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Ten pet turtles, there is always one worth having 2018-11-30 10:52 turtle / horse The top ten pet turtles worth raising in the world!

When it comes to pets, people usually associate them with many small animals such as cats, fish, and birds. Recently, however, there have been frequent new trades in turtles in the pet market. Next, let's take a look at which pet turtles are worth raising.

Money turtle

Money turtle (scientific name: Cyclemys trifasciata), a species of turtle family, also known as three-line shell turtle, broken turtle, red-bellied turtle, golden-headed turtle, etc., is a rare turtle species [1]. The meat is delicious, has high edible and medicinal value, and is a freshwater turtle with promising development prospects. I like to choose to live in a shaded place, have a habit of living in groups, and hibernate every winter. Wild money turtles are extremely rare and are extremely popular in the international and domestic markets. Due to its wide feeding habits, disease resistance, hunger resistance and strong vitality, it is easy to raise artificially and has considerable economic value. In addition, the money turtle has a very high medicinal value and is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, one of the traditional Chinese export commodities. It belongs to the genus Reptilidae, which is also known as the money turtle, the golden tortoise, and the red-bellied turtle. It is a kind of ornamental turtle. Living in the water, mainly feeding on crickets, but also eating fish, shrimp, insects and some plant foods in the river.

Flame turtle

Flame turtles are aquatic turtles, mainly distributed in the North American continent, living in lakes, rivers, ponds and other places. The plastron is usually yellow, sometimes with red, sometimes with a black to reddish brown pattern, and the size and shape of the pattern is uncertain. The flame turtle's skin is black to olive, with yellow and red stripes on the neck, limbs and tail, and yellow stripes on the head. The male has a long front paw and a thick tail. The female turtle is generally larger in size, with shorter fore paws and shorter tails. The flame turtles are kept in a glass box and are very ornamental. At present, a small number of families in the country also use the flame turtle as a pet.

Map turtle

There are many kinds of changes. Map turtles include masked map turtles, Kago map turtles, yellow spot map turtles, Mississippi map turtles, northern melanoma map turtles, northern map turtles, Alabama map turtles, ring map turtles, There are many varieties such as the map turtle and the Texas map turtle. The distribution is almost entirely within the boundaries of the continental United States and is widely distributed in various habitats from Florida to Texas and north to Dakotas and Quebec.

Burmese tortoise

Burmese tortoises are also known as dragon-clawed tortoises, tortoises, and tortoises. The English name Elongated Tortoise is one of the most common tortoises on the market. China is distributed in Guangxi and Yunnan. Although Myanmar tortoises are often sold in farmers' markets and pet markets in other provinces and cities, they are not produced locally. Most of them are imported from Southeast Asia and then dispersed to various places. In recent years, The depletion of resources has made almost all of the Burmese tortoises dependent on imports and some vendors to smuggle. In addition to China, Burmese tortoises are mainly distributed in northeast India to Vietnam and Malay Peninsula, including: Nepal, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia. The highest yield areas are concentrated in Thailand. Myanmar, southern Vietnam, Laos, etc.

Adult carapace is more than 20cm long and up to 40cm long. The head is medium, with a pair of forehead scales and a large, often split scale, the remaining scales are small and irregular; the kiss is short and the upper jaw has three serrations. The back is high and the length is long. There is a neck shield and the ridge is flat. The hip shield is single and downward. The plastron is large, the leading edge is flat and thick, and the trailing edge is deep. The limbs are thick, the forelimbs are oblate, the hind limbs are cylindrical; the forelimbs are 5 claws; there is no flaw between the fingers and the toes. The tail is short, and its end has a claw-like horny process, and the male is developed. When living, the head is yellowish green to grayish white, body is yellowish brown, each scutellum has irregular black plaques (individuals without plaques); limbs cover scales, scales are yellow-green to yellow-brown, irregular black spot.

Egg turtle

The carapace is elliptical and smooth. The egg turtle is a turtle belonging to two subfamilies of two subfamilies. Because it looks like a big egg from top to bottom, over time, friends who love them give them a The kind name: "egg turtle", and the name of the different kinds of turtles is followed by an "egg" word, such as: Salvin Dome, Mexican Dome, Red Egg, White Lips and so on. Egg turtles are basically involved: scorpion turtle, scorpion genus, genus tortoise and genus.

Ground turtle

Also known as the maple leaf tortoise, the black-breasted tortoise, the tortoise is a semi-aquatic turtle, the body is small, its head is light brown, the back is smooth, the upper jaw is hooked, the eye is large and the external protrusion, from the side of the kiss There are pale yellow vertical stripes to the neck side. The carapace is golden yellow or orange, with three ridges in the center, and the front and rear edges are tooth-shaped, a total of twelve, so it is called "Twelve-legged turtle." The plastron is brownish-black with light yellow markings on both sides. The bridge is obvious, and the back of the abdomen is connected by the suture. The hind limbs are light brown with red or black markings, fingers and toes, and short tails.

