Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish PDF
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E N C Y C L O P E D I A O F AQUARIUM POND FISH & US_001_Half_Title.indd 1 29/08/18 4:08 PM US_002-003_Full_Title.indd 2 29/08/18 4:08 PM E N C Y C L O P E D I A O F AQUARIUM POND FISH & D A V I D A L D E R T O N P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y M A X G I B B S US_002-003_Full_Title.indd 3 29/08/18 4:08 PM THIRD EDITION DK Delhi DK London Senior Editor Sreshtha Bhattacharya Senior Editor Rob Houston Art Editor Mansi Agrawal Senior Art Editor Duncan Turner Assistant Editors Ankona Das, Manan Kapoor US Editor Jennette ElNaggar Senior Picture Researcher Surya Sankash Sarangi US Executive Editor Lori Cates Hand Jacket Designer Priyanka Bansal Jacket Editor Emma Dawson Jackets Editorial Coordinator Priyanka Sharma Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT DTP Designers Pawan Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Producer, Preproduction Jacqueline Street-Elkayam Syed Mohammad Farhan Senior Producer Alex Bell Picture Research Manager Taiyaba Khatoon Managing Editor Angeles Gavira Guerrero Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh Managing Art Editor Michael Duffy Managing Editor Kingshuk Ghoshal Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler Managing Art Editor Govind Mittal Art Director Karen Self Design Director Philip Ormerod Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf FIRST EDITION Produced for Dorling Kindersley by cobaltid The Stables, Wood Farm, Deopham Road, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 1AJ www.cobaltid.co.uk Art Editors Editors Paul Reid, Darren Bland, Marek Walisiewicz, Kati Dye, Pia Hietarinta, Lloyd Tilbury Maddy King, Steve Setford Photography PhotoMax/Max Gibbs and Craig Wardrop Editorial Consultants Timothy Hovanec, PhD; Marshall Meyers; Robert Weintraub For Dorling Kindersley Senior Art Editor Joanne Doran Senior Editor Simon Tuite Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths Managing Editor Deirdre Headon DTP Designer Louise Waller Production Controller Kevin Ward All information correct at press time. Readers should note that the care information in the book is general and not a substitute for professional advice. Neither the author nor the publishers can be liable or responsible for any loss, damage, or injury to health allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book. All fish shown in the pictures specially taken for this book were properly handled and not harmed in any way. This American Edition, 2019 First American Edition, 2005 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2005, 2008, 2019 Dorling Kindersley Limited Text copyright © 2005, 2008, 2019 David Alderton DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 19 20 21 22 23 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–312853–Feb/2019 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4654-8031-6 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 [email protected] Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com US_004-005_Copyright_Imprint.indd 4 29/08/18 4:08 PM US_004-005_Copyright_Imprint.indd 5 29/08/18 4:08 PM Contents Preface 10 INTRODUCTION TO Maintenance 47 How to use this book 11 FRESHWATER FISH 24 Feeding the fish 48 Routine tasks 50 What to consider 26 Illness and treatment 53 INTRODUCTION TO Setting up the tank 29 Health concerns 54 FISHKEEPING 12 Choosing the tank 30 Breeding 59 Lighting and heating 32 Reproductive behavior 60 Diversity 14 Filtration and aeration 34 Breeding in aquariums 64 What is a fish? 16 Choosing plants 36 Fish genetics 70 Evolution and classification 20 Preparing the tank 38 The popularity of fishkeeping 22 Brackish water 43 Choosing and introducing fish 44 Checking the water 46 US_006-009_Contents.indd 6 29/08/18 4:08 PM DIRECTORY OF Tetras 96 Asian and African cichlids 146 FRESHWATER FISH 72 Anabantoids 104 Lake Malawi cichlids 148 Bettas 104 Lake Tanganyika cichlids 154 Cyprinids 74 Paradisefish and gouramis 108 Livebearers 156 Danios 76 Bushfish 114 Swordtails 160 Rasboras 78 Catfish 116 Platies 162 Barbs 82 Armored catfish 120 Guppies 165 Characoids 88 Corydoras 122 Mollies 168 Predatory species 92 Synodontids 126 Killifish 170 Larger vegetarian species 94 Loricariids 128 Rainbowfish 176 Pimelodids 132 Melanotaenia species 178 Bagrids 134 Loaches 180 Cichlids 136 Other American species 182 Angelfish 140 Other Asian species 184 Discus 142 Other African species 186 Dwarf cichlids 144 Brackish water species 188 US_006-009_Contents.indd 7 29/08/18 4:08 PM DIRECTORY OF Heating and filtration 210 Triggerfish 246 FRESHWATER PLANTS 190 Selecting the décor 212 Filefish 248 Preparing the tank 214 Boxfish and porcupinefish 250 Floating plants 192 Maintenance 217 Angelfish 252 Substrate plants 194 Food and feeding 218 Butterflyfish 256 Monitoring and adjusting 220 Gobies 260 Illness and treatment 223 Squirrelfish 262 INTRODUCTION TO Health concerns 224 Lionfish and scorpionfish 264 MARINE FISH 200 Breeding 229 Wrasse 266 Reproduction and breeding 230 Batfish 270 What to consider 202 Groupers and grunts 271 Setting up the tank 205 Grammas, dottybacks, and Lighting considerations 206 DIRECTORY OF basslets 273 Siting and substrate 208 MARINE FISH 234 Blennies and mandarinfish 275 Rabbitfish 277 Surgeonfish and tangs 236 Hawkfish 278 Damselfish 240 Sea horses 279 Clownfish 244 Other popular marine fish 280 US_006-009_Contents.indd 8 29/08/18 4:08 PM
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