Tropical Fish (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press) (Paperback)

by Bruce W. Halstead (Author), Bonnie L. Landa (Author), George Sandstrom (Illustrator) "Ever since the first Goldfish was kept captive in China, more than a thousand years ago, the keeping of fish has grown steadily in popularity..." (more)
Key Phrases: bubble nest, aged water, community tank, South America, Central America, United States (more...)

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Product Description
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.


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: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,102,624 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 33 in The Golden Guide Series.

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

By	Angela D. Richards "adcisco" (kenova, wv United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

By	Karen A. Sellers (Pomona, Calif. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good guide for the novice fishkeeper, August 6, 2006

By	Newton Ooi (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Tropical Fish Golden Guide (A Golden guide) (Paperback)

This short, illustrated book provides a compact and useful introduction to tropical fish commonly kept in aquarium tanks. The book goes into detail of how to set up a tank, how to maintain it, and what fish to put into it. The book comes complete with color pictures of the various fish, their characteristics and the challenges of keeping them in an aquarium tank. The book itself is quite inexpensive, and worth the cost and time to read it.