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Some Interesting Facts about Live-bearers |
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Introduction to a Group of Fish Families |
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Where Live-bearers Come From |
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Live-bearers in Aquariums |
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Are the Latin Names Important? |
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The Way of Life of Live-bearers |
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Where You Can Get Live-bearers |
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Should You Buy Single Fish, Pairs, or a Shoal? |
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Transporting Live-bearers |
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Is Quarantine Absolutely Necessary? |
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Species Tank or Community Tank? |
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Tips on Combining Species |
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What Fish Are Compatible? |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (1) |
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The Ten Steps in Setting Up an Aquarium |
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Maintenance Schedule (table) |
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25 | (4) |
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30 | (7) |
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Some Food Animals You Can Raise |
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Feeding Fish You Want to Breed |
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36 | (1) |
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Diseases That Are Fairly Common |
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White Spot Disease or ``Ich'' |
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Cotton-wool Disease or Mouth Fungus |
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What Is Wrong with These Live-bearers? (table) |
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Some Important Points about Treating Diseases |
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Breeding to Multiply Fish or Selective Breeding? |
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Selecting the Breeding Stock |
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Breeding in a Community or a Species Tank |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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An Efficient Breeding Method |
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The Right Time to Isolate the Females |
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Rules to Prevent Unwanted Crossings |
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Well-known Ornamental Varieties |
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What Is Selective Breeding? |
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Which Live-bearers Are Suitable for Selective Breeding? |
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Choosing Fish for Selective Breeding |
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Special Aspects of Selective Breeding |
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The Most Popular Ornamental Varieties |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (1) |
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Popular Live-bearers and Their Care |
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Notes on the Instructions for Care |
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56 | (1) |
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Live-bearing Toothed Carps |
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56 | (10) |
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67 | (2) |
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| Useful Literature and Addresses |
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| Index |
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