The Simple Guide to Freshwater Aquariums

by David E. Boruchowitz

The key to becoming a dedicated aquarium hobbyist is to succeed with your first aquarium. The Simple Guide to? Freshwater Aquariums concentrates on providing you with a complete plan and all the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793821223
• ISBN13: 9780793821228
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Tfh Publications, Inc.
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.6" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

The best beginner's guide

Before I bought my first aquarium, I read several books for beginners, and this is by far the best. Anyone who is interested in fishkeeping and follows the advice in this book will have a successful experience. All the basics --tank sizes (DON'T start too small!), essential equipment, water quality, feeding, etc.-- are covered clearly and thoroughly. In addition, the advice about chemicals and equipment to avoid will save you money and prevent stress on both you and your fish. Finally, the stocking schemes offered (there are many, many options) are like having an expert go fish shopping with you so you can choose the perfect selection of fish based on your preferences and tank size while avoiding the expense and disappointment of choosing incompatible or unsuitable species (e.g., aggressive fish, fish that grow too large, fish that require very special environments).If you are beginner in the hobby, buy this book, follow the advice, and you will have a great experience!

The PERFECT starter book

First off, I've written a couple of technical books that you can buy here so I'm not an easy critic. I'm also not a beginner aquarist. I've been keeping fresh (and occasionally saltwater) tanks for over 25 years. My son (12) is interested in starting his first tank and I bought this book for him. To be fair, the book isn't really written for children, but I think he'll be able to understand it with a little help from me. For an adult thinking about starting the hobby it is the perfect roadmap.I read the book first and was amazed at how well it presented all of what a beginner needs to know and managed to deflect all of the other stuff (that may be useful later in your experience) especially high-tech gizmos that a beginner might be tempted to spend/waste money or time on.I found myself, at a couple of points, starting to disagree with the author and then, remembering the intended audience of beginners, realizing that he was directly on target! The thing that surprised me most was that I learned several things in reading this book...or at least he explained things that I'd sort-of-always-known but never needed to really understand.I can't recommend this book too highly. If you follow David's guidance I can't see how you could fail