Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish [Hardcover]

Dick Mills (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Aquarium hobbyists will love this beautifully illustrated identifier of more than 230 freshwater and marine species, all suitable for home tanks. Vivid, nearly life-size, full-color photos show each fish. Photos are supplemented with descriptions, waters where each fish is found in nature, and the fish's typical behavior in an aquarium. Symbol keys explain at a glance whether the fish is a herbivore, omnivore, or predator, its compatibility with other fish, and its ease of keeping on a 1-to-10 scale. Among the 150 freshwater species shown are minnows, cichlids, labyrinth fishes, catfishes, loaches, cold water cyprinids including goldfish varieties, and many others. The 84 marine species, both tropical and cold water, include angelfishes, damselfishes, tropical blennies, pufferfish, eels, tropical groupers, and others.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book would be a good, safe start for any potential owner....describes more than 400 freshwater and marine species... -- Tampa Tribune & Times, December 10, 2000

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764153005
• ISBN-13: 978-0764153006
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #900,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent fish encyclopedia!!, February 13, 2001

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Newspeak (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish (Hardcover)

The Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish is an excellent reference tool for aquarists, from novice to veteran. This book contains an invaluable amount of information on an extremely large array of fish species. It is extremely handy in helping you decide on what type of fish to choose when adding new specimens to your aquarium. Everything from compatibility and size requirements to the ease-of-care rating on any particular fish is covered. I especially like how the difficulty of keeping any particular fish is rated on a scale of 1-10, very helpful. Even if you don't own or plan on buying an aquarium, this book will still be very enjoyable. The photography is excellent; every single fish in this book has a detailed photo of it so you can see exactly what it looks like. Overall, EXCELLENT!! You will not be disappointed if you buy this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Getting..., October 31, 2009

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Thomas P. "Tom P." (Martinton, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish (Hardcover)

This is a decent aquarium book, well worth getting! A lot of helpful and accurate information regarding various species... and the symbol keys were, for the most part, logical and accurate, providing concise information regarding such things as ease of keeping, compatibility, and size (for both in the wild and in captivity). Excellent photographs throughout; it's a very nice, large hard-cover book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginers like Me!, September 23, 2004

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Jose I. Palomar Hernandez "compudirecto" (Queretaro, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish (Hardcover)

I don't speak the best english, but I can tell you this book is easy reading and will let you have a great view of what to expect if you want to start your own aquarium. Great book!