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The Everything Tropical Fish Book

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Many books on this topic are as confusing as the vast range of fish supplies in the pet stores. As a first-time betta owner, I thought my fish was just aging till a slightly more knowledgeable friend told me that "gray" means "illness," and not "old age." The chapter on fish health was very helpful and now it looks like we may get the full life-span out of him. Information in this excellent book is easy to find, well-organized, straightforward, and is just enough to bring you to a level of competency without information-overload. If you're just starting out with an aquarium or trying to decide if you want one, this book is all you need! Save the more intensive books for when you're sure this is a hobby you really want to invest in for the long term.

This book was well organized and provided lots of information on the Goldfish, Koi, freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

This is a good book for beginners and experts alike. I have read it cover to cover and will refer back to if often as I become more interested in my new hobby.

A bit lite on acutal fish information, but an excellent source on all basic information about setting up different types of aquariums

I picked up this book, because my skills as an aquarist were getting a bit rusty, and I must admit, it is a fine book for any newbie, and even for the intermediate level aquarist, however, if you are a pro, you may be a bit disappointed in this book, as it offers little to no help for the advanced aquarium.

But, unless you are a professional, I highly recommend this book.

It has everything you would ever need to know to start your own small community tank, build, stock, and maintain your own water garden, and even has some information about salt-water tanks, although, I must say, not nearly what you need to know before undertaking the salt-water hobby.

The book is also fun to read, the author keeps the book interesting from the first page, all the way to the back of the book, which is something that I believe is very good, because a lot of fish books out there will put you to sleep... (and some are also very long-winded, with very little info, not the case here!)

The author also breaks down tough subjects, like the nitrogen cycle, and makes them easy for even a child to understand.

Long story short, I have read a LOT of fish books, and this is a very good one.

I picked this book up when I was serious into Chiclids. It's a typical "dummies" book format with a lot of information crammed into one book. I recommend it if you are first looking to get started in aquariums.

Mom drops son off at 6:00pm for a long weekend with a leaking bag of live tropical fish. I have a dog, but he knows where I keep his food and brings me the bowl when it is empty. I wasn't sure these fish would be as resourceful as the dog. However, I shared my son's excitement and reminded him to thank his mom as he kissed her good-bye. I saw from the smirk in her little smile, she thought she handed me a pack of trouble. Actually it worked out well. My boy and I took his fish to the pet store and the clerk helped us pick out an aquarium and the supplies we would need. The store was closing and she offered to help us set things up. Jennifer followed us home and we were in business in about an hour. We went out for pizza and ended the evening at 10:00pm. My son calls almost every day to check on his fish and Jennifer calls about twice a week. Jennifer and The Everything Tropical Fish Book, have made caring and sharing our tropical fish a wonderful experience for my son and I. I highly recommend this book. Thanks Mom.