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Fishkeeping course for freshwater fish for pet shops will be held on 21st September 2010. Public course will be held on 20th September 2010 for freshwater fish only Course outline is as follows:-
1. Introduction
2. Nitrogen cycle (aerobic , anaerobic, nitrosomonas, nitrobacter,) Understanding the cycle is understanding fishkeeping,
a. New tank syndrome
b. Double peak inhibiting bacteria
c. So called bottled bacteria
d. Filter media
e. Flow rates
f. Temperatures
g. Koi filters
h. Reactivating old tanks
3, Water parameters
a. Water hardness
1. Water softening equipment –distillers, RO , deionised. Usage, cost factors, time factors
b. pH
c. Alkalinity
3. Water testing
4. Filter media
a. Ceramics
b. Sintered glass
c. Plastic media
d. Gravel
e. Volcanic rock
f. Rolled bricks
g. Filter floss
h. Matting
i. Activated carbon
j. Zeolite rock
5. Filtration
a. Undergravel filters
b. Box filters
c. Internal filters
d. Biological filters
e. Fluidized beds
f. Canister
g. Trickle filtration
h. Central filtration
6. Tank sizes and types
7. Setting up an aquarium – goldfish v tropical v marine
8. Equipment
9. Fish
a. Imported v Local
b. Fish husbandry (bacterial levels)
c. Stocking levels
d. Feeding
e. Live food cultivation
f. Diseases
g. Sexing your fish (myths and reality)
h. Increasing your profitability
10. Medication
a. Prophylactic treatments
b. Salt baths
c. Scaleless fish
d. KMNO4
e. Dewormers
f. Camallanus
g. White spot
h. Fin rot
i. TB
11. Plants
a. Lighting
b. Fertilizers
c. CO2
12. Reproduction
a. Livebearers
b. Egg scatterers
c. Bubblenest breeders
d. Cichlids
e. Mouthbrooders
13. Ethics
a. Goldfish bowls
b. Siamese fighters
c. Trade discounts
d. False information
e. guarantees
f. Do we comment on traders.
Pet Traders Association
Seats are reserved on a first come first served basis. Cost of course is R1000 per course |