it in combination with it and gradually turn the food over. At this time, I will feed it three times a day.

OK, when the work points are 8-9, you can just feed two meals a day until you become a fish

Maybe it is a Brazilian colored tortoise. When I bought it (they are very small), put them in one place, change the water regularly, and give the small turtle ingredients or small fish and shrimp. It is enough to feed it 2 or 3 times a day. When they are larger, change to a larger tank, give it raw pork or shrimp portions in terms of food, and give it a lot of raw pork or shrimp portions. The turtle must grow in a humid place and keep it moist. Take a bath for about two weeks/and a half (the turtle three/four weeks), add shower gel and wipe it clean with a small wipe, just wipe the shell. Never let the shower gel touch its head and eyes, wash it with water; otherwise they will be dirty and smelly. However, many people will not help the turtle bathe, and it will be troublesome, so you can do it. Finally, be sure to bask in the sun regularly to get out of the water for breath. Raising turtles is easy, so don't pay too much attention.