The Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver

by Sandford, Gina

• ISBN13: 9781564651976
• ISBN10: 1564651975
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Keeping tropical fish is the most popular aquarist hobby. The Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver is an invaluable guide to solving problems related to maintaining a freshwater aquarium, with an emphasis on what happens after the aquarium has been established. This book provides readers with advice on planning an aquarium, correct siting, water temperature and quality, decor, diseases and ailments, feeding and breeding, species compatibility, and choosing the right plants.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(6)
Aquarium Care	6	(60)
Aquarium Design	8	(3)
Aquarium Decoration	11	(3)
Heating	14	(2)
Lighting	16	(2)
Air Pumps and Aeration	18	(2)
Aquarium Maintenance	20	(4)
Filtration	24	(6)
Ultra-violet Sterilizers	30	(2)
Water Chemistry and Testing	32	(4)
Hard Water Systems	36	(2)
Soft Water Systems	38	(2)
Maturation	40	(2)
Fish Compatibility	42	(2)
Fish/Tank Compatibility	44	(4)
Fish Health	48	(5)
Quarantine	53	(1)
Breeding	54	(6)
Foods and Feeding	60	(4)
Holidays and Moving House	64	(2)
Tropical Freshwater Fish	66	(120)
What is a Tropical Freshwater Fish?	68	(2)
Soft Water Dwarf Cichlids	70	(2)
East African Cichlids	72	(3)
Large Amazonians	75	(3)
Discus and Angels	78	(4)
Large Neotropicals	82	(2)
Other Cichlids	84	(2)
Suckermouths	86	(3)
Mailed Catfish	89	(3)
Talking Catfish	92	(2)
Upside-down Catfish	94	(2)
Naked Catfish	96	(2)
Other Catfish	98	(4)
Barbs	102	(2)
Danios and White Clouds	104	(2)
Rasboras	106	(2)
Sharks	108	(2)
Flying Foxes	110	(1)
Algae Eater	111	(1)
Botias and Other Loaches	112	(2)
Hill-stream Balitorids	114	(2)
Guppies and Mollies	116	(4)
Platies, Swordtails and Other Poeciliids	120	(4)
Four-eyed Fish	124	(1)
Goodeids	125	(1)
Killifish	126	(6)
Tetras	132	(6)
Pencilfish	138	(2)
Splash Tetras	140	(1)
Hatchetfish	141	(1)
Other Small Characins	142	(4)
Piranha	146	(2)
Metynnis and Myleus	148	(2)
Pacu	150	(2)
Other Large Characins	152	(4)
Large Gouramis	156	(2)
Dwarf Gouramis	158	(2)
Giant Gourami	160	(1)
Combtails	161	(1)
Fighters	162	(2)
Other Anabantoids	164	(4)
Rainbow Fish	168	(2)
Snakeheads	170	(2)
Gobies	172	(2)
Arowanas	174	(2)
Passive Electrogenic Fish	176	(2)
Active Electrogenic Fish	178	(2)
Bichirs and Reedfish	180	(2)
Spiny Eels	182	(1)
Freshwater Stingrays	183	(1)
Lungfish	184	(2)
Aquatic Plants	186	(16)
What is an Aquatic Plant?	188	(2)
Cuttings	190	(2)
Rooted Plants	192	(4)
Bulbs and Corms	196	(2)
Floating Plants	198	(2)
Algae	200	(2)
Glossary	202	(1)
Fish and the Law	203	(1)
Acknowledgments	203	(1)
Further Reading	204	(1)
Useful Addresses	204	(1)
Index	205