Guppies, Mollies, and Platys: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition and Behavior (Complete Pet Owner's Manual Series)
Health care, proper equipment, breeding, and maintaining a healthful environment are among many topics the experienced hobbyist and beginner can learn about. Thirty-five striking color photos and 30 black-and-white line drawings included.
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(back cover) Information and advice to help you take good care of your Guppies, Mollies, and Platys Typical Guppies, Mollies, and Platys: their origins, life cycles, traits, and more Expert advice: feeding, tank maintenance, and general care Appreciating aquarium fish: identifying varieties and observing their behavior Step-by-step directions for daily care Informative checklists and sidebars Filled with handsome full-color photos (picture caption) Observing these fish in your home aquarium is invariably a fascinating and rewarding experience.
IntroductionIntroducing Four Families 6Tip: Coming to Grips with the Results of Live Birth 6Lifestyle 7Information on Breeding Forms 8Tip: Recognizing Early- and Late-Maturing Males 11A Little Information About Heredity 12Breeding for Color 12Sperm Storage 13Live-bearer Portraits 14Questions and Answers 18Questions About Lifestyle and Breeding FormsAcclimation ProgramSelection and Purchase 34Quarantine 34Health Check: How to Recognize a Healthy Fish 35Combinations of Fish 36Checklist: Proper Acclimation 36Behavior Interpreter 38Courtship Displays and Reproduction 40Tip: What to Do with the Offspring? 40The Birth of the Young 41Tip: Preventing Unwanted Offspring 42Questions and Answers 44Questions About Purchase and SocializationAppropriate AccommodationsA Comfortable Aquarium 22The Right Aquarium 22Checklist: Basic Equipment 23Tip: Paying Attention to Safety 24Water Quality 26The Nitrogen Cycle 27Tip: How to Measure Water Quality 27Setting up the Aquarium 28Decoration 28Plants in the Aquarium 29Questions and Answers 30Questions About Technical Details and SetupOverall Health ProgramWhat Live-bearers Eat 48Healthy with the Proper Care 50Checking the Water 50Checklist: Taking Care of Fish 51When You Need to Act 52Problems Due to Living Conditions 52Immediate First Aid in an Emergency 53The Most Common Diseases 54Chart: Recognizing and Treating Diseases 55Questions and Answers 56Questions on Care and DiseasesAppendixIndex 58Addresses, Literature 60Author 61Copyright 61My Live-bearers 6210 Tips for Success 64Guaranteed Comfort for Guppies and Their Cohorts
