Aquarium Plants [Hardcover]

Christel Kasselmann (Author), Ulf Kotlenga (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Translated from the popular 1999 revised German edition, this text describes the temperature, water, fertilizer, and light needs of more than 300 aquarium plants. Artificial lighting - lamp types, color temperatures, and mounting - is discussed in detail and the author provides advice on choosing the right plants for an aquarium. Ecological factors, flower biology and morphology, and reproduction methods receive detailed coverage. The book contains 525 color photographs with nearly all plants depicted with fully developed submerged foliage. Many of the photographs of rare plants were published for the first time in the German edition. Botanists as well as professional and amateur aquarium keepers will find this book indispensable.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co; 1 edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575240912
• ISBN-13: 978-1575240916
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #670,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Especially recommended to dedicated aquarium hobbyists, November 9, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aquarium Plants (Hardcover)

Painstakingly translated from the original German edition, Christel Kasselmann's Aquarium Plants is a meticulous, comprehensive, and practical resource describing a wide variety of common plant species used for private aquariums. Aquarium Plants comprises an informed and informative overview of factors necessary to the proper care of such plants and detailed, one-page studies of individual plant varieties that include etymology, distribution, description, special care instructions, ecology and more of each plant variety, as well as full-color photographs that vividly portray the plants. Aquarium Plants is a reliable and excellent reference which is especially recommended to dedicated aquarium hobbyists.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars would be better without missing pages problem, October 1, 2003

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bothellbuyer (WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aquarium Plants (Hardcover)

Warning: Some printings lack a substantial number of pages. I recently received this book and tried to look up Riccia. Unfortunately, this plant is in the index but 23 pages including the page describing Riccia were missing from the volume I received. I have not gone thorugh the entire book to see if other sets of pages are missing, but for $80+ please check.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars _THE_ Aquarium Plant Reference Book!, November 3, 2006

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Mike Wickham (Rogers, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aquarium Plants (Hardcover)

If you buy only one aquatic plant book, make it this one. It's so heavy with detailed information and spectacular photos that it makes my arm tired just holding it. The first 85 pages are about aquatic plant habitat, morphology, and propagation. There is information on planted aquarium care, design, and choosing correct plants. That leads up to the 400+ pages that represent a compendium of aquatic plant species, each with detailed descriptions and photos. There are useful appendixes, too. I own hundreds of aquarium books. This is one I turn to most.