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Ebook freshwater aquarium fish LIVEBREAVERS Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri

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[Ebook] 500 freshwater aquarium fish – Livebeavers – Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri)

7 March, 2023Livebearers 1

True wild-type swordtails are hardly ever seen within the general hobby today. Considerable numbers of this highly variable species are, however, kept by livebearer enthusiasts who represent the best source of such specimens. Elsewhere, the vast majority of swordtails are available in a wide range of color and fin varieties that have been developed over many decades. Many of these cultivated fish are the result of crosses between Swordtail and one or other of two of its close relatives, X. maculatus (Southern Platy) andx variatus (Sunset Platy).

Ebook freshwater aquarium fish CYPRINIDS Zebra Danio Brachydanio rerio

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[Ebook] 500 freshwater aquarium fish – Cyprinids – Zebra Danio (Brachydanio rerio)

26 February, 2023Cyprinids 0

This is by far the most popular of all the danios. It is widely available in several forms, including wild, golden, and long-finned types in different combinations. Of these, the wild type is the most robust. The Leopard Danio—also available as a long-finned variant—has traditionally been regarded as a separate species, B. frankei. However, genetic analysis of crosses between Leopard Danios and Zebra Danios have now confirmed that the Leopard is a Zebra morph and therefore belongs to the same species.

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[Ebook] 500 freshwater aquarium fish – Livebearers

6 February, 2023500 freshwater aquarium fish 0

This section covers a group of four families, in which many of the species produce live young. The family Poeciliidae contains the most popular aquarium fish that produce live young. Many beginners start with the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), progressing to swordtails such as Xiphophorus helleri. One major reason for the popularity of the group – […]

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[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – Directory of Freshwater Fish – Livebearers – Guppies

31 January, 2023Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish 1

Directory of Freshwater Fish Livebearers Guppies Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) ORIGINS: South America, occurring in the Caribbean and in South America north of the Amazon. SIZE: 2 in (5 cm). DIET: Prepared foods and small live foods. WATER: Temperature 70–77°F (21–25°C); hard (100–150 mg/l) and alkaline (pH 7.5). TEMPERAMENT: Placid and social. One of the best […]

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[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – Directory of Freshwater Fish – Livebearers – Swordtails

31 January, 2023Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish 0

In common with most domesticated livebearers, the Swordtail’s color and pattern are very different from those of the wild type. Many of these fish have a hybrid ancestry, thanks to earlier crossings both with other types of swordtail and also with platies.

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[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – Introduction to Freshwater Fish – Breeding – Breeding in aquarium

28 January, 2023Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish 0

One of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of fishkeeping is to breed your own fish. Think carefully about which fish you should breed and where you will house the spawning fish, and decide how many fry you can comfortably cope with and how you will feed them. Make a record of your successes and failures so that future breeding attempts go more smoothly.

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[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – David Alderton (Photo by Max Gibbs)

19 January, 2023Ebooks, Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish 0

[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – David Alderton (Photo by Max Gibbs)

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Miscellaneous Freshwater Fishes – Gobies

18 January, 2023The New Guide to Aquarium Fish 0

Many gobies are brackish water fishes but there are some that are at home in fresh water. Most are bottom-dwellers, lurking among stones and roots, and scuttling from place to place in search of food.

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Cyprinodonts – Killifishes for the Community Aquarium

17 January, 2023The New Guide to Aquarium Fish 0

Despite their reputation for being difficult, it is possible to keep some killifishes in a community aquarium, and here three species spring readily to mind: Aplocheilus lineatus (Sparkling panchax) Pachypanchax playfairi (Playfair’s panchax), and Oryzias latipes (rice fish or medaka). These are surfacedwelling species, so they make a useful addition to the aquarium in that they occupy an area of the tank that is usually ignored when buying fishes.

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Cyprinodonts – LIVEBEARING TOOTHCARPS – Platies and Swordtails

17 January, 2023The New Guide to Aquarium Fish 3

Platies and swordtails are almost as fecund as guppies. As in the guppy, a female can produce several broods from a single impregnation, and again, like the guppy, they have been manipulated by commercial breeders to produce variations in colour and finnage.

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