The All-New & Complete Breeder’s Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes

Once considered an impossible dream, the breeding of marine fish species by home aquarium hobbyists is becoming an enticing reality. As pressures mount to develop sustainable sources of aquacultured livestock for the aquarium hobby, the reproduction mysteries of captive reef fishes are fast unraveling.

The All-New & Complete Breeder’s Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes is the first detailed guide to amateur marine fish breeding, and reveals the techniques and secrets for successfully spawning and rearing more than 90 species of marine fishes. This hands-on resource provides comprehensive coverage of the following species: jawfish, grammas, marine bettas, assessors, gobies, blennies, cardinals, dottybacks, damsels, chromis, clownfishes, and angelfishes. It also includes all the essential breeding steps for each family: securing breeding stock, pair formation, breeder conditioning, spawning, larval feeding, juvenile husbandry and growth. Beautiful color photographs and diagrams help illustrate the species, equipment, and techniques described in the text. This book is an essential for both the amateur and aspiring small-scale commercial breeders.
·256 pages

·Approximately 300 full-color photos

·Matthew L. Wittenrich