I-Los Izinhlanzi zeTetra Penguin, ogama lakhe lesayensi ngu Thayeria boehlkei, ayaziwa nangokuthi i-oblique tetras ngenxa yesimo sayo sokubhukuda esithambekele. Bangabomndeni wakwa I-Characidae, futhi badabuka eNingizimu Melika, ikakhulukazi emifuleni Amazon y I-Araguaia, phakathi kweBrazil nePeru. Indawo yayo yemvelo amanzi ahlanzekile futhi zithule ezinohlaza oluningi, oluzihlinzeka ngendawo ekahle yokuthuthukisa.
Usayizi nezici zomzimba
I-Los Izinhlanzi zeTetra Penguin Mancane ngosayizi, afinyelela phezulu 6 cm ngobude, nakuba kwezinye izimo bangafinyelela 8 cm, kuye ngezimo ezitholakala kuzo. Umzimba mude futhi wenze isitayela, unombala silvery white enomugqa omnyama ohlukile osuka phansi komsila uye ekhanda, uwanikeze ukubukeka okuhle nokuhlukile uma kuqhathaniswa namanye ama-tetra.
Esinye sezici ezithakazelisa kakhulu zalolu hlobo indlela yokubhukuda endaweni ethambekele. Esikhundleni sokuhamba ngokuvundlile njengezinhlanzi eziningi, ama-Tetra Penguin abhukuda aphakamise amakhanda awo kanye nemizimba yawo ikwi-engeli etshekile phakathi. 20 ukuya ku-25º, okubanikeza ukubukeka okuyingqayizivele.
Ukuziphatha nokuhlalisana nabantu
Lezi zinhlanzi zaziwa ngezazo imvelo enokuthula nenobudlelwane. Bancamela ukuhlala ngamaqembu, elaziwa ngokuthi izinhlanzi. Azinawo udlame futhi zingabangane abafanelekile bezindawo zasemanzini zomphakathi, inqobo nje uma ezinye izinhlobo zezilwane zihlanganyela umoya wazo ozolile. Uma uhlela ukufaka ama-Tetra Penguin ku-aquarium yakho, khumbula ukuthi kuyancomeka ukuba okungenani ube 6 kuya ku-7 amakhophi ukuze bazizwe bekhululekile futhi bephephile ukusebenza eqenjini, kusukela izinhlanzi Zivame ukusebenzisana kangcono nezinye zezinhlobo ezifanayo.
Ezikoleni, kuye kwaqashelwa ukuthi abantu abavelele bavame ukuthatha izikhundla ezimaphakathi, lapho bevikeleke kakhulu, kuyilapho abantu abangakhonya kakhulu betholakala emaphethelweni. Lokhu kuziphatha kweqembu kuyindlela engokwemvelo yokuvikela kanye nenhlangano yangaphakathi.
Izimo ze-aquarium
Okwalabo I-Tetra Penguins bakhule ekuthunjweni ngendlela efanele, kubalulekile ukuphindaphinda indawo yabo yemvelo ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Nawa amapharamitha angukhiye:
- Usayizi we-Aquarium: I-aquarium kufanele ibe okungenani 50 cm ubude (kungcono uma unethangi phakathi 60-80 amalitha) ukuze babe nendawo eyanele yokubhukuda eqenjini.
- Izinga lokushisa lamanzi: Lezi zinhlanzi zidinga amanzi anezinga lokushisa phakathi 22ºC kanye no-28ºC.
- i-pH yamanzi: Ngokufanelekile, i-pH kufanele igcinwe phakathi I-5.8 ne-7.5, ngokukhetha amanzi ane-acidic kancane noma angathathi hlangothi.
- I-Dureza del agua: Amanzi kufanele athambe, okungcono phakathi 5 kanye no-10 DH, ngaphandle kwe-20.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-aquarium kufanele ibe itshalwe kahle ezinohlaza oluningi, ikakhulukazi izitshalo ezintantayo ezihluza ukukhanya, zidala izindawo ezinomthunzi ezilingisa indawo yazo yemvelo. I-substrate ekahle iyodwa enesihlabathi futhi emnyama, futhi kubalulekile ukushiya izikhala ezivulekile ukuze bakwazi ukubhukuda ngokukhululeka.
