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Tropical Fish Now That You Have Set up Your Aquarium and Are Starting to Think About Adding Fish, You Have Many Choices to Choose From
Tropical Fish Now that you have set up your aquarium and are starting to think about adding fish, you have many choices to choose from. One specific type of fish is the tropical fish, found in tropical waters all over the world and in areas near the equator. They can live in fresh water such as ponds, lakes, streams and even oceans that are salt water. In home aquariums, tropical fish are usually kept in heated fish tanks or in areas where the ambient room temperature is between 70°F - 82°F. As you make your decisions, be sure to research their compatibility, hardiness and if they are a schooling fish or not. Selecting the right fish will help ensure that you have hours of enjoyment and success. Today, many freshwater fish are captive bred either in fish farms or by hobbyists, making them readily available and easy to find. Popular freshwater tropical fish include Bettas, Guppies, Tetras, Swordtails, Platys, Barbs, Mollies and Corydoras among others. Sometimes people starting out in the aquatic hobby may not always provide their fish with ideal living conditions. Fish recommended for beginners and new aquariums must be durable and able to handle sometimes-poor water quality and stressful living conditions. The list included here are freshwater fish and will provide you with a nice assortment to consider. Cold -Water Fish The most common cold-water fish species is the goldfish but there are many other fish species that do not require a heated tank such as White Cloud Mountain Minnows, Bloodfin Tetras, and Rosy Barbs among others; where their preferred water temperature is between 64 to 72 degrees F. -
ECOLOGY of NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER FISHES
ECOLOGY of NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER FISHES Tables STEPHEN T. ROSS University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London © 2013 by The Regents of the University of California ISBN 978-0-520-24945-5 uucp-ross-book-color.indbcp-ross-book-color.indb 1 44/5/13/5/13 88:34:34 AAMM uucp-ross-book-color.indbcp-ross-book-color.indb 2 44/5/13/5/13 88:34:34 AAMM TABLE 1.1 Families Composing 95% of North American Freshwater Fish Species Ranked by the Number of Native Species Number Cumulative Family of species percent Cyprinidae 297 28 Percidae 186 45 Catostomidae 71 51 Poeciliidae 69 58 Ictaluridae 46 62 Goodeidae 45 66 Atherinopsidae 39 70 Salmonidae 38 74 Cyprinodontidae 35 77 Fundulidae 34 80 Centrarchidae 31 83 Cottidae 30 86 Petromyzontidae 21 88 Cichlidae 16 89 Clupeidae 10 90 Eleotridae 10 91 Acipenseridae 8 92 Osmeridae 6 92 Elassomatidae 6 93 Gobiidae 6 93 Amblyopsidae 6 94 Pimelodidae 6 94 Gasterosteidae 5 95 source: Compiled primarily from Mayden (1992), Nelson et al. (2004), and Miller and Norris (2005). uucp-ross-book-color.indbcp-ross-book-color.indb 3 44/5/13/5/13 88:34:34 AAMM TABLE 3.1 Biogeographic Relationships of Species from a Sample of Fishes from the Ouachita River, Arkansas, at the Confl uence with the Little Missouri River (Ross, pers. observ.) Origin/ Pre- Pleistocene Taxa distribution Source Highland Stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum 2 Mayden 1987a; Blum et al. 2008; Cashner et al. 2010 Blacktail Shiner, Cyprinella venusta 3 Mayden 1987a Steelcolor Shiner, Cyprinella whipplei 1 Mayden 1987a Redfi n Shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis 4 Mayden 1987a Bigeye Shiner, Notropis boops 1 Wiley and Mayden 1985; Mayden 1987a Bullhead Minnow, Pimephales vigilax 4 Mayden 1987a Mountain Madtom, Noturus eleutherus 2a Mayden 1985, 1987a Creole Darter, Etheostoma collettei 2a Mayden 1985 Orangebelly Darter, Etheostoma radiosum 2a Page 1983; Mayden 1985, 1987a Speckled Darter, Etheostoma stigmaeum 3 Page 1983; Simon 1997 Redspot Darter, Etheostoma artesiae 3 Mayden 1985; Piller et al. -
