Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6356 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Synopsis
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.

Customer Reviews

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!

One of the best fish books I have seen in a long time
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.

Perfect tropical fish selection book
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.