Aquarium hobbyists who are interested in breeding fishes and invertebrates will find a bonanza of information in this profusely illustrated book. Explained here is the biology of fish breeding, with focus on taxonomy, population management, genetics, inbreeding versus selective breeding, culling, reproductive strategies, and larval and juvenile development. The author also provides extensive information on aquarium requirements, breeding triggers, and fish nutrition. Prospective fish breeders will value the author’s detailed instructions for building a fish room, with attention to its location, structure, plumbing, life support, and safety issues. He devotes individual chapters to livebearers, egg layers, cichlids, marine fish, and invertebrates. This very useful book is enhanced with more than 85 color photos plus anatomically accurate line art.
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Aquarium hobbyists who plan to breed fishes and invertebrates will find a bonanza of information in this book. Author Jay Hemdal, who is Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates at the Toledo (Ohio) Zoo, explains the biology of fish breeding and provides extensive information on aquarium requirements, breeding triggers, and fish nutrition. You?ll value his detailed instructions for building a fish room, with attention to its location, structure, plumbing, life support, and safety issues.
More than 100 color photos plus line art
More than 100 color photos plus line art
About the Author
Jay F. Hemdal is Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates at the Toledo, Ohio, Zoo and is a member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Committee. He has published extensively in aquarium periodicals and is the author of a previously published book on aquar-ium careers.
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I have purchased several other books on general fish breeding over the years and then a professional breeder recommended this book. Well I must say that it is the most comprehensive general book of its kind - full of delightful illustrations and lots of technical detail. The author clearly "knows his stuff" - from actual breeding, to building fishrooms to producing live foods.I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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I bought this book shortly after reading Mr. Hemdal's Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques (a book that I've found to be very useful and informative). I am very pleased with his Aquarium Fish Breeding, as well. Whatever your skill level or motivation for breeding, you'll find invaluable insights in this comprehensive resource. A great choice for freshwater and marine breeders alike.
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Most comprehensive book on this subject,
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As the author of this book, I'm obviously a bit biased, but this book is the only one on the market that fully covers all aspects of fish breeding. Marine fish, freshwater fish, invertebrates and plants are all covered in detail. I wrote this with intermediate aquarists in mind, so both beginners and experts may also find some "cross-over" in the material.If you want to propagate home aquarium fish, invertebrates and plants, this book is a must-have!
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shrimp naupulii, chronic supersaturation, live baby brine shrimp, larval clownfish, home aquarists, aquarium fish breeding, other aquarists, synthetic sea salt, fish breeders, aquarium clubs, marine aquarists, rearing tank, advanced aquarists, spawning mops, breeding tank, most aquarists, spawning tank, aquarium hobby, adhesive eggs, breeding fish, aquarium water, mysid shrimp, parent fish, many aquarists, flake foods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Aquarium Fishes (The Color Nature Library) by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Freshwater Fishes of the World by Gunther Sterba in Back Matter
- Tropical Fish by Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine in Back Matter
- Freshwater Fishes: 2 by Guntha Sterba in Back Matter
- Aquarium Fish Breeding (Pet reference books) by Ines Scheurmann in Back Matter
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