UMary Allen
Isingeniso
Uyemukelwa emhlabeni omibalabala wamaCherry Barbs! Uma ungumuntu osaqalayo we-aquarist ofuna inhlanzi enemibala egqamile nemvelo okulula ukuyigcina, khona-ke ama-Cherry Barbs ayisinqumo esilungele wena. Lezi zinhlanzi ezincane, ezicwebezelayo zingezengezo ezinhle kunoma iyiphi i-aquarium futhi zingakhanyisa noma yiliphi ikhona elibuthuntu ngemibala yazo egqamile.
Umlando
Ama-Cherry Barbs adabuka eSri Lanka, lapho azulazula khona emifudlaneni emincane nemingenela. Zaqala ukwethulwa emhlabeni we-aquarium ngeminyaka yawo-1950s futhi kusukela lapho seziphenduke inketho ethandwayo kubathandi bezinhlanzi emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, ziye zakhuliswa ngokukhetha ukuze zithuthukise imibala yazo yemvelo nobuhle.
Izici
Ama-Cherry Barbs ayizinhlanzi eziqinile futhi okulula ukuzigcina, okuwenza afaneleke kwabaqalayo. Mancane ngosayizi, akhula aze afike kumayintshi angu-2 ubude, futhi anemibala ehlukahlukene emangalisayo. Eziduna zinemibala egqamile kuneyezinsikazi futhi zibonakala kalula ngenxa yombala wazo obomvu-owolintshi. Banokuthula futhi abanalo udlame, okubenza babe ukukhetha okuhle kwamathangi omphakathi.
Environment
Ama-Cherry Barbs ayizinhlanzi zamanzi ahlanzekile futhi achuma ethangini elinakekelwa kahle elinenqwaba yezitshalo nezindawo zokucasha. Bakhetha ibanga le-pH lika-6.5-7.5 kanye nezinga lokushisa elingu-73-79°F. Kunconywa ithangi elingamalitha angama-20 noma ngaphezulu esikoleni esincane samaCherry Barbs, okungenani esinezindawo zokucasha ezingu-2-3 nokukhanya okuthambile.
Care
Ukunakekela Ama-Cherry Barbs kulula. Ukushintsha kwamanzi njalo, ukugcina imingcele efanele yamanzi, nokugcina ithangi lihlanzekile kubalulekile empilweni nasenjabulweni yabo. Bathambekele ezifweni ezinjengo-Ich, ngakho-ke ukubhekisisa ukuziphatha nokubukeka kwabo kubalulekile. I-Cherry Barbs iyinhlanzi yesikole, ngakho-ke ukuyigcina eqenjini labayisithupha noma ngaphezulu kuyanconywa.
Ukudla
Ama-Cherry Barbs angama-omnivores futhi azodla izinhlobonhlobo zokudla, okuhlanganisa ama-flakes, ama-pellets, ukudla okufriziwe nokudla okuphilayo. Ukudla okunhlobonhlobo kokudla okuseqophelweni eliphezulu kubalulekile empilweni yabo. Bathanda ukudla okuphilayo okufana ne-brine shrimp, bloodworms, ne-daphnia, futhi ungabanika njengendlela yokwelapha kanye noma kabili ngesonto.
Ukuhambelana
Ama-Cherry Barbs ayizinhlanzi ezinokuthula futhi ezingenalo ulaka ezizwana kahle nezinye izinhlanzi ezinokuthula. Ziyahambisana nezinye izinhlanzi ezincane njengama-guppies, ama-tetra, nama-rasbora. Gwema ukuzigcina nenhlanzi enolaka noma izinhlanzi ezicofa ama-fin-nipping njengama-barbs nama-cichlids.
Isiphetho
I-Cherry Barbs iyinhlanzi ephelele yabaqalayo, ngenxa yemvelo yabo eqinile kanye nokunakekelwa kalula. Zinhle, zinokuthula, futhi zengeza ukuchaphaza kombala kunoma iyiphi i-aquarium. Uma ufuna inhlanzi okulula ukuyigcina, ukunakekelwa okuphansi, futhi engadingi isikhala esiningi, I-Cherry Barbs iyisinqumo esihle.