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Project proposal for the establishment of ornamental fish. Like many of the fish in the aquarium industry the serpae tetra has gone through several taxonomic revisions over the years. In aquarium and pond fish, healthy breeding stock must be of spawning age. Ornamental fishes really are natures wonderful creation. Poiciliidae was studied during march 2008 to may 2009 in zoological garden laboratory, curzon hall campus, dhaka. Pdf ornamental fish breeding, culture and trade researchgate. Fa35 production of ornamental aquarium fish 1 craig a. Pdf breeding biology of guppy fish, poecilia reticulata.
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