A Manual for Commercial Production of the Tiger Barb, ~C~T Etnlnmmi
saeAU-8-97-002 C3 A Manual for Commercial Production of the Tiger Barb, ~c~t etnlnmmI. A T p y P i d T k Sp By: Clyde S. Tamaru, Ph.D. Brian Cole, M.S. Richard Bailey, B.A. Christopher Brown, Ph.o. Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture Publication Number 129 Commercial Production of Tiger 8arbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This manual is a combined effort of three institutions, United States Department of Agriculture Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture CTSA!, and University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Service SGES! and Aquaculture Development Program ADP!, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii. Financial support for this project was provided by the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture through grants from the US Department of Agriculture USDA grant numbers 93-38500-8583 and 94-38500-0065!. Production of the manual is also funded in part by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, project kA/AS-1 which is sponsored by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology SOEST!, under institutional Grant No. NA36RG0507 from NOAA Office of Sea Grant, Department of Commerce, UNIHI-SEAGRANT-TR-96-01. Support for the production of the manual was also provided by the Aquaculture Development Program, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii, as part of their Aquaculture Extension Project with University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension, Service Contract Nos. 9325 and 9638. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USDA or any of its sub-agencies. -
Reproductive Morphology and Sperm Depletion in Crayfish
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Reproductive morphology and sperm depletion in crayfish A Major Qualifying Project submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by Lauren Pehnke and Aung Pyae 4/26/2012 Acknowledgements There are a number of people to whom we owe our thanks. Firstly, our advisors, Michael Buckholt, Daniel Gibson, and Lauren Mathews, without whose guidance, we would have been lost. Secondly, to the other crayfish ProjectLab groups, for helping us collect some of our specimens from the Quinebaug River in the fall. Lastly, we would like to thank the other groups working in the ProjectLab for their patience and understanding on the matters of keeping live crayfish and the odors inherent to doing so. 1 Abstract Females of the species Orconectes limosus have shown a preference for virgin males over those which had mated recently, when given the choice in prior studies. It was hypothesized that a depletion in sperm stores in the males could be an explanation for this preference. Using conventional methods such as microdissection, resin embedding, and light and electron microscopy, we attempted to show evidence of this depletion and the sperm’s deposition within the female’s spermatheca. 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 1 Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... -
The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE
The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE ltd 26 Zennor Road Trade Park, Balham, SW12 0PS Ph: 020 7580 6764 [email protected] PLEASE CALL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY ON DAY Complete Freshwater Livestock (2019) Livebearers Common Name In Stock Y/N Limia melanogaster Y Poecilia latipinna Dalmatian Molly Y Poecilia latipinna Silver Lyre Tail Molly Y Poecilia reticulata Male Guppy Asst Colours Y Poecilia reticulata Red Cap, Cobra, Elephant Ear Guppy Y Poecilia reticulata Female Guppy Y Poecilia sphenops Molly: Black, Canary, Silver, Marble. y Poecilia velifera Sailfin Molly Y Poecilia wingei Endler's Guppy Y Xiphophorus hellerii Swordtail: Pineapple,Red, Green, Black, Lyre Y Xiphophorus hellerii Kohaku Swordtail, Koi, HiFin