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Setting Up Your Aquarium
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Purchase and install lighting to support plant growth.Just like other plants, your aquarium plants will need light to stay alive. Light is needed for plants to undergo photosynthesis, which gives them their energy and nutrients. Check the light needs of your individual plants, as they can vary from plant to plant. Full-spectrum fluorescent and LED tank lights are both great options. Plants can also get some light from nearby windows.
Read MoreChoosing A Tank, Fish, And Extra Features For A Saltwater Aquarium
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Taking care of a saltwater aquarium is a fun and fulfilling hobby for anyone who loves marine life! You’ll start by choosing fish and a sturdy tank, then create your own saltwater to your fishes’ specific needs and get them used to their new environment. Although starting your aquarium can be expensive, the time and financial investment will be worth it when you’ve created a happy, healthy mini-ecosystem.
Read MorePlanning For Baby Turtle's Future
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Transition to new food types and portions.Turtles can have a lengthy lifespan, meaning they are long-term pets. You need to be prepared to care for your turtle well past babyhood. Remember, food types and amounts change with age.
Read MoreGathering Supplies For A Baby Turtle
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Know the eating habits of your turtle.Depending on the type of turtle, its eating habits will vary. Turtles are generally omnivorous, meaning their diet consists of both plants and animals, but some turtles' eating habits change over time.
Read MoreFeeding Your Baby Turtle
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Decide how much to feed your turtle.How much and how often to feed baby turtles is contested by turtle owners and experts. However, it is generally recommended that baby turtles be fed often -- typically once a day -- because they are growing and need the extra vitamins and minerals.
Read MoreEnticing Your Turtle To Eat
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Give your turtle live food.Your turtle is attracted to movement and may prefer to eat live food such as crickets, mealworms, waxworms, earthworms, snails, slugs, or small pinky mice. Live food also has a strong odor that is attractive to your turtle.
Read MoreProviding A Healthy Diet For Turtle
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Feed your turtle a balanced diet.Your turtle should eat a balanced diet comprised of fruits, vegetables, and meat. If your turtle is aquatic, its diet should be 65% to 90% meat (e.g. earthworms, snails, mollusks, frozen pinkie mice
Read MoreDetermining Why Your Turtle Won't Eat
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Check the temperature.Turtles are cold blooded reptiles and will not eat if the temperature is too cold. If you have an indoor box turtle
Read MoreBreeding Silver Dollar Fish
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Identify the sex of your fish. If you're interested in breeding silver dollar fish, you'll need to learn how to identify the males and females of the species so you can provide a suitable mate for your fish. Male silver dollar fish tend to have an anal fin that is longer than females. The anal fin is usually tinted red on most males as well.
Read MoreRaising Silver Dollar Fish
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Choose the right tank size.One of the biggest factors in a fish's survival and wellbeing is the environment it lives in. Housing your silver dollar fish in a small, cramped tank can be very uncomfortable for your pet, and if you have more than one fish in the tank they may begin to compete for resources.
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