Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish With Emphasis on Marine Clownfish

extensive book that covers fish culture from a to z. emphasis is on closed system, commercial and hobbist level, culture of tropical food and ornamental fish. significant data is based on the closed system culture of clownfish (amphiprion) at instant ocean hatcheries. the material is further expanded by the inclusion of work conducted on pompano, black sea bass, redfish, and freshwater species including discus and angelfish. includes: utilization of live and prepaired foods, broodstock management and conditioning, egg analysis, hormone use, controlled spawning, hatching of eggs, larval rearing, juvenile growout, tank selection, system designs, theory and practice, data gathering, analysis, trouble shooting and future fish culture endeavors. a must for fish breeders whether fresh or saltwater. this book is further enhanced when used as a companion manual to our "plankton culture manual".

frank h. hoff is a graduate marine biologist who has been active in the culture or fish and livefeed products since 1966. he is considered one of the original pioneers in the development of spawning and rearing techniques of tropical marine food fish including pompano, seabass and ornamental clownfish. for eight years he served as director of the aquaculture division of the florida marine research laboratory. in 1974 he founded instant ocean hatcheries, the first marine tropical fish farm located 30 miles inshore which used artificial seawater. in 1984 he founded florida aqua farms and aquaculture supply. currently he is the chief consultant to ora (ocean reefs and aquariums) which is the largest marine torpical fish farm in the world. he has over 17 professional publications, numerious popular articles and author of two books; plankton culture manual and conditioning and rearing of fish with emphasis on marine clownfish.