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If you are looking for tips on how to breed freshwater discus fish, this is what you need. Breeding fishes in captivity can be quite challenging, and is as much an art as a science. It is also one of the most rewarding aspects of keeping fish, and something all aquarists strive to do well.
With The Super Simple Guide to Breeding Freshwater Fishes, hobbyists at all levels need worry no longer about what to do. Passionate fishkeeper and journalist Laura Muha explains in compelling and "super simple" ways:
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How to recognize and nurture breeding behavior
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Where and how to house your spawning fish and its fry
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How to feed breeders- and their fry- at all stages
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How to nurse ailing fish back to health
Laura Muha is a renowned science writer who recently took the plunge into aquarium keeping and hasn't looked back. She is a columnist for Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine, where she writes on the aquariology of various fishes from a science writer's perspective. Laura teaches journalism at Columbia University, and lives in New Jersey with her husband and expanding fish families.
Review of the book:
"...The Super Simple Guide To Breeding Freshwater Fishes, a practical guide for both commercial and private freshwater fish owners. Chapters discuss the history of breeding fishes in aquaria, how to condition adult fish, raising the fry, disease prevention, notes on hybrids, species-specific guidelines and instructions, and more. The species catalogue includes such popular types of fish as livebearers (guppies, etc.), anabantoids, catfish, characins, cichilids, cyprinids, and rainbowfish. Color photographs on every page beautifully illustrate this handy, plain-terms guide, printed on sturdy, water-resistant paper stock. A "must-have" for anyone interested in successfully breeding freshwater fish."
Buy The Super Simple Guide To Breeding Freshwater Discus Fish here
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