Cichlids: Understanding Angelfish, Oscars, Discus, and Others

by David Alderton

Book Overview

One of the most popular choices for home aquariums, Cichlids come in a variety of colours, shapes, and sizes. From the Fish Keeping Made Easy series, this book covers diet and nutrition, recognizing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931993106
• ISBN13: 9781931993104
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Lumina Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Angelfish !

This book helped so much, we have mostly Angelfish & it helped us understand their needs better, very informative & worth the time to read !

Good book for cichlid beginners

The book itself is recommended for people who are stepping into the world of cichlids. If you're deciding wether or not you'd like to keep cichlids or deciding on which cichlid species to keep this is the book for you. It covers most basics of cichlid keeping, describes differences between different sorts of these fish. Everything is backed up with great pictures. The book will sure make a lot of influence to your decision on which cichlids to choose. Some most common speciers are described in more detail. Overall, you'll find basic information on all aspects of cichlid keeping (tank setup, equipment, feeding, breeding, illnesses etc.). However, if you're making your first aquarium, I personally recommend that you buy some beginner guidebook on setting up aquariums. Also, once you choose the kind of cichlids to keep, you'll probably want to buy another book which describes the chosen species in more detail. This book would be a waste of money for professionals. Four stars are given because I think that some topics could have been covered in some more detail.

Amazing Book

This book has so much information than any other book I have read. It contains a brief history of the cichlids and where they can be found. This book also tells you how to set up your cichlid aquarium and tips for maintaining your aquarium.