Xiphophorus maculatus Platy: wagtail,blue,red, sunset, variatus Y Tetras Common Name Aphyocarax paraguayemsis White Tip Tetra Aphyocharax anisitsi Bloodfin Tetra Y Arnoldichthys spilopterus Red Eye Tetra Y Axelrodia riesei Ruby Tetra Bathyaethiops greeni Red Back Congo Tetra Y Boehlkea fredcochui Blue King Tetra Copella meinkeni Spotted Splashing Tetra Crenuchus spilurus Sailfin Characin y Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black Widow Tetra Y Hasemania nana Silver Tipped Tetra y Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight Tetra y Hemigrammus ocelifer Beacon Tetra y Hemigrammus pulcher Pretty Tetra y Hemigrammus rhodostomus Diamond Back Rummy Nose y Hemigrammus rhodostomus Rummy nose Tetra y Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Hemigrammus vorderwimkieri Platinum Tetra y Hyphessobrycon amandae Ember Tetra y Hyphessobrycon amapaensis Amapa Tetra Y Hyphessobrycon bentosi -
Lemon Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Pulchripinnis
LEMON TETRA, HYPHESSOBRYCON PULCHRIPINNIS Chase F Klinesteker, www.chasesfishes.net Lemon Tetra, male on left DESCRIPTION The Lemon Tetra has been in the hobby since 1937 and is a perennial favorite of many. It is colorful, peaceful, and easy to feed. Maximum size is about 2 inches. They come from the Amazon River basin in South America, Rio Tapajos, where the water is clear, soft, and slightly acid. They are quite hardy, tolerate a wide range of water parameters, and are found in the shallows in mild current with plant cover. Their color is a warm, lemon yellow with the top half of the eye a brilliant iridescent red, a sign that the fish is in good health. Full color is not shown until they are completely adult, about 8 or 9 months of age. Sexing can be difficult on younger fish, but males will have a thicker black line on the edge of the anal fin, darker color, and slightly thinner body profile. They are omnivores and eat a variety of foods, but do not usually overeat. It is a schooling and fast-moving fish that can live in the aquarium for 6 or more years. A temperature range of 70- 82 degrees is good. BREEDING Breeding the Lemon Tetra can be a bit more challenging but by no means difficult. Select healthy adults in good color with the female showing a slight plumpness. Clear soft or rainwater seems to work best with a box filter containing peat moss to add tannins. 77 to 82 degrees is best for breeding. -
Female Mate Choice and Male Ornamentation in the Stalk-Eyed Fly, Diasemopsis Meigenii
de la Motte & Burkhardt 1983 1 Female Mate Choice and Male Ornamentation in the Stalk-Eyed Fly, Diasemopsis meigenii James Malcolm Howie Submitted for Ph.D. University College London 2 I, James Malcolm Howie, confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. 3 A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S First and foremost, I would like to thank my two Ph.D. supervisors, Professor Kevin Fowler (Kevin) and Professor Andrew Pomiankowski (POM). Both have been excellent, and have pushed, and pulled, and sometimes frustrated me into shape. I have learned a lot from them, and I suspect the lessons (the ‘Kevin’ and ‘POM’ in my head) will keep on coming. Thanks guys!! Next, I would like to thank all of the members of the stalkie lab, and also, more recently, those of the Drosophila lab. The Ph.D. would not have happened without you – and that means all of you, really. Thanks! The names of you lot are (in – I hope – alphabetical order), Aaron Towlson, Alison Cotton, David Ellis, Elisabeth (Liz) Harley, Lara Meade, Lawrence Bellamy, Luke Lazarou, Nadine Chapman and Sam Cotton (as well the Drosophila guys, Filipe Ruzicka and Mark Hill). I want to also give a special thanks to Nadine Chapman, who helped me a great deal when I first arrived at this lab, and got me started and integrated. Thanks too, to David Murrel for his advice at my upgrade – it helped. -
Mate Choice and Sexual Selection: What Have We Learned Since Darwin?
