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Lake Victoria Basin Cichlids - Mark Smith


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Lake Victoria Basin Cichlids - Mark Smith

 
Description: ISBN 0764118110 / Genre: Science / Nature / Author: Mark Smith / Paperback / 96 Pages / Book is published 2001-10-26 by Barron's ... more
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Newest Review: ... many of the species have stunningly beautiful male colouration, the females are often drab silver and look similar to other ... more

 ... species. This gives two problems. Firstly, only a few of the aquarium residents will be colourful; three times this amount will be plainer looking (kept at a ratio of one male to three females). Secondly, the similarity of the females means that interbreeding can be an issue. The author is eminently qualified to write this book. He is an acknowledged expert in cichlids of this area and has, in fact, discovered two new species personally. The first part of the book describes Lake Victoria and its satellite lak...more

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Lake Victoria, at 68,000 square kilometres surface area, is the second largest lake in the world. This vast ocean-like lake is home to over 500 species of fishes, many of which are endemic so found nowhere else on Earth. One may imagine that a lake this size would be invulnerable to man's influence, but in the 1950s, an environmental disaster of epic proportions was played out in the lake. To 'improve' local fishing, Nile perch were introduced. This fish makes good eating and grows six feet long. Unfortunately, the Nile perch is a voracious predator and within a decade its population exploded to the detriment of the resident species. No ...  Read the complete review

 

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