Contents

1. Introduction to Aquarium Fish Keeping

1. The Potential Scope of Aquarium Fish Industry as a Cottage Industry

2. Exotic and Endemic Species of Aquarium Fishes

3. Nutritional Value of Fish

2. Biology of Aquarium Fishes

1. Guppy

2. Molly Fish

3. Sword Tail

4. Gold Fish

5. Angel Fish

6. Blue Morph Fish

7. Anemone Fish/Clown Fish

8. Butterfly Fish

9. Fighter Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish)

3. Food and Feeding of Aquarium Fishes

1. Use of Live Fish Feed Organisms

1.1 Natural Fish Food Organism

1.2 Plankton

2. Preparation and Composition of Formulated Fish Feeds

2.1 Formulated Feeds and its Preparation

3. Overview of Types of Fish Food

3.1 Types of Fish Feed

3.2 Types of Fish Food

3.3 Different Feed Ingredients and their Nutritious Value

4. Fish Transportation

1. Introduction

2. Live Fish Transport

2.1 Fish Handling

2.2 Fish Packing

2.3 Fish Forwarding Techniques

3. Causes of Mortality in Transport

5. Maintenance of Aquarium

1. Introduction

2. General Aquarium Maintenance

2.1 Budget for Setting-Up an Aquarium

3. Fish Farm as a Cottage Industry

3.1 Rules and Regulations of Fish Rearing

4. Common Diseases of Aquarium Fish

6. Physico-chemical Parameters of water for Fish Culture

1. Introduction

2. Physical Properties of Water

3. Chemical Properties of Water

3.1 Acidity

3.2 Alkalinity

3.3 Calcium

3.3 Nitrate

3.4 Ammonia

3.5 Total Hardness

7. Fish Preservation

1. Introduction

2. Fish Preservation

3. Fish Processing

8. Fish Breeding

1. Introduction

2. Types of Fishing Ponds

2.1 Breeding Ponds

2.2 Hatchery Ponds

2.3 Nursery Ponds

2.4 Rearing Ponds

2.5 Stocking Ponds