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This document outlines a Zoology Honours examination paper focused on Aquarium Fish Keeping, consisting of 30 questions from which students must answer 20. The questions cover various topics including fish feed, aquarium maintenance, fish species, and transportation methods. The exam is designed to assess students' knowledge and understanding of aquarium fish care and management.

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This document outlines a Zoology Honours examination paper focused on Aquarium Fish Keeping, consisting of 30 questions from which students must answer 20. The questions cover various topics including fish feed, aquarium maintenance, fish species, and transportation methods. The exam is designed to assess students' knowledge and understanding of aquarium fish care and management.

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2020

ZOOLOGY-HONOURS
Paper: ZOOA-SEC(B)-4-1-TH
(Aquarium Fish Keeping)
Full marks: 40
Duration: 2hrs
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Answer any 20 questions: 2 × 20
1. Write four advantages of live fish feed over artificial feed.
2. Write a note on sources of artificial fish feed for aquarium fishes.
3. Mention only four basic principles of preparation and composition of formulated fish feeds.
4. What do you mean by Feeder fish? Give example.
5. Discuss the role of aquarium fishes as predators of mosquito larvae.
6. Mention two potential scope of aquarium fish industry as a cottage industry.
7. Write the benefits of ornamental fish rearing as a hobby.
8. Write two examples of live bearer aquarium fish.
9. What are the types of aquarium fishes on the basis of egg laying habit?
10. Name two states of India having potential indigenous aquarium fishes.
11. What level of Nitrate should be kept in fresh water aquarium and salt water aquarium?
12. Mention the level of pH range in aquarium. What hardness range is suitable for aquarium?
13. Write four steps for monthly cleaning of an aquarium.
14. State the process by which the oxygen level of water in aquarium could be enhanced.
15. Name the indicator which can be used to identify the presence of free carbondioxide in aquarium.
16. State the sexual dimorphism in guppy.
17. Write a short note on the “sword” of swordtail.
18. State the sexual dimorphism in molly.
19. State the morphology of goldfish.
20. What do you mean by sexual dimorphism?
21. What are the conditions required for Pterophyllum sp. captive rearing?
22. Name some fishes that can be maintained with angelfish in same tank.
23. What is tholychthys?
24. Write any four morphological features of butterflyfish.
25. Write any four reproductive behavior of butterflyfish.
26. What is the modern method of closed system in transportation of spawn and fry?
27. What are the disadvantages of open system transportation?
28. What is the effect of ammonia on oxygen consumption?
29. What is the importance of anaesthetic in transportation of carp seed?
30. What are the causes of mortality of carp seed during transport?

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