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Bettas are a unique tropical fish with attractive features. This handy book makes it easy and fun to find favorites from the many different types of bettas, and is a great tool to help make the best care choices for these colorful fish.  Each book in the Animal Planet™ Pet Care Library series features newly-written text from animal experts on a variety of topics, including feeding, housing, grooming, training, health care, and fun activities. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.

Angelfishes of the World is a comprehensive guide to the identification and captive husbandry requirements of all the known species in the family Pomacanthidae. The author, Kiyoshi Endoh, has long been enamored of these precious creatures, and has put together an amazing collection of photographs documenting their range of appearance, from various growth phases to regional color morphs, hybrids, and genetic anomalies. In this book he discusses the biology of angelfish histories, biogeography, characteristics of the distinctive taxonomic divisions, the special environmental requirements by species, their captive care and feeding, key features used for distinguishing the sexes, and captive breeding and rearing methods.