Keeping and Breeding Aquarium Fishes

Chapter I—The Modern Aquarium The Rectangular Tank The Balanced Aquarium Aquarium Plants Mollusks Other Tank Inhabitants FishesChapter II—The Anatomy and Physiology of Fishes Fins Body Peculiarities of Fish Anatomy Swimming and Balancing Metabolic Rate and Oxygen Need Growth, Age, and Size Salt Tolerance and Excretion Temperature Tolerance and Adaptability ReproductionChapter III—Feeding Fishes Natural Foods Dried Foods Other Prepared Foods Live Foods Antibiotics FeedingChapter IV—The Principles of Aquarium Keeping Shape and Size of Tanks Fish Capacity of Tanks Modifying Factors Water Quality New and Old Water Cloudy Water Removal of Mulm Removal of Fixed Algae Routine ChecksChapter V—Setting Up a Tank Sand or Gravel Stones, Rockwork, and Ornaments Planting Heating and Lighting Covers Introducing Fishes Catching FishesChapter VI—Lighting and Heating Light Needed by Plants Artificial Light Lighting Intensity Fluorescent Lighting Heating Types of Heater Thermostats Multiple Circuits Controlled Differences in Tank TemperatureChapter VII—Aeration, Filtration, and Circulation of the Water Aeration Stones Factors Affecting Efficiency Types of Air Pump Other Aeration Methods Pumping Water Filters Circulation SystemsChapter VIII—Aquarium Rooms and Breeding Batteries Heating and Heat Conservation Lighting Arrangements The Tanks Aeration Water and Drainage Quarantine Tanks Breeding BatteriesChapter IX—Breeding Livebearers Sex in Livebearers Fertilization Development Saving the Young Feeding the Young Strains Hybrids Breeding Outside Culling Livebearer Young Forced GrowthChapter X—Breeding the Egg Scatterers Sex in Egg Scatterers Cleaning Tanks Setting Up Tanks Spawning Aberrant Types Incubation of the Eggs HatchingChapter XI—Breeding the Anabantids, Cichlids, and Some Others Sex Differences Suitable Tanks Anabantid Courtship and Spawning Cichlid Courtship and Spawning Other SpeciesChapter XII—Feeding and Rearing the Fry Foods and Food Sizes Infusorial Feeding Methods Later Feeding Space Requirements and Culling Ridding of PestsChapter XIII—Diseases and Parasites White Spot or Ich Fungus Mouth Fungus Fin Congestion and Tail Rot Flukes Fish Lice and Anchor Worm Rust, or Velvet Disease Neon Tetra Disease Ichthyophonus Dropsy Tuberculosis Pop-Eyes Egg-Binding Swim-Bladder Diseases "Shimmies" Melanosis Constipation Abrasions and Wounds General Treatment Weights and Measures Stock SolutionsChapter XIV—Marine Aquaria The Salt Tank Artificial Sea Water Plants, Rocks, and Sand Maintenance Fish Capacity Suitable Fishes Marine Invertebrates Feeding DiseasesIndex