Captive Management  Husbandry

Manuals

 

If the contact details for a specific Manual has changed or you know of, or are searching for, a specific Manual which is not listed here, please contact me and I will endeavour to assist.

Many of the following Husbandry Manuals are available from one or more of the regional Zoo Management Associations; unfortunately in most cases you need to be a financial member of the relevant Association in order to be eligible to obtain a copy of a Manual. However, wherever possible, contact details for obtaining a copy directly from the authors (or elsewhere) is provided.

 

 

Fish Husbandry Manuals

Poisonous or Venomous Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and
Invertebrates in Captivity Management Guidelines
Warren Spencer (2004).
Bristol Zoo Gardens
The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, United Kingdom.
Email: Fedzoo@zsl.org
EAZA

Victorian Cichlids
Published: 1992
Contact: Jay Hemdal,
Toledo Zoological Gardens,
P.O. Box 140130, Toledo, OH 43614-0801, USA.
Phone: + 1 419 385 5721
Fax: + 1 419 385 6935
E-mail: sally.albert@toledozoo.org

Elasmobranch Husbandry Manual
(Captive Care of Sharks, Rays and their Relatives)
Smith, M., D. Warmolts, D. Thoney, and R. Hueter (eds) (2004).
Special Publication of the Ohio Biological Survey. xv + 600 p. (BOOK).
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or:
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Seahorse Husbandry Manual
Colin D. Bull (ed) (2002).
Available at web site (PDF);
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Syngnathid Husbandry in Public Aquariums
Heather Koldewey (ed) (2005).
Available at web site (PDF);
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Seahorse Husbandry and Propogation
Robert A. Burhans and Debbie Melechinsky (undated).
Available at web site (PDF);
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Pipefish Husbandry & Propogation
Robert A. Burhans (undated).
Available at web site (PDF);
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Captive management of mudfish Neochanna (Teleostei: Galaxiidae)
Leanne OBrien and Nicholas Dunn (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
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Banggai Cardinalfish Husbandry Guidelines
E. Bruins, M. Janse, N. Ounaïs & A. Dral (Draft) (2002).
Contact:
Nadia Ounaïs,
Oceanographic Museum, Avenue St-Martin, MC-98000, Monaco
Phone: +377 93 15 36 00
Fax: +377 93 30 90 95
E-mail: aquarium@oceano.mc

The Biology and Culture of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
T. Hecht, P. Sorgeloos, J. Verreth, F. Ollevier, G. de Soete, D. Wilson, K. Juul and I. de Moor (1997). 
Available at web site (HTML):
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Stickleback Husbandry Manual
Dan Bolnick (undated).
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