Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care - Softcover

Burgess, Peter; Bailey, Mary

 
9781582451664: Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care

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In a straightforward, accessible format, this book introduces the hobby of tropical fishkeeping, outlining what is required in order to set up the correct environment, and what varieties of tropical fishes will thrive in an aquarium. Detailed information on choosing equipment, setting up a tank, plant selection, and water chemistry is included. You also get comprehensive coverage of how to feed your fish and how to maintain their tank. With special sections devoted to signs and symptoms of disease and first-aid treatments, as well as breeding tropical fish, this book has everything for the beginning hobbyist and the more experienced fishkeeper.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mary Bailey has kept tropical fish for more than 25 years, and is known internationally as an expert on the cichlid family. She has written several fishkeeping books, and is the English editor of Aqua Geographia magazine. She is also contributor to, and co-editor of, the Cichlids Yearbook series. Dr Peter Burgess BSc MSc Mphil PhD, is a fish health scientist, with more than 25 years' experience as an aquarist. An author of numerous articles and scientific papers on fishkeeping, he is editor of the international journal Aquarium Sciences and Conservation. A visiting lecturer in aquarium sciences, he is also an international consultant to the aquarium fish industry.

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The More You Know About Your Fish...the better equipped you will be to care for them. Tropical Fishlopaedia gives advice and guidance on all aspects of fishkeeping, including choosing and buying compatible species; fish body language; nutrition; breeding; lighting, water, and decor; aquarium maintenance; identifying and treating disease; and much much more. The easy-to-use ?What If??? section answers all your questions and concerns, giving in-depth information on a whole range of problems, such as:

  • What if my fish swims at an odd angle?
  • What if my fish has jumped out of the tank?
  • What if my fish has spots?
  • What if my fish hides?
  • What if my fish won't eat?
  • What if my fish clamps its fins?
Whatever your question, Tropical Fishlopaedia has the answer.

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9781860541025: Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care

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ISBN 10:  186054102X ISBN 13:  9781860541025
Verlag: Ringpress Books Ltd, 2000
Softcover