Textbook of Aquariculture

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Ornamental fish culture: an introduction. 2. Design and construction of ornamental fish tank. 3. Accessories used for Aquariculture Unit. 4. Setting up of an aquarium. 5. Commercially important ornamental fishes. 6. Breeding of live-bearers. 7. Breeding of egg-layers. 8. Ornamental aquatic plants. 9. Feed and feeding management in ornamental fish culture. 10. Water quality management. 11. Ornamental fish diseases. 12. Transportation of ornamental fishes. 13. Economics of ornamental fish culture. Subject index.

"This Textbook of Aquariculture is a comprehensive guide and deals with the culture and breeding of freshwater ornamental fishes. The present status of ornamental fish farming and new technologies on the breeding and culture of ornamental fishes have also been aptly dealt with. A wide range of aspects such as, construction of aquarium tanks, maintenance of aquarium, important ornamental fishes and their breeding, ornamental aquatic plants, preparation of feed and feeding management, water quality management and disease management have been described in detail. This publication presented in an easy-to-read style with a number of photographs and illustrations would be of great use to all students who have fisheries in their curriculum and also a standard guide for the researchers, entrepreneurs and ornamental fish farmers." (jacket)