Tropical Fish (Golden Guide) [Paperback]

Bruce W. Halstead (Author), Bonnie L. Landa (Author), George Sandstrom (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Golden Guide | Publication Date: April 14, 2001

A lavishly illustrated guide to setting up, maintaining, understanding, and enjoying an aquarium for tropical fish and other animals. Including:

-Selecting the aquarium
-Lights, temperature, and decorations
-Feeding your fish and keeping them healthy

The fish and other organisms described and illustrated have been selected on the basis of their availability, beauty, and general interest.

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About the Author

Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (April 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582381585
• ISBN-13: 978-1582381589
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,100,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this book!, September 2, 2003

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Angela D. Richards "adcisco" (kenova, wv United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tropical Fish (Golden Guide) (Paperback)

I am a newbie at fish and aquariums. I checked this book out at the library and looked at it and it was wonderful. Then I ordered 2 other books....I was GREATLY disappointed in them. This little books shows you pictures of all different fish and tells you if they are aggressive or not. Most books I have found dont tell enough about what kind of roomies your fish should have or what they eat. I think if you are a newbie you need this book. It is a nice reference! The best and the cheapest that I have bought so far! You wont be sorry if you buy it!Just gives you a sence of some place to start to by fish for a community tank.

5.0 out of 5 stars My dad loved this book, March 11, 2008

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Karen A. Sellers (Pomona, Calif. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tropical Fish (Golden Guide) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my father who received a 29 gallon aquarium for Christmas last year. He was very excited to get this book and has read it cover to cover several times. He found the information very helpful in balancing his aquarium community.

1.0 out of 5 stars I don't like it, September 29, 2005

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Olli Orrainen (Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tropical Fish (Golden Guide) (Paperback)

I can't recommenf this book. It only introduces very common fish. It tells very little about the fishes and the pictures are bad too because they are not photographs but drawings. This book doesn't even look good in bookself because it's so small.