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Guppy, the jewel of tropical fish
Guppy, the jewel of tropical fish
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Book Introduction
Many people know that guppies are easy and convenient fish to raise, but according to experts, they are very difficult to raise and it is not easy to raise guppies properly.
To raise guppies, which are so beautiful that they are called the "jewel of tropical fish," as true jewels, you must understand the characteristics of the fish. "Guppy, the Jewel of Tropical Fish" contains all the information that any guppy breeder must acquire.
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Chapter 1: The History of Goofy

Section 1: History of Guppy
The Origin of Guppies│The Origin of the Name Guppies│The Beginning of Guppies as Ornamental Fish│
The History of Fancy Guppies (Guppy Improvement by Germany and the UK, Active Exchange through International Contests, and Future Issues with Domestic Guppy Contests)

Section 2: History of Fancy Guppies in Korea
The introduction of Guppies in Korea in the late 1960s and early 1970s│The relationship with Guppies│The activities of the Internet-based 'Gusa Mo'

Chapter 2 Fancy Guppy Breeds

Section 1 Understanding the names of fancy guppies
Fixed guppy (= purebred guppy)│Fancy guppy (= show guppy)│Magic guppy (= regular guppy)

Section 2 How to name fancy guppies
Guppy breed name│Basic breed classification (classification by body color, classification by body pattern, classification by caudal fin shape,
Classification by caudal fin pattern, classification by caudal fin color)│Order of naming breeds (Japanese, American)│
Organizing the guppy breed names

Section 3 Classification and introduction of fancy guppy varieties
Tuxedo (Red Tuxedo, Blue Tuxedo, Yellow Tuxedo, German Yellow Tail Tuxedo, Pink White, Neon Tuxedo, Pingu Tuxedo, Aquamarine Tuxedo)│
Solid (Full Red, Moscow Blue, Red Tail, Blue Tail, Full Black)│Grass (Blue Grass, Red Grass, Yellow Grass)│
Mosaic (Blue Mosaic, Red Mosaic)│Cobra (Cobra/King Cobra/Race Cobra, Medusa, Galaxy)│Sword│Platinum│Metal│Coral│
Other varieties (Michaelif, Old Fashioned, Saddle, Magenta, Leopard)

Chapter 3: Managing Fancy Guppies

Section 1 Optimal Breeding Environment
Breeding space│Seasonal water temperature management (spring, summer, fall, winter)│Water exchange (food, water quality, selection of filtration method, automatic water exchange system, housing)

Section 2 Tank Selection and Basic Settings
Ideal number of tanks│Ideal tank size│Tank settings according to filtration method (sponge filtration, bottom filtration)│
Goofy's acquisition

Section 3 Water Quality Management
Importance of water quality management │ pH │ There are several factors that change pH (change due to biological filtration, change due to water exchange, change due to carbon dioxide addition, etc.)
Changes due to other factors)│Salt│PSB (photosynthetic bacteria)

Section 4 Filtration and Filters
Understanding the Filtration Process (Physical Filtration, Biological Filtration, Chemical Filtration)│Choosing a Filter

Chapter 4 Guppy's Food

Section 1 Types and characteristics of guppy food
Differences between live food and artificial food │ Types and characteristics of live food (microworms, whiteworms, grinding worms, earthworms, longworms, water fleas, brine shrimp, hamburgers) │
Types and characteristics of artificial feed (flake type feed, granule type feed, dry feed, manufactured feed)

Section 2: Food and beverages for office workers
Three Feeding Methods | Feeding and Lighting Schedules | Principles for Maximizing Food Intake

Chapter 5 Guppy Diseases

Section 1 Common Diseases and Treatment Options
Prevention is the best│White spot│Velvet disease│Needletail disease│Mouse fungus│Pine cone disease│Pop eye│Ascites disease│Kamalanus│Columnaris disease│Guppy AIDS│
Other parasites (Hydra, white nematodes)│Precautions when treating guppy diseases (water temperature, hydrogen ion concentration, ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/other toxic substances, removal of filtration devices)

Chapter 6: Breeding Guppies

Section 1 Stereotypes about breeders
Everyone who breeds is a breeder│The only difference is whether they are a beginner or an expert.

