An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish: The Authorative Reference for Fanciers of Exotic...

by Gina Sandford

Book Overview

Hobbyists of all ages need look no further than this lavishly illustrated book, which is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of exotic aquarium fish. Many of the 700 species included are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876059477
• ISBN13: 9780876059470
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish

This is one of the better general fish encyclopedias that I have. It covers many species that others don't, and has great basic information on each one.Great buy for the money.

Guy's reviews

I have the most recent version of this book, and I would have to say it is one of the best reference books I have ever red, especially if you are thinking of setting up a new aquarium and don't have a clue what to put in it. It contains basic information about water temperature and chemistry requirements, along with size of the fish and other such basic information and colour photos of each fish mentioned. It is a good book to get a basic idea of the requirements of a certain fish, leaving you to research more detail about a fish elsewhere. If you only buy one such book for your aquarium library this is the book you should purchase.

Outstanding Reference

I don't actually own this book, but borrowed it from the local library. I found it to be an excellent reference to just about any fish I needed to know about. I believe that the beginner in the hobby will find this book a must and the more experience fish keeper invalueable if they wanted to branch out to a breed that they are not familiar with. Definitely worth having on your own bookshelf.

An excellent reference for the hobbyist

I wish all fish books were so helpful! 600+ species are listed, and for each you learn natural distribution, temperature, ph & dh, size, food preferences, tank setup, temperament, and breeding. She often tells you what to look for in store specimens -- signs of ill health & such. Oh, and did I mention the color pictures?

Great for reference and learning about all species of fish!

This book is great, with pictures and info about every kind of fish I have needed to learn about. It lists these requirements for specific fish: family, common name, scientific name, distribution, size, food, temperature, pH, dH, general info, breeding info, and tank setup. It has excellant pictures as well. There are a few mistakes on the size of fish, but most of everything is excellant. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a beginner at fishkeeping, to see the different kinds of fish, and for the advanced fishkeeper to learn how to keep the fish better, how to breed them, and for ideas of other fish to keep and breed. It even covers saltwater fish as well as freshwater, and has a section in the beginning on basic fish keeping and tank setup. Three words: Buy this book! =)