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Buying fish for your aquarium can be a lottery unless you know exactly what you are doing. You may buy a fish that will disrupt your existing collection or you may be sold two males instead of the breeding pair you were seeking. This new series of buying guides provides the information and reassurance you need before you even step into the shop. Here, you will find details about a wide range of tropical freshwater fishes so that you can make the right buying decision with complete confidence. The text delivers the answers to a series of vital questions, from 'What size?' to 'How does it behave?'. The information given is accurate, concise and relevant. The clear page design makes retrieving answers quick and easy. A crucial part of each entry is a fish profile, a brief "firsthand" summary so that you can judge at a glance if this particular species or variety will suit you and your system. Clear guidance is given on how to distinguish between male and female fish and whether they will breed in the aquarium. All the fish featured are shown in high-quality colour photographs, including males and females, plus many of the colour forms or varieties commonly available in aquarium shops.The result is a unique reference point for would-be buyers the world over.
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The cichlids are an extremely diverse family (Cichlidae), ranging in size from a couple of centimetres to almost a metre long, with considerable variations in shape and coloration. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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The cichlids are an extremely diverse family (Cichlidae), ranging in size from a couple of centimetres to almost a metre long, with considerable variations in shape and coloration. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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We used to have a fish tank many years ago, then stopped when we moved, and recently got back into fish keeping, so we wanted a book that was neither too technical to be unintelligible, nor too simple to be plain silly, as most of the books we looked at seem to be.
This book is superb, the writer has a clear knowledge of tanks and fish, appeals to the beginner and the expert alike, and his humorous descriptions of some of the fish attributes really take the seriousness out of fishkeeping, making the specific fish more memorable when you go get them from the shop - one fish has the word BADLY listed under 'how does this fish behave', giving you an idea of the humour and truth of the writer! It's practical and down to earth, and gives you pretty much all the info you need for your new tank, and some of the pictures are amazing.
This book kept us busy for many an hour and is small enough to be portable and take with you to annoy shopkeepers with! Highly reccomended.
This book is superb, the writer has a clear knowledge of tanks and fish, appeals to the beginner and the expert alike, and his humorous descriptions of some of the fish attributes really take the seriousness out of fishkeeping, making the specific fish more memorable when you go get them from the shop - one fish has the word BADLY listed under 'how does this fish behave', giving you an idea of the humour and truth of the writer! It's practical and down to earth, and gives you pretty much all the info you need for your new tank, and some of the pictures are amazing.
This book kept us busy for many an hour and is small enough to be portable and take with you to annoy shopkeepers with! Highly reccomended.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Excellent guide to what fish will live together happily and what type of tank they prefer , Each fish in the guide is covered by a one page simple profile eg What size they grow to, What do they eat, What size tank should be kept in, What kind of water & how warm, How does it behave. Book doesn't cover every fish you may see down your local aquatics store but this is still and excellent book to have with a nice simple layout and very good photos of each fish covered.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This is a really first class little book and I highly recommend it.
Each page has a different species with an excellent photograph and outlines exactly what you need to know about that species in order to keep it in your aquarium.
You learn where it is from, how it behaves, what it eats, ideal temperature, cost, the size it will grow to and crucially, what other tankmates it should or shouldn't be kept with. This all comes across in a very user friendly fashion.
It is spot on for any beginner or the more expierienced fishkeeper.
Each page has a different species with an excellent photograph and outlines exactly what you need to know about that species in order to keep it in your aquarium.
You learn where it is from, how it behaves, what it eats, ideal temperature, cost, the size it will grow to and crucially, what other tankmates it should or shouldn't be kept with. This all comes across in a very user friendly fashion.
It is spot on for any beginner or the more expierienced fishkeeper.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
What fish
Nice colourful and helpful book when choosing fish for your type of aquarium, gives a rate on price,what community best suited to,food type they eat, if they will breed, how big... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mumloo
Very good
This book has helped to keep my tank peaceful without many mistakes with the wrong fish. Before buying this book we kept putting in the wrong types of fish together causing deaths... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cerisg
lulu
Very happy with the speed and delivery and condition of this item to me in Spain. The product was as good as, if not better than I thought and I am more than happy with my... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Not the singer
Brilliant, but needs more fish!
I recently took up the hobby of fish keeping, and in doing so I have been creating something of a home library of fish related books. Read more
Published on 4 May 2010 by chunniemonster
Def not recommanded
First of all I would like to say that I am not an incredibly expert aquarist. I've had an aquarium for one and a half year but in this period of time I have done quite some reading... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by FG
What Fish?
Very nice guide to the most common tropical fish you'll find in your local store and some unusual ones too. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by S. Griffiths
good book
This little book is very good with plenty of information a first fish book good buy
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by Michael W. Whitham
Good - but not excellent
THe only fault with this book is its not big enough - it has 85% of the fish that our local store stocks, but could be improved it it had just a few more!
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by Torkijo
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