Isolamento de Alcaligenes faecalis em peixe Betta splendens Regan, 1910 no Brasil

Feed of Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, (Regan, 1910) in open pond: live and formulated diets.

The growth rate and percent survival of Betta splendens when submitted to formulated diet and live food treatments are evaluated. The three different diets were used and designated as: formulated diet (basal diet); live food diet (plankton) and mixed diet (formulated diet with plankton). The live food diet contained plankton belonging to an open pond. High mortality was reported with live food ...

توصیف ویژگی‌های ماهی جنگجوی سیامی (Betta splendens, Regan, 1910) در حوزه آبی رودخانه مکونگ

ماهی فایتر، ماهی جنگجو، جنگجوی سیامی و ماهی بتا، نام­های مصطلح و مترادف ماهی زیبایی است که با نام علمی Betta splendens، به طور طبیعی در دشت­های سیلابی،کانال­ها، شالیزارها و آب­های گرمسیری و فاقد اکسیژن نواحی خاصی از جنوب‌ شرقی قاره آسیا، به ویژه حوزه آبی رودخانه مِکونگ یافت می­شود. ماهی فایتر در طبیعت دارای ویژگی­های است که با ارقام اهلی آن تمایزهایی قابل توجهی دارد. این ویژگی به استتار آن‌ها در...

Isolation of rotavirus from asymptomatic dogs in Brazil [Isolamento de rotavírus de cães assintomáticos no Brasil]

Rotaviruses (Reoviridae: Rotavirus), the causative agents of acute diarrhea in mammals, including man and birds, possess a nonenveloped triple-layered icosahedral capsid about 75nm diameter, with a characteristic 11segmented genome of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) (Estes and Cohen, 1989). The genus Rotavirus is subdivided both serologically, based on the inner capsid VP6 protein, and electrophero...

Betta Less Motivated: Effects of Fluoxetine on Betta Splendens

The Importance of Temperature, Individual Size and Habitat Arrangement on the Bubble Nest Construction of Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens Regan, 1910)

In the present study, the importance of temperature, individual size and habitat arrangement on the bubble nest construction of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens Regan, 1910) was investigated. 75 males and 15 females of B. splendens were used for the study. Ten aquariums (33 × 100 × 60 cm) were used and were divided into two sides by a glass layer. Aquariums were aerated and heated by aqua...