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500 Ways To Be A Better Freshwater Fishkeeper Various contributors
Firefly 2005 1554070481 / 9781554070480 Hardcover New
500 Ways to Be a Better Freshwater Fish Keeper is a comprehensive references of practical advice from seasoned experts. The 500 tips are presented in logical sections for quick and easy navigation to professional advice for:
* Choosing and buying fish
* Setting up an effective aquarium system
* Filtration and water quality
* Lighting
* Feeding
* Routine aquarium maintenance
* Breeding.
Each book is packed with information in easy-to-access segments. Some of the frequently asked questions addressed are:
* Why are some tropical fish cheap and others expensive?
* How to deal with fish that appear shy and nervous
* How to identify breeding pairs
* How to use microscopic organisms to feed fry
* What are the ideal species for beginning fishkeepers?
There is also a sister volume: 500 Ways to Be a Better Saltwater Fish Keeper. With detailed step-by-step instructions and color photographs and graphics, the 500 Ways to be a Better Fish Keeper books are the perfect go-to guides for information and counsel to solve a problem quickly.
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12.00 USD
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Bettas A Complete Introduction Walt Maurus
TFH 2003 086622288x / 9780866222884 Softcover New Copy
Loaded with practical information and sensible advice, this colorful guide covers all topics of importance to anyone - especially the beginner - who is interested in Betta splendens, the Siamese Fighting Fish. Includes chapters on breeding, spawning and raising the fry.
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6.00 USD
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Collecting Marine Tropicals Rodney Jonklaus
TFH 0793830494 / 9780793830497 New Hardcover
There are many reasons why saltwater aquarium hobbyists collect their own specimens; but whatever the reasons, these hobbyists can benefit from expert guidance as contained in this book. Includes chapters on choosing location, gear, transporting catch.
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4.00 USD
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Feeding Fish Right: Aquarium Quarterly Herbert R. Axelrod
TFH 9999994741 Softcover, magazine format New
This guide to feeding fish discusses: the physical bases of tropical fish nutrition; the science of animal nutrition for tropical fish hobbyists; practical feeding in the garden pond; practical feeding in the marine aquarium; feeding practice; specialized nutritional science. This book in magazine form features colorful, glossy photographs.
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5.00 USD
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Goldfish - A Step by Step Guide Jack C. Harris
TFH 0866224572 / 9780866224574 Softcover New copy
Whether you keep your Goldfish inside in an aquarium or outside in a garden pool, this useful book provides information on feeding, breeding, disease control & treatment plus types and varieties of goldfish.
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5.70 USD
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Keeping Aquarium Fish (Teach Yourself) Dick Mills
McGraw-Hill; 2007 0071484566 / 9780071484565 Softcover New copy
Learn the best tips for taking care of your finned friends!
Keeping Aquarium Fish (Teach Yourself) provides you with everything you need to know to set up and maintain a happy, healthy freshwater or salt-water aquarium. Important terms, selecting appropriate breeds, equipment, care and feeding, temperature control and cleaning, and all the other essentials are covered in lucid detail.
There is also coverage of more advanced subjects such as breeding, and a gallery of stunning color photos showcases some of the many beautiful breeds available.
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6.95 USD
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KOI: A Handbook on Keeping Nishikigoi Servaas de Kock & Ronnie Watt
Firefly 1554072158 / 9781554072156 New Softcover
A comprehensive guidebook that koi enthusiasts will want to add to their library.
Koi begins with the history of koi-keeping, from the first known use of the word "koi"(about 500 BC) to the early 1900s, when collectors began breeding them for specific colors and metallics. The markings and patterns of koi are their most important feature, and the authors detail these in depth and define the Japanese terms used to describe them. In addition to the section on the 15 varieties of koi, or nishikigoi, the authors address the care and exhibition of koi. Topics include:
* The water environment
* Feeding programs
* Pond design and maintenance
* Environmental health factors
* Evaluating and grading koi
* Behavioral symptoms
* Pre-show and post-show preparations
* Parasitic, bacterial and viral conditions
* Judging criteria used at shows
* The effects of temperature on feeding
* Selecting and breeding koi
* How to enhance colors
With full-color photographs, annotated illustrations and detailed, expert how-to advice, this guidebook is ideal for the koi hobbyist.
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18.95 USD
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Marine Angelfishes Joachim Frische
TFH 1999 0793802318 / 9780793802319 New Hardcover
Author: Joachim Frische
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: TFH 1999
ISBN: 9780793802319
Size: 64 pages
Condition: New remaindered copy: see 'Notes'
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10.00 USD
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Marine Aquaria and Miniature Reefs Dr C W Emmens
TFH - Revised 1995 0866220879 / 9780866220873 Hardcover
This book gives a strong foundation for the beginning marine aquarium hobbyist, but also is helpful to those with more knowledge. Lavishly illustrated with full color photographs, printed on heavy stock treated with 'photo-glaze' protectant, this is a reference that will serve the aquarist for years to come.
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16.00 USD
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Marine Aquarium in Theory and Practice Clifford Walter Emmens
TFH 1985 0866227423 / 9780866227421 New Hardcover
This book is not intended for the complete beginner in fish keeping, but for someone already familiar with the elements of aquarium management. In many ways it could be regarded as a conversion course for fresh-water aquarists, but it goes beyond that and discusses the most up-to-date information on marine aquaria on the level of the advanced aquarist in that field.
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10.00 USD
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The Cichlid Mary E. Sweeney
Howell 1582450161 / 9781582450162 New Hardcover
The Cichlid: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish is the cichlid source for the freshwater aquarium hobbyist. Everything you need to know about cichlids is here, from choosing healthy fish to keeping them well fed. You'll get an analysis of the water conditions preferred by the most popular members of the cichlid family and advice on how to provide your fish with conditions in which they will thrive. You'll also learn how to arrange the decor in your tank so that it is pleasing to both you and your fish, as well as how to select tankmates for your cichlids (with their aggressive tendencies, no simple matter).
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4.75 USD
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