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Title: The Complete Aquarium by Peter W. Scott, Jane Burton, Kim Taylor ISBN: 0-394-58743-X Publisher: Random House Inc Pub. Date: 01 April, 1991 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (21 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good info on themed tanks , maybe not so good for beginners
Comment: This book does a great job of showing how to build different types of "themed" aquariums, be it a West African Floodplain Swamp or a Hawaiian Coral Reef. While these types of tanks are extremely beautiful in each of their own ways, I think that such projects are best left to more advanced aquarists and not beginners. I base this on a few reasons. For starters, many of the resources required to build these tanks are not common, and may require a lot of searching to scrounge up the necessary material (specific wood, substrate, plants, etc), basically a lot of things mentioned in this book I have never seen in any retail fish stores. Secondly, many of the themed tanks combine fish that are not suitable for a starting aquarist, who is not acclimated to the needs and wants of our fishy friends. I think
anyone who has maintained an aquarium and is reading this can recall mistakes that they made early on.
The "Complete Aquarium" does contain information on a community tank, which is fine for a beginner, but this occupies a small portion of the book comparatively.
Criticism aside, there are many good looking, full-color pictures and backgrounds on specific fish used in each tank project. There is also a chapter in the beginning of the book dedicated to the natural fish habitats and anatomy. If anything it is a nice book to have around if you ever want to undertake any of the "project" aquariums listed, or to read up on some of the natural habitats where aquarium fish come from.
Rating: 5
Summary: For Marine and Freshwater Aquariums
Comment: Yes, I dream of one day having a marine aquarium. For now, I just read books on the subject. I have a vision of a wall in my house being turned into an aquarium. The finished tank pictures will have you running off to the local pet store to do more research. There are detailed instructions for building the tank. A list of suitable fish are given for each type of tank.
I mean, can you imagine being able to build your own East Africa Rocky Lake? How about a central American Coastal Stream? My favorite has always been the Hawaii Coral Reef.
The contents of this book include:
The Natural Environment
The Fish
The Freshwater Aquarium
The Brackish-Water Aquarium
The Marine Aquarium
Tank and Water Management
Feeding, Breeding, and Healthcare
My brother is a natural when it comes to taking care of Aquariums...for me, I need a book! This would make a nice present for someone in your family who is thinking of building their own Aquarium.
Great Ideas and Pictures.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting book
Comment: I first bought this book looking for a book about building aquariums and was very disappointed. It is titled "The Complete Aquarium, A practical guide to building ....... aquariums". It, however, does not discuss the actual building of an aquarium, what it is refering to is the setting up of an aquarium. It does provide beautiful information for setting up theme tanks, ie. natural environment tanks from lakes, rivers, etc from around the world. It is also very attractive and well organized as is typical of a DK book.
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Title: Dr. Axelrod's Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes by Herbert, Dr. Axelrod ISBN: 0866223851 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Aquarium Owner's Guide: The Complete Illustrated Guide To The Home Aquarium by Gina Sandford ISBN: 0789446146 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: 101 Essential Tips: Aquarium Fish by Dick Mills ISBN: 0789410745 Publisher: DK Publishing Inc Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.00 |
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Title: Aquarium Plants Manual: Expert Advice on Selection, Planting, Care, and Propagation by Ines Scheurmann, Dennis W. Stevenson ISBN: 0812016874 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants by Peter Hiscock ISBN: 0764155210 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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