Mate choice and sexual selection: What have we learned since Darwin? Adam G. Jones1 and Nicholas L. Ratterman Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, 3258 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 Charles Darwin laid the foundation for all modern work on sexual concerns sexual selection, but many of Darwin’s insights regard- selection in his seminal book The Descent of Man, and Selection in ing sexual selection appear in his chapters on humans. Relation to Sex. In this work, Darwin fleshed out the mechanism of Darwin’s most lasting achievement with respect to sexual sexual selection, a hypothesis that he had proposed in The Origin of selection must be his definition of the term, as it is essentially the Species. He went well beyond a simple description of the phenom- same as the one still in use today. It is difficult to find a quote enon by providing extensive evidence and considering the far-reach- from Darwin that captures the full essence of his concept of ing implications of the idea. Here we consider the contributions of sexual selection, but he provides the following definition (ref. 2; Darwin to sexual selection with a particular eye on how far we have Part I, pp 254–255): progressed in the last 150 years. We focus on 2 key questions in sexual selection. First, why does mate choice evolve at all? And second, what ‘‘We are, however, here concerned only with that kind factors determine the strength of mate choice (or intensity of sexual of selection, which I have called sexual selection. This selection) in each sex? Darwin provided partial answers to these depends on the advantage which certain individuals questions, and the progress that has been made on both of these have over other individuals of the same sex and species, topics since his time should be seen as one of the great triumphs of in exclusive relation to reproduction.’’ modern evolutionary biology. -
Aquatics Livestock List
irhHollybush Nurseries Ltd Warstone Road Shareshill Wolverhampton WV10 7LX Tel: 01922 418050 Fax: 01922 701028 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hollybush-garden.com Follow us on our Facebook Page: Hollybush Pets & Aquatics AQUATICS LIVESTOCK LIST Species Scientific Name / Size Price POND FISH Goldfish 3-4” £2.99 each or 2 for £5.50 Goldfish 4-5” £5.99 each or 2 for £10.00 Shubunkin 3-4” £3.99 each or 2 for £7.00 Shubunkin 4-5” £6.99 each or 2 for £13.00 Shubunkin 5-6” £12.99 each or 2 for £22.00 Green / Golden Tench 5-6” £5.99 each English Koi (Mixed) 8-10” £69.99 each Japanese Koi 3-5” (Hirasawa Mix) £15.00 each Japanese Koi 3-5” (Longfin) £40.00 each Japanese Koi 12-15” (Yamazaki Mix) £300.00 each Japanese Koi 12-15” (Kase Mix) £300.00 each Japanese Koi 15-24” (Show Pool Mix) From £595.00 Long Nose Sturgeon 8-10” £39.99 each White Tip Sturgeon 5-6” £24.99 each Diamond Sturgeon 8-10” £49.99 each Golden Sterlets 10-12” £89.99 each True Albino Sterlets 20-25” £249.00 each COLDWATER & TEMPERATE FISH Assorted Fantails Carassius auratus From £3.99 each Pearlscales Carassius auratus £8.99 each Black Moors Carassius auratus £4.95 each Ryukin Carassius auratus From £8.99 each Weather Loach Misgurnus angullicaudatus £5.95 each White Cloud Mountain Minnows Tanichithys albonubes £2.50 each or 4 for £9.00 Assorted Danio Danio sp. £1.95 each or 4 for £7.00 LIVEBEARERS Assorted Male Guppy Poecilia reticulata £2.50 each or 4 for £9.00 Assorted Female Guppy Poecilia reticulata £2.50 each or 4 for £9.00 Assorted Endler Guppy Poecilia wingei £2.50 each or 4 for £9.00 “Black Fire” Endler Guppy Poecilia wingei £5.95 each or 4 for £20.00 “Yellow Tiger” Endler Guppy Poecilia wingei £5.95 each or 4 for £20.00 “Santa Maria” Endler Guppy Poecilia wingei £5.95 each or 4 for £20.00 “Japan Blue Double-Sword” Endlers Poecilia wingei £4.99 each or 4 for £18.00 Assorted Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii £2.95 each or 2 for £5.50 “Kohaku” Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri £12.95 each or 2 for £22.00 Assorted Platy Xiphophorus sp. -
1455189355674.Pdf
