Ornamental Fish Farming

This is one of ten eBooks on the commercial production of ornamental fish. It is based predominantly on the author's 30 years of experience, mostly onhis own farms. While a few of the eBooks are purely commercial, others,particularly those on breeding, will also be helpful to hobbyists,understandable even by beginners. The following description is provided as aguide. This section gives a detailed background to some important aspects offish breeding and commercial production. These include: a look at water andhow it supports fish life in the natural environment, basic water chemistryfrom a fish breeding and farming perspective, an overview of production andgeneral breeding methods for different groups (families) of fish, commercialsuitability of major families, identifying the sexes, advice on obtainingbreeders, and how to quarantine new breeders. Potentially useful to bothhobbyist breeders and commercial producers.

This is one of ten eBooks on the commercial production of ornamental fish. It is based predominantly on the author's 30 years of experience, mostly onhis own farms. While a few of the eBooks are purely commercial, others,particularly those on breeding, will also be helpful to hobbyists,understandable even by beginners. The following description is provided as aguide. This section gives a detailed background to some important aspects offish breeding and commercial production. These include: a look at water andhow it supports fish life in the natural environment, basic water chemistryfrom a fish breeding and farming perspective, an overview of production andgeneral breeding methods for different groups (families) of fish, commercialsuitability of major families, identifying the sexes, advice on obtainingbreeders, and how to quarantine new breeders. Potentially useful to bothhobbyist breeders and commercial producers.