Why Are Your Shrimps Dying?

Do you think that your shrimps are dying suddenly? If you do think here’s why they are dying. Do you find any flat, brown or white worms in your aquarium? if yes, they are the reason your shrimps are dying. These worms are called Planaria. These worms get inside the body of shrimps and snails and kill them.

Planaria

What to do?

If you see a planaria in your aquarium. Immediately remove them. Wear a disposable glove on you hand and remove them. Make sure you don’t cut them crush them because if you do it will only multiply.

Medicines for Planaria:

Look at the instructions of how to use on the medicine and use it.

No-Planaria

More ways to get rid of Planaria:

Make a planaria trap

  • Step 1: Take a bottle and make some holes on it.
  • Step 2: Put some shrimp food in the bottle and close the bottle.
  • Step 3: Put the bottle in the aquarium in which there are Planaria.
  • Step 4: Later, see Planaria going in the bottle through the holes to eat the food.
  • Step 5: After the bottle is full of Planaria, take the bottle out, remove the planaria from the bottle, and keep it back so that more Planaria get in the bottle.
Planaria Trap

Germination

Germination is the process of seed to Plant. For germination process the following things are needed.

  • Air
  • Water
  • Temperature
  • Light

5 stages of Germination

  • Stage 1: In stage 1 the embryo comes out. Embryo is a small baby plant.
  • Stage 2: In stage 2 the root comes out and the seed coat starts to come out.
  • Stage 3: In stage 3 the plant comes out of the soil. Now the plant is a Plumule. Plumule is smaller than a baby plant.
  • Stage 4: In stage 4 leaves start to come out. This is also the Plumule stage.
  • Stage 5: In stage 5 the plant is now a baby plant.

Super Senses

There are abilities for every animal. Some animals can sniff easily , some birds can see from above the clouds etc. These abilities are called super senses

Super senses of different animals :-

  • Dog- It can hear sounds from far and also its sniffing is stronger than a human’s.
  • Eagle- Its eyesight is very sharp. It can see from above the clouds.
  • Ant- It will sense danger and then it gives the signal to the other ants.
  • cat- It can see clearly in the dark.

Like this all the animals have different super senses.

Happy Environment Day – 2022

Happy World Environment Day (WED), everyone. World Environment day is celebrated for encouraging awareness and action for protection of our environment.

World Environment Day 2022

Quotes on World Environment Day :-

  • Save green by planting green.
  • Environment is Mother earth’s gift.
  • Don’t Be greedy it’s time to be greeny.
  • Better environment better tomorrow.
  • Save environment and you will save your life and future.
  • Green world and clean world.

Slogans on World Environment Day:-

  • Save a tree, it won’t charge a fee.
  • Go green, before the green goes.
  • Save Earth, Save life.
  • Think green, keep it clean.
  • Save green, Save Earth.
  • Keep it clean, Keep it green.

Treating Ich in Freshwater Aquarium

Ich is a fungal disease which is also known as White Spot disease. Even if one fish has Ich, It will spread to the other fishes.

Symptoms:-

  • Sitting at bottom of tank
  • Not eating.
  • Swimming slowly, very less active
  • White spots on gills and fins

Treatment:-

  • Quarantine the fish before the Ich spreads.
  • Turn off the lights.
  • Raise temperature of water to 30 degree Celsius.
  • Water change every 2 days to 50%.
  • Add medicine for ich (as per recommended dose).

Medicine for Ich:-

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Raising Cockatiel Chicks

The eggs hatch one by one. The Cockatiel chicks are born hungry. you can give soft fruits and vegetables like carrots, sprouts, apples, berries, broccoli and Toasted multigrain bread to the Parent Cockatiels. You can also give Ajowan and Tulasi leaves to the Parent Cockatiels. Only eating the seeds won’t help the Cockatiel. So, we should also give soft foods to them. It is better if you cut the vegetables and give. The Parent Cockatiels will feed the chicks. Give plenty of water to the Parent Cockatiels. This should be continued daily. Keep the chicks away from Sunlight and rain. Keep them in shade.

Mommy Cockatiel feeding the chicks-

Food for Parent Cockatiels.

Rabbit Snails

Rabbit snails are freshwater snails. They are harmless snails. They are called as ‘Rabbit snails’ because their antenna look just like rabbit ears.

Appearance:-

Rabbit snails have a long shell and a face with a downturned mouth and long antennas.

Rabbit snails in aquarium:-

Rabbit snails live for 1-3 or 3-7 years. The average size of a rabbit snail is 3-5 inches. Rabbit snails can live in a 25-30 gallon tank. The substrate you have put in the rabbit snail tank shouldn’t be sharp or the rabbit snail could be damaged easily. Rabbit snails eat plants, freshwater grass, soft algae etc.

Rabbit snails need temperatures between 75-85 °F. They don’t need bright lightings.

Rabbit snails breeding:-

Well-fed rabbit snails will breed. The rabbit snail produces one offspring at a time. The female has a sack to carry the egg. They baby is born hungry. So, once they hatch, they start searching for food.

Rabbit snails tank mates:-

Some tank mates for rabbit snails are-

  • Mollies –
  • Guppies –
  • Tetras
  • Shrimps

Bubble-tip anemone (Marine invertebrate)

Bubble-tip anemone also called BTA is a species of sea anemones. They are called ‘Bubble-tip anemones’ because of their bubble tip tentacles. Bubble-tip anemones need some space in the aquarium. They can become very big. They are the easiest sea anemones to keep. They can grow up to 30 – 50cm in diameter. Bubble-tip anemones split into two when they feel danger. Stingy tentacles mean that the anemone is hungry. Bubble tip anemones require more light. They absorb light to make food and grow. Anemones like to eat shrimps. You should give them food near their mouth and the anemone will eat it up.

Pictures and videos:-

Bubble-tip anemone
Maroon clownfish and green bubble-tip anemone
Green bubble-tip anemone