The Betta Handbook
Bettas, sometimes known as fighting fish, are tropical Asian varieties having spectacular waving tails and fins. They're available in a wide range of colors. This Pet Handbook gives expert guidance on the selection and care of bettas, plus advice on segregating them from less pugnacious fish. Barron's Pet Handbooks are written by breeders, trainers, and veterinarians, they present expert advice on feeding, health care, housing, breeding, and all other important aspects of pet care. They are...
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The Betta Handbook The Information You Need to MaintainHealthy Bettas Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about Sources for wild and fancy bettas Feeding Health Breeding Maintaining Your Aquarium and much more
Preface and Acknowledgmentsvi1.Introduction1Labyrinth Fishes1Siamese Fighting Fish22.Characteristics of the Genus7Fin Types8Iridescence and Opaqueness10Colors11Pigments13Carotenoids20Pterins21Overview213.Bubblenesting Bettas23Bubblenester Basics23Splendens Group26Bellica Group31Coccina Group34Related Species or Possible Variants434.Mouthbrooding Bettas45Mouthbrooder Basics45Betta dimidiata: A Betta Without a Species Group!49Picta Group50Pugnax Group58Waseri Group63Akarensis Group69Foerschi Group73Albimarginata Group74Patoti-Unimaculata Group77Populations of Uncertain Status815.Foods and Feeding83Foods for Fry84Foods for Larger Bettas87Prepared Foods956.Common Diseases and Treatments97Physical and Chemical Effects97Infectious Diseases100Viruses101Responding to an Outbreak102Bacteria103Antibiotics and Antimicrobials104Principal Bacterial Diseases105Protozoa108Gill and Skin Flukes112Internal Flukes and Tapeworms112Nematodes112Arthropod Parasites113General Considerations1137.Zoogeography 101--Where Bettas Live and How They Got There114Betta History114The Geography of Bettas1188.Betta Genetics132The Basics132Mendel Revisited135Alleles136Mutations vs. Alleles137DNA and RNA Triplet Codes1389.Breeding Bettas140Conditioning140The Breeding Tank140The First Date141Spawning143Hatching144Feeding the Fry145Grow-out146Culling14610.Other Anabantoids147Family Helostomatidae147Family Osphronemidae147Family Anabantidae148Glossary151References160Index165
