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Title: Rainbowfish Complete Owner's Manual by Gunther Schmida, Renate Holzner ISBN: 0-7641-1180-9 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good Starter book
Comment: This book is a great addition to any collection. It has valuable information about rainbowfish and some of the different varieties out there, it is a quick informative book to read. However I felt it did not have enough information on all of the different varieties of rainbowfish. I didn't see anything on Dwarf Neon Rainbofish (a very popular one at the fish store where I work part time), also it did not describe all of the fish very well and the info on tank sizes and fish recommendations was incorrect. Even with its shortcomings I own and enjoy it anyways
Rating: 4
Summary: Rainbowfish
Comment: This book has wonderful pictures and information about the different kinds of rainbowfish.. For anyone that is trying to research which specific rainbowfish they should like to keep it's definately a good choice.. The drawbacks are that the pictures and grouped together on seperate pages from the actual information that pertains to the specific species.. It's only a small gripe however.. I also think that some of the information can be a bit sketchy and there is a portion of the book dedicated to standard aquarium set up which I don't feel should be included in a fish specific book.. That's just my opinion though and if you are new to aquarium keeping it can be very helpful..
Rating: 4
Summary: Very Good Beginner's Book
Comment: If you are a beginner at keeping rainbows, this is a very commendable book. It covers all of the basics for keeping and breeding rainbows and you can't ask for more than that from a beginner's book. Also, it provides references for seeking further information. It is leagues above the stacks of picture postcard pamphlets being passed off as "informative" books in the hobby. Still, like most books targeted at a relatively small tropical fish market segment, it is filled with many pictures and few words. A 15 - 30 minute read and you will have digested most, if not all, of the information in this micro-tome. After that, it's an inexpensive reference to the names of many species of rainbow with many excellent photographs and drawings of many species.
However, the editors seemed to have been rather overzealous. In places the text runs just short of the information you would expect, practically begging questions, and I suspect that the author's original text had the information and the editors decided to cut it to save pages. The information in aquarium set-up and maintenance sections is especially abrupt. It's not that the data is incorrect , but a little information can be dangerous. For example, it mentions that carbon is one of the things you can use in a filter but it doesn't discuss the reasons for, or virtues and problems of, using carbon in filters. It appears the editors allowed the author about one sentence for the topic of carbon -- not enough to do justice to the topic but it keeps down the price of a book with lots of color photographs.
Did I mention the photographs and drawings are absolutely excellent?
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Title: Breathtaking Rainbows (AQUALOG Special) by Harro Hieronimus ISBN: 3931702510 Publisher: Hollywood Import & Export Inc. Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Gouramis and Other Labyrinth Fishes by Gary Elson, Oliver Lucanas ISBN: 0764121057 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 12 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Tetras and Other Characins by Mark Phillip Smith ISBN: 0764121480 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Guppies, Mollies, Platys and Other Live-Bearers: Purchase, Care, Feeding, Diseases, Behavior and a Special Section on Breeding (A Complete Pet Owner) by Harro Hieronimus, Matthew M., Ph.D. Vriends ISBN: 0812014979 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Catfish by Oliver Lucanus, Gary Elson ISBN: 0764123971 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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