The Cichlid: An Owner'S Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish (Happy Healthy Pet)

The Cichlid: An Owner'S Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish (Happy Healthy Pet) Review

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Cichlids are often described as "fish with personality." A favorite of many hobbyists, members of this family include the ubiquitous Angelfish, the colorful Firemouth Cichlid, and the much sought-after Discus and Oscar. Cichlids includes tips on caring for, breeding, and setting up and maintaining a tank. It also presents a thorough overview of the many varieties of Cichlids. It is the perfect resource for the beginner hobbyist, but it is also an essential addition to the library of any expert breeder or keeper.

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Poison Dart Frogs: A Complete Guide to Dendrobatidae (Complete Herp Care)

Poison Dart Frogs: A Complete Guide to Dendrobatidae (Complete Herp Care) Review

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Poison dart frogs are known by many for their bright colors and poisonous skins. This expert guide covers all of the common species as well as a number of rarer ones, and is the only up-to-date book available on keeping and breeding these amphibians that is written by professional breeders. It also covers important care topics to encourage health and happiness in your pet.

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Angelfish: Understanding and Keeping Angelfish (Fish Keeping Made Easy)

Angelfish: Understanding and Keeping Angelfish (Fish Keeping Made Easy) Review

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The beautiful and graceful angelfish is without doubt the most popular acquisition for any home freshwater aquarium. Available in various configurations, colors, and price ranges, angels can pose many challenges to the hobbyist, and a great deal of misinformation about angelfish can be found in the literature. Angelfish cuts through the confusion with straightforward, accurate, practical advice and unsurpassed photos and illustrations from a nationally recognized angelfish expert.

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Rio HD Coral Clipper

Rio HD Coral Clipper Review

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Rio HD Coral Clipper Feature

• Made of 316 Hardened Stainless Steel
• Durable and long lasting
• Spring loaded

HD coral clippers are made of hardened 316 stainless steel for long life and durability. HD heavy duty coral clippers are great for medium size SPS corals, finger corals and branching LPS coral. Ribbed rubber handles eliminates any slipping when cutting corals.

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Aquarium Upkeep That's Time-Saving, Work-Saving And Money-Saving: Tips For Buying Aquarium Supplies And Setting Up Aquarium Lighting And Aquarium ... Will Care For Exquisite And Exotic Tropica

Aquarium Upkeep That's Time-Saving, Work-Saving And Money-Saving: Tips For Buying Aquarium Supplies And Setting Up Aquarium Lighting And Aquarium ... Will Care For Exquisite And Exotic Tropica Review

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Keeping an aquarium is an enjoyable hobby. However, if not regularly maintained, an aquarium can be very time-consuming, backbreaking and very expensive to clean and look after. Remember the saying, "Prevention is better than a cure?" Well, neatly enough this applies to aquarium maintenance as well. The key to efficiently maintain an aquarium is to keep an eye on all the details involved once every week. It is better to spend just 30 minutes every week to monitor the aquarium environment rather than spending a great deal of time and money working out a widespread and extensive problem. The most important factor in aquarium maintenance is regulating tank conditions. Water level balance, uniformity of water temperature and feeding constancy will play very critical roles in the survival of your fishes. If every accessory is functioning properly, the most hard work you will need to do is changing the water. A water change will need to be carried out every 2 weeks. Replacing the water will get rid of food residues and other deposits that have mixed in with the gravel or have settled in the bottom of the tank. Checking the water chemistry will also need to be performed after every water change. A pH stability of 6.5-7.5 must be achieved to complement any kind of fish species. Keeping an aquarium is likewise a responsibility. Fish are living creatures after all; therefore they deserve our best care and attention as well.

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Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia: Families Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae

Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia: Families Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae Review

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Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia is the first text to summarize the methods of culture for the eight most important crayfish species in the world. Methods developed to culture crayfishes around the world differ significantly, and this book enables readers to develop workable strategies for cultivating different crayfish species in specific environments.

Huner and associate authors cover the following topics in detail:

• methods of crayfish culture
• crayfish diseases
• crayfish processing
• economics of crayfish culture
  
  Each of the the three major crayfish industries are well-represented in this new book and special attention is given to the specific needs and accomplishments of each area, which is beneficial to producers in other countries. For example, while hatching technology has been important in Australia and Europe, it hasn?t yet been applied to any degree in North America. At the same time, North America has developed a major crayfish processing industry. Disease problems have resulted in more emphasis on that subject in Europe and yet it is vital to all involved in crayfish aquaculture.
  
  Businessmen, farmers, scientists, laymen, or students need to be exposed to the methods and problems associated with crayfish production in different parts of the world if they are to be successful in any crayfish project, whether it be research- or profit-oriented. Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia is intended to provide all readers with one source of information on the subject of freshwater crayfish aquaculture.
  
  Professional staff, advanced students, and extension personnel will find the entire text beneficial. Those in corporate organizations and the agriculture field, especially decisionmakersin operations, will find the methods, markets, and financial considerations in this book a helpful guide.

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Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants (Fishing News Books)

Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants (Fishing News Books) Review

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The output from world aquaculture, a multi-billion dollar global industry, continues to rise at a very rapid rate and it is now acknowledged that it will take over from fisheries to become the main source of animal and plant products from aquatic environments.

This exciting, new and comprehensive book covers all major aspects of the aquaculture of fish, shellfish and algae in freshwater and marine environments. Subject areas covered include water quality and environmental impacts of aquaculture, desert aquaculture, reproduction, life cycles and growth, genetics and stock improvement, nutrition and feed production, diseases, post-harvest technology and processing, economics and marketing. Separate chapters also cover the culture of algae, carps, salmonids, tilapias, channel catfish, barramundi, marine shrimp, freshwater crayfish and prawns, bivalves and marine gastropods.

Written by 30 internationally-known and respected authors, and drawn together and carefully presented by Professors John Lucas and Paul Southgate, Aquaculture is a book that is essential reading for all students and professionals studying and working in aquaculture. Fish farmers, hatchery managers and all those supplying the aquaculture industry, including personnel within equipment and feed manufacturing companies, will find a great deal of commercially useful information within this important book.

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