The Super Simple Guide To Breeding Freshwater Fishes

by Muha, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780793834570
• ISBN10: 0793834570
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: TFH PUBLICATIONS INC

Summary

For many hobbyists, breeding their fishes is the ultimate test of success. Often, this is no small feat since many popular aquarium fishes can be very difficult and demanding under even the best of conditions. The Super Simple Guide to Breeding Freshwater Fishes is an-easy-to-read yet comprehensive book that covers the most popular and most commonly bred aquarium fishes in the world. In it you'll find information on: History of breeding fishes in aquaria, Conditioning the adults, Raising the fry, Disease prevention, Methods of reproduction. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
Why Breed Aquarium Fish?	p. 13
Why Breed Fish?	p. 15
The Biology of Breeding Fish	p. 19
Methods of Reproduction	p. 21
The Breeder's Role	p. 27
A Word About hybrids	p. 41
Planning Ahead	p. 45
What to do With All Those Fry!	p. 47
Pros and Cons of Different Breeding Setups	p. 49
Planning the Physical Setup	p. 54
Diet and Nutrition for Adult Fish	p. 65
Conditioning: Getting Your Fish in the Mood	p. 67
Troubleshooting	p. 78
Fry Care	p. 81
Water Quality	p. 82
A Word on Stocking Density	p. 83
Feeding Fry	p. 84
Incubating Eggs	p. 88
Stripping Mouthbrooders	p. 89
Culling	p. 90
	p. 93
Introduction to Popular Species	p. 95
Livebearers	p. 97
Guppies	p. 98
Platy and Swordtails	p. 99
Mollies	p. 100
Anabantoids	p. 103
Pearl Gourami	p. 104
Paradise Fish	p. 105
Dwarf Gourami	p. 106
Betta	p. 107
Chocolate Gourami	p. 108
Catfish	p. 111
Bronze Cory	p. 112
Bristlenose Catfish	p. 113
Cuckoo Catfish	p. 114
False Corydoras	p. 115
Characins	p. 117
Lemon Tetra	p. 118
Neon Tetra	p. 119
Three-striped Pencilfish	p. 120
Marbled Hatchetfish	p. 121
Red-bellied Piranha	p. 122
Silver Dollars	p. 123
Blind Cave Tetra	p. 124
Cichlids	p. 127
Angelfish	p. 128
Benga Yellow Peacock	p. 129
Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid	p. 130
Convict Cichlid	p. 131
Discus	p. 132
Kribensis	p. 134
Oscar	p. 135
Zebra Mbuna	p. 136
Many-banded Shell Dweller	p. 137
Cyprinids	p. 139
Cherry barb	p. 140
Tiger Barb	p. 141
Zebra Danio	p. 142
Goldfish	p. 143
White Cloud Mountain Minnow	p. 145
Harlequin Rasbora	p. 146
Scissortail Rasbora	p. 147
Rainbowfish	p. 149
Boeseman's Rainbowfish	p. 150
Forktailed Blue Eyes	p. 151
Resources	p. 153
Weignts & Measures	p. 155
Index	p. 157
Photo Credits	p. 160
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