Setting up and maintaining a themed aquarium requires careful planning for a correct and aesthetically pleasing balance of fish and plant life. This photo-illustrated book presents detailed instructions and specifications for several different attractive themed aquariums in any of three recommended sizes: 17 gallons (63 liters), 35 gallons (128 liters), and 55 gallons (200 liters). The author advises on selection of tanks, filters, heaters, lighting, plants, substrate, fish families to populate the tank, and miscellaneous decoration. He focuses on several geographically themed aquariums, which include populating a tank with compatible fishes from South America, Southeast Asia, North America, Australia, and Africa. He also advises on setting up tanks for cold-water fishes or for closely related species. All recommendations include water plants that are most appropriate for each fish grouping. The text is enhanced with approximately 70 color photos plus helpful checklists and attractive sidebars.
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Creating a proper and aesthetically pleasing balance of fish and plant life in your aquarium
Whether you're setting up a small 17-gallon aquarium, a medium size tank of 35 gallons, or a large 55-gallon home for your fish, you'll find the advice and instruction you need in this handsomely illustrated book. The author tells you how to select the right tank, filter, heater, lighting, plants, and substrate. He also provides plenty of information on various fish families and appropriate tank decoration. Of particular interest are his ideas for populating your tank by specializing in geographically-themed fish families, and then complementing the aquarium environment with the most appropriate water plants for each fish grouping.
Dozens of color photos plus handy checklists
Creating a proper and aesthetically pleasing balance of fish and plant life in your aquarium
Whether you're setting up a small 17-gallon aquarium, a medium size tank of 35 gallons, or a large 55-gallon home for your fish, you'll find the advice and instruction you need in this handsomely illustrated book. The author tells you how to select the right tank, filter, heater, lighting, plants, and substrate. He also provides plenty of information on various fish families and appropriate tank decoration. Of particular interest are his ideas for populating your tank by specializing in geographically-themed fish families, and then complementing the aquarium environment with the most appropriate water plants for each fish grouping.
Dozens of color photos plus handy checklists
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Great ideas!,
By Fish FINatic "Amazilia" (Montana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Setting Up Themed Aquariums: Fish and Plants in Harmony (Paperback)
Good general discussion about selecting your aquarium, the best substrate and decoration, and stocking density. Each section also has a question and answer section. Lots of extra tips throughout the book. Gives an example of community aquariums for 17 gal, 35 gal, and a 55 gal. This includes layout, plants, fish, and substrate. Then there are examples for livebearing toothcarps, peaceful cichlids, labyrinth fish, small tetras, barbs and barblike fish, & egglaying toothcarps. Also a small section on behavior interpreter. Then another section of examples of South American tank, Southeast Asian tank, African tank, Australian tank, & North American tank. Each example includes a shopping list also. The only negative I could say about the book is there is not a picture of the tanks so you have to use some imagination. All in all it is an excellent little book with lots of ideas.
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This review is from: Setting Up Themed Aquariums: Fish and Plants in Harmony (Paperback)
I bought this book, but while it did have some good information, I found other books and websites to be much more helpful. There was nothing in this book that I didn't find elsewhere in a better format.
I'd have liked more pictures, as the other review mentioned.
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