Buying an Aquarium for a Child or Teen in Melbourne Buying an Aquarium for Child or Teen in Melbourne | Page 15

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Danios (Zebra and Pearl)
Rasboras (Harlequins and Scissortails)
Catfish (Bronze or Gold Cory, Spotted Cory, Bandit Cory and Panda Cory)
Rainbowfish (Boeseman’s, Neons and Celebes)
Some other fish beginners are Angelfish (the freshwater variety), Tetras and Bettas
(Siamese Fighting Fish).
This list is by no means conclusive; there are many other fine fish beginners may like and
do well with. But these examples represent a good starting point.
 Be Sure Educate Pet Fish Parents
It's very important for local fish store proprietors to be up on and provide their customers
with as much knowledge as possible about this complex pet endeavor.
So I encourage fish store operators to carry a good selection of informative books for fish
hobbyists, especially the beginners.
Not only will this afford your customers a better understanding about how to successfully
keep pet fish, this will also provide you with an added retail component that many in this
business overlook.
7.0 Evolution of fish
The evolution of fish began about 530
million years ago during the Cambrian
explosion. It was during this time that the
early chordates developed the skull and
the vertebral column, leading to the first
craniates and vertebrates. The first fish
lineages belong to the Agnatha, or jawless
fish. Early examples include Haikouichthys.
During the late Cambrian, eel-like jawless
fish called the conodonts, and small mostly
armoured fish known as ostracoderms,
first appeared. Most jawless fish are now
extinct; but the extant lampreys may
approximate ancient pre-jawed fish. Lampreys belong to the Cyclostomata, which includes
the extant hagfish, and this group may have split early on from other agnathans.
8.0 The Anatomy of Fish, How are all Fish the Same?
 Do Freshwater Aquarium Fish have Hyperthermia?