Aquarium hobbyists will find everything they need to know about this interesting species of tropical fish. Books in Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, and much more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line drawings.
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Best Little Cichlid Book I've Ever Read!,
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This review is from: Lake Malawi Cichlids (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)
This is THE best little cichlid book for Lake Malawi. But don't let the word little fool you, this book is packed with information on dozens of Lake Malawi cichlids. I especially like that the book breaks down the lake's cichlids into the two main categories of mbuna and Haplochromines. There are over 100 excellent color photos of the most popular species accompanied by descriptions of natural habitat, size, husbandry requirements, diet, and breeding. I always take this book with me when I go to a fish auction or my local aquarium society meeting. There are other books that contain information on more species but none that gives you this much information at such a great price!
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Excellent guide to Malawi Cichlids,
By Andrej Krasna (Ljubljana, Slovenia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lake Malawi Cichlids (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)
Book Lake Malawi Cichlids describes natural habitats of Lake Malawi, different groups of cichlids and gives very good instructions how to set up aquarium that will match fish's natural requirements. It contains beautiful photos (some of them also taken in the nature!) and descriptions of some aquariums cichlids. It contains a lot of information given in very understandable way, I missed that in many other more comprehensive books. I recommend this book to all beginners and also to more advanced aquarists.
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Good little book, but...,
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Good little book, but some stunning errors in husbandry descriptions which could be a potential disaster for beginning Mbuna keepers. I highly recommend that aquarists look for at least a second opinion before choosing individual species as described in this book.
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Of the nine families of fishes represented in Lake Malawi, one family that overshadows all others in terms of numbers and diversity is the family Cichlidae. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Malawi, Cape Maclear, Likoma Island, Mbamba Bay, Mbenji Island, Makanjila Point, Senga Bay, Otter Island, Thumbi West Island New!
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Of the nine families of fishes represented in Lake Malawi, one family that overshadows all others in terms of numbers and diversity is the family Cichlidae. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Malawi, Cape Maclear, Likoma Island, Mbamba Bay, Mbenji Island, Makanjila Point, Senga Bay, Otter Island, Thumbi West Island New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Tropical Fish by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Guide to Malawi Cichlids (Back to Nature) by Ad Konings in Back Matter
- Tropical Fish by Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine in Back Matter
- Malawi Cichlids in Their Natural Habitat by Ad Konings in Back Matter
- Fishkeepers Guide to African Cichlids by Paul Loiselle in Back Matter
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- Lake Victoria Basin Cichlids (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Mark Smith in Back Matter
- Tetras and Other Characins by Mark Phillip Smith in Back Matter
- Cichlids (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by George Zurlo in Back Matter
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