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500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish

A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

Greg Jennings

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Firefly Books Ltd
01 June 2018
This comprehensive full-colour reference covers 500 of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. It provides concise at-a-glance information on their behaviour, diet and breeding along with guidance and recommendations on setting up a freshwater aquarium.

Substantive and well organised for easy navigation, the book satisfies a wide of needs. Beginners can start their hobby with confidence and experienced keepers can use the book as an authoritative reference.

The most important update of this edition is that species names have been changed in accordance with the latest international revisions, made to take into account recent DNA information. In all, about 120 names are updated.

Freshwater Aquarium Fish is a ""window shopping"" trip guided by an aquarium specialist ready to offer advice. The directory details every species appropriate for a freshwater aquarium. While most require a heated aquarium, other varieties can be kept in an unheated one (such as bloodfin tetras, white clouds and the beginner classic, goldfish).

The book organises the freshwater aquarium species in major groups, among them: Cichlids (such as angelfish and discus); Catfish; Cyprinids (such as barbs, danios, koi and goldfish); Characoids (such as tetras, neons and piranhas); Loaches and suckers; Gouramis (such as bettas, paradise fish and snakeheads); Rainbow fish and blue-eyes; and Livebearers (such as mollies and platies).

This comprehensive and useful reference is from a highly respected fish keeper with more than 50 years' experience. His advice and guidance will be welcomed by amateur fish keepers of any age and expertise.

AUTHOR: Greg Jennings has been actively involved in fish keeping for more than 50 years. He has visited many locations around the world where many of the hobbyist fish species originated. Through his travel and relationships with fellow enthusiasts in the international community, he keeps up with the very latest developments and techniques.

