Covers the latest aquarium gadgets
Design a dazzling underwater environment with this bestselling guide!
Setting up your first freshwater aquarium can be a daunting task. This friendly guide answers all your questions, from setting up your tank and selecting fish to the water, chemicals, plants, and much more. There’s also expanded guidance on combining different species of fish, maintaining a tank, cleaning gravel, and dealing with common problems such as algae.
Discover how to
* Choose the right aquarium
* Select the best fish
* Get good deals on equipment
* Maintain a clean, healthy environment
* Handle tank pitfalls
* Breed your fish
This is a really good book for first time and those who want to refresh on setting up, taking care of tanks and fish and for general knowledge. Absolutely recommend.
I am not a fast reader and the way this book is written, I was able to finish it very fast. I learned a LOT from this book.
This book provides everything a beginner needs to start this hobby. It is also organized to be a quick reference later. There are many common sense hints included and the explanations of why, instead of just how, lend credibility to the authors. The information in this book has been confirmed through other readings on the subject. I have found other “Dummies” books to be just as informative and organized.
This book is exactly as it should be. A beginners aquarium book. it tells you, step by step, how to set-up an aquarium. It isn’t great for an expert, but that’s not who it was designed for. I’d recommend it to anyone just starting out in the hobby or who would just like to have a finned friend. If you’ve purchased any of the other boks in this series, you won’t be disappointed. It’s in the same style, with pictures, and safety tips, and must knows, to get your hands wet in short enough time.
I am very disappointed in this book. It has mistakes and much of the information is out of date. For example, in a discussion of the nitrate cycle, a complex topic for many, the authors have confused nitrate and nitrite. This makes the discussion worthless. The discussion on classification is out of date as DNA studies have caused many changes to the whole sytem.