Red-legged tortoise

The red-legged tortoise has two subspecies, the Colombian red leg (commonly known as the old red leg) and the Caribbean island red leg (commonly known as the cherry red leg). The old version of the red leg is larger, the head has no obvious markings, but after the carapace grows to a certain extent, there will be a depression in the middle (commonly known as: gourd waist). The red legs of the cherry are smaller and have a reddish marking on the head. When the baby grows, the carapace does not shrink and remains oval.

Dead leaf turtle

Also known as the Matamata tortoise, the dead-leaved tortoise is a large-scale aquatic tortoise. Because its turtle shell resembles a dead leaf, it is called a dead leaf turtle. The dead leaf turtle is characterized by a very strong carapace on the body. When attacked, the turtle can retract the head, tail and limbs into the turtle shell. It usually moves in shallow water, and its nose can breathe through the water. The dead leaf turtle is not an animal at the top of the food chain in the region in which it lives, but the numerous evolutionary products and mimetic appearances give it a higher predation ability.

Three-string giant eagle mouth mud turtle

Commonly known as the Mexican giant musk turtle, the three-string giant hawk-billed mud turtle is mainly distributed in North America, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and other regions. I like to have frequent activities from evening to night (both artificial daytime activities). In nature, ink eggs like to inhabit waters that are slow or still, watery grassy areas and well-hidden ponds.

Core mud turtle

Named after (Garman, 1891), it is a small mud turtle with a body length of about 12 cm. The life cycle of fruit-core mud turtles is generally around 30-55 years; the wild fruit-bearing carapace often absorbs algae, which helps them to integrate well into the natural environment and provide effective protection; occasionally Predation on the water, but more often looking for food in the sand or silt at the bottom of the river bed. The fruit mud turtle is a small mud turtle with a life cycle of about 30-55 years; the wild fruit nucleus often absorbs algae, which helps them to integrate well into the natural environment and provide them with effective Protection; occasionally predation on the water, but more often looking for food in the sand or silt at the bottom of the river bed.

Moss's species and growth habits (Moss)
Alias: East Asia Wannian, Tree Moss, CLimacium japonicum

Difficulty: harder

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Climaciaceae (Climacium)

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-6.8, GH 2-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: YES

Palm Moss is a very beautiful Moss that looks like a palm tree. Its trunk is stretched, with reddish-brown roots, which act like a tree root. The stems are 6-7 cm long and stand upright like a tree trunk with overlapping heart-shaped scales. The branches of the upper part are like branches, relatively slender, and the stems and branches are scaly. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, cyan or yellow-green with a slight waxy luster. The base is relatively wide with longitudinal folds. Palm mousse is dioecious, mainly produced by spores, and can also be propagated by walking stems. Palm mousse requires a relatively high growth environment, the water quality must be clean, and the carbon dioxide must be added much. The water temperature should not exceed 26 degrees. Palm Moss is highly ornamental, and although it is not easy to survive, it is widely welcomed.

Cedar Moss

Alias: Pleuroziopsis ruihenica

Difficulty: harder

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Pleuroziopsidaceae

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-6.8, GH 2-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: YES

The Chinese name of Cedar Moss is the tree shrew. It grows like a cedar. It is a relatively large moss that can be used as a water plant or as a horticultural plant. Cedar moss is mainly distributed in coniferous forests and grows on rocks and sinking surfaces. It particularly likes to grow in humus-rich soils, and the roots are well developed. Cedar Moss is drought-tolerant, shrinks when there is water shortage, and returns to its original appearance when there is sufficient water. It can grow into a green carpet in a cool, humid environment. The leaves of cedar moth are oval, lanceolate, triangular, with serrated edges. The color of the leaves is green, yellow, brownish green, and shiny. Because the plant is relatively large, it looks like a tree. The overall height is about 5-8 cm, and the spores are a bit like curved bananas. Cedar mousse mainly breeds on sporophytes, and can also breed stems. The need for weakly acidic soft water and lower temperatures makes it difficult to fish underwater.

Apple Moss

Alias: Pear Mousse, Bartramia pomiformis

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Bartramiaceae, Barthramia

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-7.0, GH 2-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Apple Moss is named for its sporangium shape like an apple. It grows in moist woodland and forms a thick straw mat. The moth of the apple mousse is about 6 cm high, and the base is rust-colored felt on the sinking wood or rock. Its upper part of the pseudo-leaf body has fine serrations, and the parietal leaves can be 0.4-0.7 cm long and needle-like. The leaves are slightly rolled and the leaves are yellow-green. Apple Moss is usually cultivated on a sinking tree or rock before being transplanted into a water tank. Of course, it can also be planted in a bundled way. Due to its high height, it needs to be regularly trimmed. Adapting to weakly acidic soft water, farming is not difficult.