THE STORYTeller’S THESAURUS FANTASY, HISTORY, AND HORROR JAMES M. WARD AND ANNE K. BROWN Cover by: Peter Bradley LEGAL PAGE: Every effort has been made not to make use of proprietary or copyrighted materi- al. Any mention of actual commercial products in this book does not constitute an endorsement. www.trolllord.com www.chenaultandgraypublishing.com Email:[email protected] Printed in U.S.A © 2013 Chenault & Gray Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Storyteller’s Thesaurus Trademark of Cheanult & Gray Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Chenault & Gray Publishing, Troll Lord Games logos are Trademark of Chenault & Gray Publishing. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE STORYTeller’S THESAURUS 1 FANTASY, HISTORY, AND HORROR 1 JAMES M. WARD AND ANNE K. BROWN 1 INTRODUCTION 8 WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK DIFFERENT 8 THE STORYTeller’s RESPONSIBILITY: RESEARCH 9 WHAT THIS BOOK DOES NOT CONTAIN 9 A WHISPER OF ENCOURAGEMENT 10 CHAPTER 1: CHARACTER BUILDING 11 GENDER 11 AGE 11 PHYSICAL AttRIBUTES 11 SIZE AND BODY TYPE 11 FACIAL FEATURES 12 HAIR 13 SPECIES 13 PERSONALITY 14 PHOBIAS 15 OCCUPATIONS 17 ADVENTURERS 17 CIVILIANS 18 ORGANIZATIONS 21 CHAPTER 2: CLOTHING 22 STYLES OF DRESS 22 CLOTHING PIECES 22 CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 24 CHAPTER 3: ARCHITECTURE AND PROPERTY 25 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND ELEMENTS 25 BUILDING MATERIALS 26 PROPERTY TYPES 26 SPECIALTY ANATOMY 29 CHAPTER 4: FURNISHINGS 30 CHAPTER 5: EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS 31 ADVENTurer’S GEAR 31 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS 31 2 THE STORYTeller’s Thesaurus KITCHEN EQUIPMENT 35 LINENS 36 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS -
Informații Despre Acvariu
Informații despre acvariu în 99 de pagini, actualizat la 28. mai. 2011 Cuprins Animalia. Arthropoda. Crustacea. Palaemonidae 1 Family description....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Palaemonetes spp. Ghost Shrimp...........................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Animalia. Arthropoda. Crustacea. Cambaridae 4 Family description....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Cambarellus patzcuarensis.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Animalia. Mollusca. Gastropoda. Neritidae 6 Family description....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Neritina natalensis sp. "Zebra". Zebra Nerite Snail.................................................................................................................................................................................7 -
Striped Headstander - Anostumus Anostomus 1 107 YEARS of E DUCATING a QUARISTS AQUATICA 2018 NO
AQUATICA T H E O N - L I N E J O U R N A L O F T H E B R O O K L Y N A Q U A R I U M S O C I E T Y VOL. 31 MARCH ~ APRIL 2018 No. 4 Striped headstander - Anostumus anostomus 1 107 YEARS OF E DUCATING A QUARISTS AQUATICA 2018 NO. 4 VOL. 31 MARCH~ APRIL C ONTENTS PAGE 2 THE AQUATICA STAFF PAGE 25 THE BREEDING OF TATIA INTERMEDIA. Joe relates his breeding PAGE 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS. of this interesting catfish. BAS Events for the year 2018 JOE GRAFFAGNINO -BAS PAGE 4 SEXING AQUARIUM FISH. PAGE 28 BLUE DREAM SHRIMP. A commercial breeder gives us some tips Notes on this freshwater shrimp. on how to sex fish. RYAN CURTIS - BAS TONY KROEGER - BAS PAGE 9 MADAGASCAR LACE PLANT. PAGE 29 THE PRACTICAL PLANT: How to grow them and the different varieties. PROPAGATING ANUBIAS COFFEEFOLIA. HOLLY PAONI -MAS A great plant that should be in your aquarium. IZZY ZWERIN -BAS PAGE 11 SALT IS ALL YOU NEED! Tips for your fish room about how to prevent the spread of PAGE 30 FEATHERDUSTERS: diseases, parasites and other undesirables. AAHCHOO! Keeping featherdusters in your reef FRANK COWHERD -PVAS tank. TONY KROEGER -BAS PAGE 17 SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Meet PAGE 32 GET TO KNOW OUR SPONSORS. the striped Anostomus, Anostomus anostomus. TONY KROEGER - BAS PAGE 34 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS. THEY SUPPORT US. WE MUST SUPPORT THEM. PAGE 19 THE BANDED BARBS REVISITED. Information on the banded barb family.