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Killifish: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual

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Hellner is a killifish fanatic and he knows what he is talking about. This book has it all: how to buy killies (what to look for and what to avoid), how to keep them, their behavior, how to spawn them, how to make spawning mops and containers for peat divers, how to set up the tank, how to ship the fish, how to raise the fry, even how to kill the fish in the most humane way possible. The species section is brief and does not list the more rare or unusual killifish, but it's enough to get someone started and convince someone who has never seen a killifish that these are just the fish to get into (especially if you look at the photo of Aphyosemion ogoense pyrophore RPC-18 on page 63 -- what a magnificent fish!) This is a gem of a book for the price and is a good buy even if you will never keep killies

For those wishing to successfully keep Killifish and not having had exposure to these fish before, this book will be most informative and helpful. The basic guidelines are provided and a fair number are discussed that would provide the beginner with a good grounding.

With the lack of literature on these particular fish, this book may prove to be informative and helpful even for those having kept these fish before and the "experts".