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A guide to 120 species of aquarium-suitable fish, how to set up an aquarium and the proper care you need to keep your fish healthy.


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A guide to 120 species of aquarium-suitable fish, how to set up an aquarium and the proper care you need to keep your fish healthy.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf; American ed edition (March 12, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0394729854
  • ISBN-13: 978-0394729855
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,407,461 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars You and this book, February 21, 2001
By Carlton D. Garrard (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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Ok, first, great book for the beginner. If you are new but enthused, this book will help in several ways. Informs you of tank setup, maintenance, fish species and compatability, correct water biology, and a good general guide to the art. It has excellent illustrations on tank setup, from hardware to types of gravel and plants in two formats, one for hardware one for everything else, and many to choose from. A good reference on fish and types, with excellent photos from common fish in Tropical and Marine. Outlines everything you will need to setup and maintain your aquarium with interesting reading. Has a chapter on how to photograph your fish as well as how to show them. Second, I read this book cover to cover in two days, easy reading...but not to vague. If you are starting out, you must have this book. If other books have confused you, this one will help. I recommend it :).
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but dated and redundant, July 30, 2004
By cmpst52 "cmpst52" (Denton, NC United States) - See all my reviews
Dick Mills writes pretty good aquarium books. However, he's written the same book four or five times. Getting any one of his books (I'd suggest "The Tropical Aquarium") means you've read them all.

Also, this book was published in 1986, and is quite out of date. The understanding of the nitrogen cycle in this book is very primative. Get a more recent book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dick Mills is the Man with regard to aquarium survey books!, February 25, 2004
"You and Your Aquarium" is one of Mills' many masterpieces for the beginner to advanced beginner among aquarists. This book shows the basics of aquarium-keeping and many of the most common fish found in the tropical hobby, but advanced concepts are only mentioned at best and skipped at worst.

Since this is an older book, the concept of "fishlessly cycling" aquaria is not touched upon, which is a glaring enough omission to warrant docking the book a star.

Other than that, the beginning aquarist will find this to be one of the greatest aides to success in the hobby.

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5.0 out of 5 stars May be slightly dated but the info is still worthwhile for newbies to fish care
This is a great book to get newbies started in aquariums and fish keeping, with lots of photos and a useful breakdown of all sorts of tropical, coldwater and marine fishes. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jill Florio

5.0 out of 5 stars Best General Fishkeeping Book for Beginners
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best For The Beginner
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Aquarium Reference Library Must!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference for beginners
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4.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK NOW!
I am a very new member of this hobby, and I would be absolutely lost without this book. I refer to it at least twice a day. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners, but light on deep substance
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