Star Moss

Alias: Gable, Tortula ruralis

Difficulty: simple

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Pottiaceae (Tortula)

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 6.0-7.5, GH 9-13

Suitable water temperature: 23-30 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Star Moss is native to Asia, Europe and North America. Like to grow in a humid environment, in the absence of water, it will quickly dehydrate and shrink, and the water will return to its original appearance. Water grass is more resistant to cold and salt. The branches of the stars are much thicker, with a height of 5-8 cm. In the case of seedlings, the color is bright green, while the color is reddish brown when mature. The branches of the stars are sparse, while the roots have more reddish-brown roots. The leaves are often rolled back and have an obovate spoon shape. The main veins are also reddish-brown, with a thorn-like or white long-haired tip, and a thorn-like tooth on the back. From the top, the whole plant is like a lot of starfish stacked together. Star Moss is easier to breed, but it is not resistant to strong light and high temperatures, and grows well under low temperature and low light.

Twisted Moss

Alias: mm Moss, Barbula fallax Hedw

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Pottiaceae, Barbula

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 6.8-8.2, GH 5-20

Suitable water temperature: 14-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Twisted mousse is rare and often grows on damp earth or limestone. The twisted mos is usually light green or yellowish green, and the stem is a forked branch. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate and generally not more than 3 cm. When there is water shortage, the edges of the leaves are slightly rolled. This kind of Moss is dioecious and very drought-tolerant, but it grows slowly. When Moss is used as a grass in the water, it can't adapt to the new environment at the beginning, so it takes the patience of the gamers. The grass in the water may grow taller and need to be regularly trimmed to maintain the shape of the water grass.

Rattail Moss

Alias: Myuroclada maximowiczii

Difficulty: simple

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Brachyheciaceae, Myuroclada

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-7.0, GH 2-12

Suitable water temperature: 20-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Mousetail Moss is a kind of water-based water grass that grows mainly on moist trees or soil and forms a patchy picture. overall

More robust, the leaves are bright green or light green. The stems are erect, densely covered with small scales, the more pointed to the tip of the branch, like the tail of a rat, hence the name of the mouse tail Moss. The base has more false roots and the branches are irregular. The rat tail mousse is not suitable for planting on the bottom sand, usually by a thin wire or net attached to the surface of the sinking or rock. It is more suitable to grow in weakly acidic soft water, and the water temperature should not be too high.

Red mos

Alias: Dark Red Moss, Caloglossa sp. beccarii

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Amaranthus

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-6.8, GH 2-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Red Moss is not a Moss, it is a freshwater algae that usually grows in coastal mangroves. It can hold itself firmly to the roots or rocks of mangroves with rhizomes and has the same climbing edge as Moss. The plant is membranous and translucent, the color is dark red or reddish brown, and may also be dark purple. It is not required for illumination, can grow under low light, and has strong viability. It will be difficult if it is kept in the grass tank for a long time. Completely removed unless the cylinder is turned over. Because it grows more at the mouth of the river, it is more able to tolerate higher concentrations of salt without the need for additional carbon dioxide.

Xiao Ping Xian

Alias: Plagiomnium acutum

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: medium

Plant species: stems

Species: Lanterns

Growth rate: general

Suitable water quality: PH 6.0-7.5, GH 2-15

Suitable water temperature: 22-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: Yes

Xiaopingyu is a mossy plant native to Japan and the Himalayas. It is quite watery. The water grass grows in the damp environment of the water, and is attached to the rock or the dead wood by the fake roots. There are 5-6 cm long stolons and 1-2 cm high erect stems. The leaves are spirally shaped, the middle ribs are obvious and reach the tip, the leaves are olive-shaped, and the emerald green is translucent and shiny. After the water is transferred, the water leaves remain in the original state, and the light quality is not high. The supply of carbon dioxide will obviously promote its growth.

Neighboring lights

Alias: Cold Lantern, Plagiomnium affine

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: medium

Plant species: stems

Species: Lanterns

Growth rate: medium

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-7.0, GH 2-12

Suitable water temperature: 18-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: Yes

The nearby chasing scorpion is a mossy plant native to the cold regions of Europe and Asia. It is quite watery. Water grass grows on wet, nutrient-rich soils along the water and can also live in swamps. It has underground stalks, dense roots on the top, erect stems on the ground, about 3-10 cm high, less branched, and may grow. The leaves are alternately ovoid, translucent in emerald green, slightly pointed at the tip, finely serrated at the edges of the leaves, and thick central ribs in the center of the leaves, reaching the tip of the leaf. After turning water, the leaves in the water remain basically the same, the light requirements are not high, like weak acid soft water, and the supply of carbon dioxide will obviously promote its growth. Unlike other Moss, it can be grown directly on the bed. Because it grows in cold regions, it is more resistant to low temperatures, but it is not resistant to high temperatures. When the water temperature exceeds 26 degrees, it will stop growing and should be cultured at low temperature.

