Aquarium hobbyists add brilliant color to their tanks when they introduce Bettas to their community of freshwater fish. Here is detailed information on Betta varieties and how to care for them. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, protection against hazards, and more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles also present facts that even experienced pet owners and breeders will find new and useful. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line art.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a beginner's book. More for a breeder...,
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This review is from: Bettas (Paperback)
This book goes into great detail on the history and breeding techniques of bettas. It has a seperate chapter on Siamese fighting fish. It covers the basics on tank and food requirements. Compared to the other few betta books out there....this, I felt, was the best one for the money. After reading it, however, I still wanted more. Now I rely on tropical discussion boards for detailed information I need to care for my betta.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great source of in-depth information about bettas,
By Daniel Chia (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bettas (Paperback)
This wonderful book has heaps of information about the various bubblenesting and mouthbrooding betta species groups. It covers the selection of bettas, their housing (the 2001 edition has a chapter on Tanks for Bettas), feeding, breeding, genetics (covering stuff like Betta Genes and the Punnet Square), as well as the prevention, identification and treatment of common betta diseases (environmental, chemical and infectious). It is indeed a great source of in-depth information about bettas and a complete pet owner's manual.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
absolutely useless marketing exercise,
By Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bettas (Paperback)
This is a pretty book: lots of gorgeous color photos of gorgeous Siamese fighting fish ("Bettas") and glossy pages. That's its main, and only, selling point.
Unfortunately, the info contained is mainly academic filler which is badly organized so that it's difficult to skim through and find the more practical bits, such as: 1. how often and how much to feed these fish, 2. how a Betta would do if mixed in with other fish in a large aquarium (answer: badly), 3. how often the water should be changed if a Betta is kept in a small filtration-less container of 1 gallon or less, 4. most common types of commerical food and which ones are better, etc. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Thankfully, Petsmart has a liberal return policy...this one's going back pronto!
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In older books, you will see Betta located in the family Belontiidae, but today it is placed in the family Osphronemidae, based on studies by Britz merging the families Belontiidae, Luciocephalidae (pikeheads), and Osphronemidae. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anabantoid fishes, black bettas, wild bettas, unpaired fins, dechlorinated tap water, vinegar eels, individual jars, short fins, breeding tank, tubifex worms, iridescent scales, unnamed species, gill cover, fighting fish, anal fin, caudal fin, fin rays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In older books, you will see Betta located in the family Belontiidae, but today it is placed in the family Osphronemidae, based on studies by Britz merging the families Belontiidae, Luciocephalidae (pikeheads), and Osphronemidae. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anabantoid fishes, black bettas, wild bettas, unpaired fins, dechlorinated tap water, vinegar eels, individual jars, short fins, breeding tank, tubifex worms, iridescent scales, unnamed species, gill cover, fighting fish, anal fin, caudal fin, fin rays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Punnet Square, Kalimantan Barat, Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Kapuas River New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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