Exotic Tropical FishesDescribes the habits, food requirements, and physical markings of hundreds of tropical fish species and provides specific data on aquatic plants, tank management, disease control, and breeding techniques. |
Contents
Preface to the Fifth Edition | 5 |
KEEPING FISHES HEALTHY | 47 |
FOODS AND FEEDING | 60 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
aeration Africa algae alkaline water Amazon anal fin Aphyosemion Apistogramma aquaria aquarists aquarium fishes aquarium foods Axelrod Barb Barbodes Betta body bottom breeding brine shrimp bubblenest Catfish Range caudal characins Cichlid Range Color Variations community aquarium Corydoras Cryptocoryne Ctenopoma daphnia dorsal fin dried foods Dwarf Cichlid eggs hatch feeding female fish floating flowers Food Requirements frozen foods genus gravel green grow H. J. Richter Habits Haplochromis hatched brine shrimp Herbert hobbyists Hyphessobrycon infusoria Lake Malawi larger leaf leaves light live or frozen livebearers Loach male mature mouth mouthbrooder Neutral to slightly newly hatched brine Nothobranchius pair Panchax parents Peaceful peat moss Pencilfish Photo plants preferred prepared foods roots slightly acid water slightly alkaline small fishes smaller Soft spawning species specimens spot stripe submerged surface swim tank Temperature 24 Tetra Range tropical tubifex worms usually vegetable Water Conditions young Zukal