The Complete Encyclopedia of Tropical Fish

by Verhoef-Verhallen, Esther J. J.

• ISBN13: 9789036615167
• ISBN10: 903661516X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Book Sales

Summary

An aquarium can brighten up your room, but it will only be successful if the fish are happy. This encyclopedia contains all the information you need to choose the right fish for your aquarium. The main features of popular and familiar species -- and some of the rarer ones too -- are explained clearly and in detail. The splendid photographs help you to make your choice, and all the information you need is set out in the accompanying text. This encyclopedia is and indispensable reference work for anyone with an aquarium. An aquarium can brighten up your room. Once the fish feel at home in their underwater world and start displaying their natural behavior, your aquarium will become a living work of art and an endlessly fascinating focus of interest. Before you can achieve this, however, you will have to learn something about fish and their needs in order to give our aquarium and its occupants the best chance of survival. This book gives you the information you need to choose the right fish for your aquarium. What type of water does this fish need to thrive? Which other species will live in harmony with it? Should this fish be kept as a solitary specimen or does it prefer to live in a group of its own kind? Is it peaceable or aggressive? You will find the answers to these and many other questions in this encyclopedia. If you are planning to buy an aquarium or restock your present one, this book is a mine of information. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Esther J. J. Verhoef -- Verhallen was given her first aquarium as a child. Since then they have been part of her life