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Reference book for aquarium fish breeding. Recent studies using genotyping, mate choice tests, and artificial insemination have revealed exciting new insights into fish reproduction. This full-color book describes the nuances of fish mating behavior, such as mate choice copying, habituation, rare male advantage, and cryptic female choice. Hobbyists learn how to balance the perils and benefits of both inbreeding and outcrossing. Book material is supported by hundreds of citations to scientific papers. Author provides simple, easy-to-understand explanations for complex, scientific concepts and includes her own experiences as a long-time breeder of guppies and other aquarium fish. Read more
Publisher : Echinodorus Publishing
Publication date : February 17, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 218 pages
ISBN-13 : 40
Item Weight : 10.8 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,738,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #24 in Fish & Aquarium Care (Books) #1,020 in Genetics (Books)
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Format: Kindle
This book is filled with an immense amount of information in a relatively digestible format. The author makes every effort to make complex biological systems understandable, and at moments it may seem unimportant to the overarching goal of "guppy breeding", but Diana Walstad manages to string it all together to provide a real scientific look at breeding methodology and how genetics can be understood in a hobbyist's fish room. Regardless of your intention to breed guppies, I think reading this can be beneficial to understanding the importance of properly sourcing fish, and what questions to ask when investigating a source. I personally intend to begin guppy breeding as a hobby, not for the sale of the fish, and this has completely changed my plans on my set up and what my goals are with it(I now understand i would have likely gotten highly inbred fish without the results i wanted lol). As a final note, I am one of the people who gave up on brine shrimp due to the over production and general hassle of conventional hatchery set ups, I very much appreciate Diana's example of her own set up, how she maintains it, and the thought that goes into it.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025 by Maxwell Turner
Format: Paperback
We all know guppies, right? For many of us they were our fish aquarium fish. And for some they become a life long interest. The males are colorful, the females are drab, and they breed often and easily—like guppies. But if you haven’t read Diana Walstad’s new book, you probably don’t know guppies at all. Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) have been a favorite research subject for geneticists and behavioral scientists for over a century. Walstad summarizes much of this work in her rigorous but readable style. This book is a deep dive into the reproductive biology of guppies. Much applies to related fish such as mollies, swordtails, platies (Poeciliidea) with fascinating excursions into diverse species: zebrafish, trout, salmon, sticklebacks, and Rift Lake cichlids. Prepare to summon your inner scientist. This is not the simplistic description of fish breeding found in most aquarium books. Guppy hobbyists will be delighted to learn of the subtle and complex ways guppies choose their mates. It is not just a matter of putting male and female together in the same tank. Guppies have individual preferences for color and personality. A shy male may not mate with a bold female. Female guppies prefer males with novel colors and patterns. This type of sexual selection drives one of the most unusual characteristics of the species, the extreme variability of male appearance which has fascinated aquarists since 1866. A female guppy can even control which male’s sperm fertilizes her eggs after mating, a phenomenon known as cryptic female choice. A chapter is devoted to the inheritance of colors and patterns, complete with lists of color varieties and Punnett squares showing the predicted outcomes of many crosses. While guppies are the unquestioned focus of Aquarium Fish Reproduction, there is another major theme that all fish breeders should consider. Why are so many aquarium fish short-lived, weak, and prone to many diseases and defects? Walstad struggled with this problem when she became interested in guppies. Common breeding practices are to blame. The extensive discussion of inbreeding, outcrossing, and selection for longevity give breeders the tools to improve the health and life span of their fish. I was reminded of my own experience breeding platies. A favorite strain of red wagtail platies was beautiful but extremely prone to develop disfiguring and ultimately fatal tumors. I eventually gave up on them, but if I had this book, I might have been able to save the strain. As in Ecology of the Planted Aquarium, Walstad does not leave us guessing how to apply all this science in our own fish breeding efforts. She freely gives examples from her own experience and concludes the book with a chapter of practical advice. She even describes her easy method for hatching brine shrimp which she regards as essential food for baby fish. Aquarium Fish Reproduction is a wonderful, detailed and dense reference which you will return to again and again.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025 by Michael
Format: Paperback
We all know guppies, right? For many of us they were our fish aquarium fish. And for some they become a life long interest. The males are colorful, the females are drab, and they breed often and easily—like guppies. But if you haven’t read Diana Walstad’s new book, you probably don’t know guppies at all. Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) have been a favorite research subject for geneticists and behavioral scientists for over a century. Walstad summarizes much of this work in her rigorous but readable style. This book is a deep dive into the reproductive biology of guppies. Much applies to related fish such as mollies, swordtails, platies (Poeciliidea) with fascinating excursions into diverse species: zebrafish, trout, salmon, sticklebacks, and Rift Lake cichlids. Prepare to summon your inner scientist. This is not the simplistic description of fish breeding found in most aquarium books. Guppy hobbyists will be delighted to learn of the subtle and complex ways guppies choose their mates. It is not just a matter of putting male and female together in the same tank. Guppies have individual preferences for color and personality. A shy male may not mate with a bold female. Female guppies prefer males with novel colors and patterns. This type of sexual selection drives one of the most unusual characteristics of the species, the extreme variability of male appearance which has fascinated aquarists since 1866. A female guppy can even control which male’s sperm fertilizes her eggs after mating, a phenomenon known as cryptic female choice. A chapter is devoted to the inheritance of colors and patterns, complete with lists of color varieties and Punnett squares showing the predicted outcomes of many crosses. While guppies are the unquestioned focus of Aquarium Fish Reproduction, there is another major theme that all fish breeders should consider. Why are so many aquarium fish short-lived, weak, and prone to many diseases and defects? Walstad struggled with this problem when she became interested in guppies. Common breeding practices are to blame. The extensive discussion of inbreeding, outcrossing, and selection for longevity give breeders the tools to improve the health and life span of their fish. I was reminded of my own experience breeding platies. A favorite strain of red wagtail platies was beautiful but extremely prone to develop disfiguring and ultimately fatal tumors. I eventually gave up on them, but if I had this book, I might have been able to save the strain. As in Ecology of the Planted Aquarium, Walstad does not leave us guessing how to apply all this science in our own fish breeding efforts. She freely gives examples from her own experience and concludes the book with a chapter of practical advice. She even describes her easy method for hatching brine shrimp which she regards as essential food for baby fish. Aquarium Fish Reproduction is a wonderful, detailed and dense reference which you will return to again and again.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025 by B