Section 2 Breeding Techniques of Professional Breeders
Harem Breeding│Inbreeding│Line Breeding│Hybrid Breeding│Author's Breeding Examples

Section 3 Differences and Techniques of Crossbreeding and Hybridization
The Difference Between Crossbreeding and Crossbreeding│Line Cross│Out Cross│Double Cross│Back Cross

Section 4 Selection and selection of male and female seedlings
Innate sense of selection is required│How to select male and female fish

Section 5 Breeding and Care of Fancy Guppies
Female Guppy Breeding│Male Guppy Breeding│Fry Breeding - The First Month│Maintenance and Culling of Female Guppies│Fry Tank Management│Neutering & Pot Bellydling│
Goofy's Cannibalism│Other Considerations

Section 6 Compatibility between breeds
Red Tail and HB Red│Red Tail and Albino Red Tail│Purple and Green│Yellow Cobra and HB/AOC│Blue/Green Mosaic VS.
Yellow Cobra│
Gray body HB pastel and gold body pastel

Section 7 Color Differences Between Neon, Dark Blue, and Black
Differences in cytological aspects│Differences in genetic aspects│Distinction between bicolor/multicolor/AOC

Chapter 7 Guppy's Genetics

Section 1 Forms of inheritance
Mendel's Laws (Law of Dominance, Law of Segregation, Law of Independent Assortment)│Black Cross│Incomplete Dominance│Sex-Linked Inheritance│Sex-Linked Inheritance│Genotypes by Body Color│
Long-fin genetic form│Swallow-type genetic form

Section 2 Breeding of mutant guppies
Hanseong Gene = King Cobra (Yc) │ Hanseong Gene = Old Fashioned (Yof) │ Hanseong Gene = Platinum (Yp) │ Hanseong Gene = Metal (Metal Cobra, Ymc) │
Hanseong Gene = Aquamarine (Yj)│Hanseong Gene = Coral (Yeo)

Section 3 Understanding Guppy Genes
Genes on sex chromosomes│Genes on autosomes│Gene transfer by crossing over│Reversionary inheritance│Nigrocaudatus genes│
Elongated gene│Brown and white│Inverse relationship between melanin and guanine│Crossbreeding of guppies with other viviparous species

Appendix: A Beginner's Guide to Fancy Guppies

Section 1: The Meaning of Fancy Guppy Breeding
Understanding the Characteristics of Guppies│The Main Purpose of Guppy Breeding is Fun

Section 2: Purchasing fish and guppies
Fishing with aquatic fish│Purchase only one species per tank│Keep only one species per tank

Section 3 Filters and auxiliary facilities
Filtration method and filter│Auxiliary facilities

Section 4: Feeding and feeding fancy guppies
Earthworms│Brine shrimp│Frozen worms, water fleas│Feed

Section 5 Basic Care of Fancy Guppies
Importance of Management│Feeding│Recovery│Human Environment

Publisher's Review
It provides detailed information on the history and background of guppies, including the basics you need to know, as well as numerous guppy breeds.
In particular, the photos of the varieties, which are clearly classified and explained, provide a rich visual feast for the eyes of readers.
It provides detailed information on the tank environment, water quality management, and feeding necessary to create the optimal breeding environment for full-scale breeding, and includes the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various diseases that guppies commonly suffer from.
Additionally, expert information on breeding techniques and difficult and complex genetics required for breed improvement is explained in an easy-to-understand manner.

The appendix, "Beginner's Guide to Fancy Guppies," is a useful resource for warming up to the tropical fish species before diving into the more difficult content of the main text.
It would be effective for breeders at the breeder stage to learn the main text, and for beginners at the entry level to learn the appendix first and then learn the main text.
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- Date of issue: March 15, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 152*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788997242177
- ISBN10: 8997242172

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