The Fascination of Breeding Aquarium Fish [Hardcover]

Herbert R. Axelrod (Author), Mary E. Sweeney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866224084
• ISBN-13: 978-0866224086
• Product Dimensions: 13.9 x 10.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,266,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book for all 'breeders'., October 29, 1998

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This review is from: The Fascination of Breeding Aquarium Fish (Hardcover)

This is a highly exclusive book and a really big one too! The main target group will most certain be experienced aquarists with an urge to do something more exciting with their aquarium pals. The book's size is, as mentioned, huge (13''x9'') and with some 450 pages. But you never get bored, every page got one or more color - photos in a sort of "feels-like-a-real-photo" quality. Dr. Axelrod and Mary E. Sweeney guides us through the spawning procedures for 160 different fish species, all in a familiar, storytelling way. This book do not have any info-bars or a system like the one you find in the Aqualog serie or in the great "All about Tropical Fish" by Derek McInerny, but if you read the spawning story about the specific fish, you will know all you need to know about your fish. This is not a newbe introduction however, but it got a great chapter about general care for the spawn with a special emphasis on food and feeding. The main part of the book is a learning experience in words and in pictures that can not be fully explained. Buy this book, you will not regret it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book., September 9, 2010

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This review is from: The Fascination of Breeding Aquarium Fish (Hardcover)

This is an impressive book.

A huge book with tons of info, photos, tips, water conditions and some other things that make this book a great adition to a Hobbyist library who want to go beyond in the hobby.