FOOD FOR AQUATIC ANIMALS
FOOD FOR AQUATIC ANIMALS OR FISHES IS BASICALLY FOOD PELLETS,FLAKES,FOOD BALLS,ETC....ONLY FOR AQUATIC ANIMALS WHO ARE VEGGIETARIAN. YOU CAN GIVE VEGGIES TOO LIKE PEAS TO FISHES FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND NUTRITION, IT ALSO CLEARS INDIGESTON. WHENEVER FISH EAT ALOT OF FOOD OR IN A HURRY THEY TEND TO GET A LOT OF PAIN IN THE STOMACH AND THEY START TO TILT AND SWIM UPSIDE DOWN OR SIDE WAYS. SO I USUALLY GIVE THEM PEAS WHEN THEY GET THIS PROBLEM. IT CLEARS THE INTESTINE AND HELPS IN DIGESTION. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE FISH WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND STARTED TO SWIM PROPERLY. PEAS ARE HIGH IN FIBRE WHICH IS VERY GOOD FOR FISHES. TO FEED THEM, BOIL SOME PEAS IN A CONTAINER AND LET IT COOL, THEN REMOVE THE COVERING AND WITH YOUR FINGERS JUST MASH IT A LITTLE AND DROP IT IN YOUR TANK. THE FISH MAKE TAKE SOME TIME TO EAT IT SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO IT. DONT WORRY IF IT HASENT EATEN IT WITHIN A DAY. IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME. IF IT HASENT EATEN IT FOR A FEW DAYS(4-5) REMOVE IT AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE OTHERWISE IT MAY CONTAMINATE THE WATER, IF YOU HAVE SNAILS IT WILL EAT IT CAUSE IT LIKES ROTTEN FOOD.
FOOD FOR AQUATIC SNAILS IS BASICALLY NORMAL FISH FOOD LIKE FLAKES WHIH YOU GET FROM THE NORMAL PET STORE. VEGGIES LIKE LETTUCE,CABBAGE,CARROTS,BROCOLLI,PEAS,ETC...IS RECOMMENDED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND NURISHMENT FOR THE SNAILS. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE OF BOILING THE VEGGIE. BUT IN CASE OF LEAFY VEGGIES, WHEN PLACING IN THE TANK PLACE IT AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE HELP OF A ROCK SO THAT IT DOSENT RISE ON THE SURFACE.
CALSIUM IS REQUIRED FOR SNAILS TO DEVELOP A HARD SHELL AND GOOD GROWTH beacause some times water can be HARD or SOFT. SNAILS LIVE BETTER IN HARD WATER. IF THE WATER IS NOT HARD USE CALCIUM TO MAKE IT.(read below on how to do it).
For the calcium you can get a cuttlebone (its sold at the pet store for birds for their beaks) and break it up and some of it in the tank. (boil it for a few minutes and run it under cold water before putting it in..it will remove any contaminants and also will help it sink.) . YOU CAN WARM UP THE WATER A LITTLE WHEN THE EGGS ARE PRODUCED (NOT TOO MUCH OR YOU'LL BOIL THEM UP). you can use a lamp IF YOU WANT BUT DONT KEEP IT ON THE WHOLE DAY. SWITCH IT OFF BY NIGHT. THIS IS HOW I TAKE CARE OF SNAILS. WHEN THEY GIVE EGGS YOU CAN USE AN INCUBATOR IF YOU WANT THEM TO HATCH FAST. it keeps the EGGS MOIST TO HATCH FASTER.
THE EASIEST WAY TO BUILS UP CALCIUM IN YOUR SNAIL TANK IS BY USING EGG SHELLS. TAKE A FEW EGGS AND CLEAN IT UP THOROUGHLY. THEN BOIL THEM UP IN WATER FOR ABOUT 10-15 mnts. TAKE THEM OUT AND LET THEM DRY AND COOL FOR A BIT. THEN BAKE THEM IN THE OVEN AT 200-350 degrees FOR ABOUT 20- 30 mnts.(this process is done to kill any bacteria on the shells). AFTER THAT TAKE THEM OUT AND WITH A HELP OF A MIXER GRIND IT INTO FINE POWDER AND PLACE IN TO YOUR DESIRED PLACE IN YOUR SNAIL TANK.(slowly it will all get dissolved).
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