Ukudla
Endaweni yabo yemvelo, i I-Tetra Penguins Zidla ikakhulukazi izinambuzane ezincane nezibungu. Ekuthunjweni, kubalulekile ukubanikeza ukudla okuhlukahlukene ukuze bahlale benempilo futhi benomdlandla. Kunconywa ukubapha ukudla okuthengiswayo ngendlela yama-flakes noma ama-granules asezingeni eliphezulu, okungcono ngokuqukethwe kwemifino emihle. Kuyafaneleka futhi ukuthi wengeze ekudleni kwakho ngokudla okuphilayo okufana i-artemia o izibungu zomiyane.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi bavame ukudla endaweni ubuso bamanzi. Imfucumfucu ewela phansi kufanele isuswe kahle ukuze kugwenywe ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, ngaphandle uma unezinhlanzi ezingaphansi ezinakekela izinsalela.
Ukuzala
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe I-Tetra Penguins Ku-aquarium kungaba yinselele, nakuba kungenakwenzeka. Kulokhu, i-aquarium ehlukile enosayizi cishe 30 kuya ku-40 amalitha. Le aquarium kufanele ibe nayo izitshalo ngobuningi kanye nokukhanya okuncane ukunciphisa ingozi yokwakheka kwesikhunta emaqandeni.
Inqubo yokudlala ihlanganisa izinyathelo ezimbalwa:
- Faka iduna elilodwa nezinsikazi ezimbili endaweni yokuzalanisa. Ezinsikazi zizokhipha amaqanda phakathi kwezitshalo.
- Uma sezibekiwe, abadala kumele basuswe ukuze bangawadli amaqanda.
- Cishe Amahora we-24, amaqanda azochanyuselwa futhi gazinga uzoqala ukubhukuda ngokukhululeka ngemva Izinsuku ze-5. Ngalesi sikhathi, kufanele baphakelwe i-infusoria ne-brine shrimp nauplii.
Ubunzima obukhulu ukuthi badinga amanzi alawulwa kahle kakhulu (ene-pH phakathi 6.0-7.0), futhi amaqanda kanye gazinga kuzwela kakhulu ekukhanyeni. Kubalulekile futhi ukuvimbela abazali ukuthi bangahlali isikhathi eside nenzalo, ngoba bangagcina sebewadla amaqanda.
Izifo ezivamile
Njengezinye izinhlanzi zase-aquarium, ama-Tetra Penguin angathinteka ezinhlobonhlobo izifo uma izimo zamanzi ezifanele zinganakekelwa. Esinye sezimo ezivame kakhulu kulolu hlobo yi ichashaza elimhlophe, isifo esivame ukuvela lapho kuba nokushintsha okungazelelwe kwezinga lokushisa noma ukucindezeleka isikhathi eside. Bangaphinde bahlaselwe izifo zesinye sokubhukuda, okungaba nomthelela ekutheni bakwazi ukubhukuda ngendlela efanele.
Ukuvimbela lezi zifo, kubalulekile izinguquko zamanzi njalo kanye nokugcina uhlelo lokuhlunga olusebenzayo olusiza ukugcina amazinga amanzi. ama-nitrites, ama-nitrites y i-ammonia ngaphansi kokulawulwa.
El ukugcinwa i-aquarium efanelekile, kanye nokudla okwanele nendawo ekahle yenhlalo, izoqinisekisa ukuthi ama-Tetra Penguin akho ahlala ejabule futhi enempilo kukho konke ukuphila kwawo, lapho ekuthunjweni kungaba phakathi I-4 eminyakeni engu-5.
I-Los I-Tetra Penguins Ziyisinqumo esihle kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umlandeli we-aquarium, ngenxa yobuhle bazo, ukuthula kanye nethuba lokuphila nezinhlobo ezahlukene, inqobo nje uma isidingo sabo sokuhlala ezikoleni sihlonishwa futhi izimo ezifanele zigcinwa.