Small pot fresh

Alias: Plagiomnium trichomanes

Difficulty: simple

Lighting requirements: low to medium

Plant species: stems

Species: Lanterns

Growth rate: faster

Suitable water quality: PH 6.0-7.5, GH 2-15

Suitable water temperature: 22-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: Yes

Small pot pot is a mossy plant native to Japan and China. It is quite watery. The water grass grows in the damp environment of the water, and is attached to the rock or the dead wood by the fake roots. There are 5-6 cm long stolons and 2 cm high erect stems. The leaves are spirally shaped, the middle ribs are obvious and reach the tip, the leaves are oval, the tips are sharp, and the yellow-green is translucent. After the water is transferred, the water leaves are basically maintained, the requirements for light and water quality are not high, and the growth rate is fast. The addition of carbon dioxide and liquid fertilizer will obviously promote the growth.

Wave leaves

Alias: Plagiomnium undulatum

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: low to medium

Plant species: stems

Species: Lanterns

Growth rate: medium

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-7.5, GH 2-15

Suitable water temperature: 15-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: Yes

It is a kind of mossy plant native to Europe and Asia and West Africa. It is quite watery. Water grass grows in the moist soil in the woods of the water, or in the swamp. There are squatting underground stems and erect ground stems, tree-like branches, no leaves at the base, leaves alternate on the trunk, water leaves are dark green, and the water leaves are mostly yellow-green. The middle rib is obvious and reaches the tip, the leaves are long oval, with obvious transverse corrugations and a rounded tip. After water transfer, the water leaves are basically maintained, the requirements for light and water quality are not high, and the growth rate is moderate, mainly relying on spore reproduction. Adding carbon dioxide and liquid fertilizer will obviously promote its growth. It is more resistant to low temperatures and can grow normally at a low temperature of 15 degrees.

Emerald lotus

Alias: big umbrella moss, warm big leafhopper, warm big leaf moss, green grass, giant leaf big leaf moss, Rhodobryum giganteum

Difficulty: harder

Lighting requirements: medium

Plant species: Moss

Species: Bryaceae Scaphophyllum

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.0-7.0, GH 2-8

Suitable water temperature: 22-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: YES

Moss plants, watery plants. The body is short and large, about 5~6cm high. The rhizome is traversing, the stalk is stretched, the stem is erect, the stem is stalked, and sometimes it grows in two stages. The leaf is elliptical to lanceolate and can grow up to 2 cm. Yellow-green, slightly shiny, scattered into pieces. Dioecious. In the water tank culture, the shape of the grass in the water is unchanged, but sometimes the shoots with a height of more than 10 cm are grown from the stems, and the new plants developed, the plant body length is relatively high, it is best to cut them off, or increase the illumination. Can also be suppressed. The nutrient requirements are not high, but you need to enter co2, otherwise it is difficult to survive;

Namos

Alias: Willow Moss, Wicker Moss, Nano Moss, Amblystegium serpens

Difficulty: easy

Lighting requirements: medium to high

Plant species: Moss

Species: Amblystegiaceae (Amblystegium)

Growth rate: slow

Suitable water quality: PH 5.8-7.0, GH 5-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

Nanomous is a common Moss variety. When used as a grass in the water, its stems are slender and have fewer branches. I prefer light, need medium and high intensity lighting, and add carbon dioxide in time to promote better growth. The nanomous is generally slender and the branches are irregular. The leaves are long ovate-lanceolate, with a broad base and a sharper upper part; the leaves are more flat and full. Hermaphrodite, mainly spread by spores. Because of its small branches, the landscaping lacks aesthetics, and it is often used to breed tropical fish and ornamental shrimp. Some people also tied the dense nano Moss to the aluminum net as a foreground grass.

Singapore phoenix

Alias: Phoenixtail, Phoenix Moss-Singapore, Fissidens sp.from Singapore

Difficulty: easy

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species: Pteropus

Growth rate: slow

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-7.8, GH 2-18

Suitable water temperature: 20-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2: NO

A small Moss native to Southeast Asia, also known as Phoenix Moss. The stems are delicate and emerald green, and the leaves are densely lanceolate. The stems can grow brown-black pseudo-roots, and the plants are firmly fixed on rocks or wood. Weakly acidic soft water, not resistant to high temperatures, when the water temperature exceeds 30 degrees, it stops growing or even darkens and dies. When planting, use aluminum mesh to plant, or use cotton thread to bundle it tightly.