Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish (Hardcover)
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In the fine tradition of its excellent how-to guides for raising houseplants, DK here offers a practical and visually appealing manual for all who would keep fish. The author has written various natural history titles and is a consultant to the pet industry. More than 800 individual fish, invertebrate, and plant species are described. The book begins with a short introduction to the natural history of fish, their classification, and the history of fish keeping. The fir (more…)
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9:54 am on June 24th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
A complete expert definitive advice directory guide
Every hobbiest has to agree and oppose that this practical useful expert information reference advice guide is both a confronting challange and a very costly endeavour for anybody…
3:18 pm on June 24th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book!
I love this book! I got a number of fish books for my fiance for Christmas. He has really gotten into freshwater fish and has six tanks at home now that he takes good care of…
9:55 pm on June 24th, 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
5 stars for fresh water 3 for salt.
When I first bought this book it was for information with fresh water fish and it covers them with a commendable amount of detail.
11:24 pm on June 24th, 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent
This book is a decent source for an overview of a number of fish. It does seem to be missing a lot of fish that are somewhat common in fishtanks, such as puffer fish, etc.
6:11 am on June 25th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the better books on aquarium fishes.
This book is one of the better books on aquarium fishes I have ever seen. It covers all kinds of fishes: freshwater, marine and pond fishes, but the tropical fishes section alone…
10:13 am on June 25th, 2009
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK book, lack of information
This book actually has a section for salt water fish and a section for freshwater plants. It is trying to cover everything with limited pages and left out some very important…
11:17 am on June 25th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Review for the book Aquarium & Pondfish
I found this book to be very imformative and full of wonderful pictures and information on almost any aquarium or pond fish you could imagine! A big thumbs up!!!!