full colour throughout
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Imprint:   Firefly Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781770859197
ISBN 10:   1770859195
Pages:   528
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
What is a Fish? CICHLIDS Blue Acara Green Terror Pearly Compressiceps Midas Cichlid Red Devil Blood Parrot African Butterfly Cichlid Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid Borelli's Dwarf Cichlid Macmaster's Dwarf Cichlid Panda Dwarf Cichlid Convict Cichlid T-bar Cichlid Burton's Mouthbrooder Oscar Yellow Peacock Butterfly Peacock Pastel Cichlid Peacock Cichlid Brown Cichlid Haplochromis Quads Nicaragua Cichlid Two-spot Cichlid Striped Pike Cichlid Blue Flash Malawi Blue Dolphin Malawi Eye-biter . Orange Chromide . Green Chromide Pearl Cichlid . Jewel Cichlid . Texas Cichlid Severum Cichlid Rusty Cichlid Dickfeld's Julie Fuelleborn's Cichlid Labidochromis Electric Yellow Ocellated Shelldweller Auratus Cichlid Pearl of Likoma Festive Cichlid Zebra Cichlid Altispinosa Ram Ram Red Terror Friedrichsthal's Cichlid Jaguar Cichlid Jack Dempsey Salvin's Cichlid Golden Dwarf Acara Congo Dwarf Cichlid Brevis Fairy Cichlid Lemon Cichlid Five-barred Lamprologus Livingstoni Mozambique Mouthbrooder Yellow Krib Krib Peten Cichlid Deepwater Hap Fenestratus Egyptian Mouthbrooder South African Mouthbrooder Aurora Cichlid Bumblebee Cichlid Kennyi Mbuna Eduard's Mbuna Altum Angel Angel Three-spot Geophagus Jurupari African Buffalohead Green and Blue Discus Heckel Discus Aureum Cichlid Firemouth Five-spot Tilapia Elongatus Mbuna Duboisi Moorii Uaru Cichlid Black-belt Cichlid Quetzal Yellow-finned Xenotilapia CATFISH AMPHILIIDAE Red Whiptail Catfish ARIIDAE Silver Shark 1 ASPREDINIDAE Banjo Catfish AUCHENIPTERIDAE Zamora Woodcat Snowflake Woodcat BAGRIDAE Giraffe Catfish Mottled Catfish Asian Bumblebee Catfish Bar-tailed Bagrid Banded Mystus CALLICHTHYIDAE False Corydoras Giant Brochis Hog-nosed Brochis Common Brochis Armored Catfish Skunk Corydoras Bronze Corydoras Banded Corydoras Delphax Corydoras Elegant Corydoras Salt-and-pepper Corydoras Dwarf Corydoras Bandit Corydoras Peppered Corydoras Panda Corydoras Sterba's Corydoras Porthole Catfish Flag-tailed Catfish Cascudo Hoplo Port Hoplo CHACIDAE Frogmouth Catfish CLARIIDAE Walking Catfish DORADIDAE Painted Talking Catfish Spotted Doradid Hancocks Catfish Star-gazing Doradid Striped Raphael Catfish Black Doradid ICTALURIDAE Black Bullhead Channel Catfish LORICARIIDAE Adonis Catfish Spotted Bristlenose Stick Catfish Sailfin Pleco Zebra Pleco Pleco Spotted Hypostomus Snow King Plec Emperor Panaque Redfin Otocinclus Spiny Plec MALAPTERURIDAE Electric Catfish MOCHOKIDAE Moustache Synodontis Payne's Synodontis Angel Catfish Featherfin Synodontis Black-spotted Upside-down Catfish One-spot Synodontis PANGASIIDAE Iridescent Shark PIMELODIDAE Spotted Shovelnosed Catfish Sailfin Marbled Catfish Red-tailed Catfish Angelicus Pim Sturgeon Catfish SILURIDAE Glass Catfish SISORIDAE Clown Catfish Butterfly Catfish CYPRINIDS Bala Shark (Tri-color Shark) Arulius Barb Rosy Barb Cumings Barb Clown Barb Black-spot Barb Golden Dwarf Barb T-barb Ruby Barb Tinfoil Barb Golden Barb Tiger Barb Cherry Barb Pearl Danio Kerr's Danio Spotted Danio Zebra Danio Goldfish Indian Glass Barb Siamese Flying Fox Koi Red Shiner Giant Danio Bengal Danio Barred Danio Red-tailed Black Shark Rainbow Shark Flying Barb Siamese Stone-lapping Sucker Gudgeon Black Shark Golden Orfe European Minnow Fathead Minnow Red-tailed Rasbora Greater Scissortail Elegant Rasbora Slim Harlequin Harlequin Glowlight Rasbora Scissortail Fire Rasbora Bitterling Rudd White Cloud Mountain Minnow Tench CHARACOIDS ANOSTOMIDAE Marbled Headstander Striped Anostomus Ternetz's Anostomus Many-banded Leporinus CHARACIDAE Spotted Cachorro Bloodfin Rathbun's Bloodfin Red-eyed Tetra Blind Cavefish Long-finned Characin Pink-tailed Chalceus Blue Tetra Black-finned Pacu Exodon Black Widow Silver-tipped Tetra Brilliant Rummy-nosed Tetra Buenos Aires Tetra Glowlight Tetra Head-and-tail Light Tetra Pretty Tetra Ulrey's Tetra Rosy Tetra Bleeding Heart Tetra Flame Tetra Black Neon Flag Tetra Lemon Tetra Slender Tetra Blue Emperor Jelly Bean Tetra Red Phantom Tetra Silver Dollar Plain Metynnis Diamond Tetra Red-eyed Tetra Redhook Pacu Silver Mylossoma Emperor Tetra Cardinal Tetra Neon Tetra False Neon Tetra Congo Tetra Glass Bloodfin X-ray Tetra Red-bellied Piranha Swordtail Characin Boehike'S Penguin Fish Penguin Fish Narrow Hatchetfish CITHARINIDAE Lined Citharinid Silver Distichodus Long-nosed Distichodus One-striped African Characin Ansorge's Neolebias African Pike Characin CURIMATIDAE Silver Prochilodus ERYTHRINIDAE Golden Trahira Wolf Fish GASTEROPELECIDAE Marbled Hatchetfish Common Hatchetfish Silver Hatchetfish HEMIODONTIDAE Slender Hemiodus One-spot Hemiodus HEPSETIDAE African Pike Characin LEBIASINIDAE Red-spotted Copeina Splashing Tetra Characin MetaTetra Colombian Dwarf Predatory Tetra Beckford's Pencilfish Two-lined Pencilfish Harrisons Pencilfish Dwarf Pencilfish One-lined Pencilfish Short-lined Pyrrhulina Red-spotted Rachow's Pyrrhulina LOACHES AND SUCKERS BALITORIDAE Saddled Hillstream Loach CATOSTOMIDAE Chinese Sailfin Sucker COBITIDAE Horse-faced Loach Banded Loach Yo-yo Loach Clown Loach Orange-finned Loach Dwarf Loach Zebra Loach Spined Weather Loach Lesser Loach Dojo Kuhli Leach Myers Loach GYRINOCHEILIDAE Chinese Algae Eater GOURAMIS AND RELATIVES ANABANTIDAE Climbing Perch Leopard Ctenopoma Orange Bushfish Thilspot Bushfish Mottled Ctenopoma BELONTIIDAE Java Combtail Combtail Slender Betta Wine Red Fighter Crescent Betta Penang Mouthbrooding Betta Emerald Betta Siamese Fighting Fish Noble Gourami Black Paradise Fish Chinese Paradise Fish Paradise Fish<

Greg Jennings has been actively involved in fish keeping for more than 50 years. He has visited many locations around the world where many of the hobbyist fish species originated. Through his travel and relationships with fellow enthusiasts in the international community, he keeps up with the very latest developments and techniques.

Reviews for 500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

'For users looking for specific information on freshwater aquarium fish this will be a useful and interesting resource' - American Reference Books Annual 2007. 'Any home or library collection strong in aquarium references - and many a fish store - will find this packed with in-depth detail perfect for setting up an aquarium' - The Midwest Book Review.


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