Aquarium Fish (Pet reference books) (Paperback)

by Ulrich Schliewen (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The great amount of detail found in the very best books on animal life sometimes makes them too technical for non-specialists. But here is an exception--a book praised by life scientists for its accuracy, yet also fascinating and very useful to ordinary aquarium hobbyists. Filled with practical advice, the book features 300 full-color photographs as well as numerous accurate line drawings.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 21, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812013506
• ISBN-13: 978-0812013504
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,027,680 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, June 27, 2000

By	"ferretwin" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This is actually a pretty good book if you want information on fish ie. breeding, care, disease treatment and prevention, characteristics, benefits, what fish are good with what fish. It has lots of pictures of freshwater fish with brief descriptions of each. There is a page or so of generalized information concerning each species and then pictures with a paragraph describing some of the specific subspecies.

It's really light on plant info. So if you want info on plants go find another book. Also if you are looking for information on how to start up or maintain an aquarium you'll need to go else where.

All the information is pretty basic so this is definatly a beginner's book, it doesn't go into anything in any real depth.

So I gave it three stars, it's not a must have by any means but it does provide some good helpful information.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and useful, but don't expect an all-in one guide, June 11, 2000

By	Mohan Mahapatra (Bombay, India) - See all my reviews

A reasonably good book for a beginner wanting to start an aquarium with a bit more thought than the usual community tank.The part on biotopes is not only interesting but is of great help fro the aquarist who would like to set up a tank/ecosystem which is as close to the real thing as possible. However, the 159 pages did leave the me "dissatisfied", i really could have done with a more detailed book. . If you want to keep/keep a planted aquuarium like I do then, you do need other books like Amano,s Nature Aquarium World series, and Barry James' Illustrated Guide.... for more details and ideas.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and useful, but don't expect an all-in one guide, June 11, 2000

By	Mohan Mahapatra (Bombay, India) - See all my reviews

A reasonably good book for a beginner wanting to start an aquarium with a bit more thought than the usual community tank.The part on biotopes is not only interesting but is of great help fro the aquarist who would like to set up a tank/ecosystem which is as close to the real thing as possible. However, the 159 pages did leave the me "dissatisfied", I really could have done with a more detailed book. . If you want to keep/keep a planted aquuarium like I do, then you do need other books like Amano,s Nature Aquarium World series, and Barry James' Illustrated Guide.... for more details and ideas.