Aquariums for Dummies by Maddy Hargrove, Mic Hargrove (1999, Paperback, Illustrated)

Aquariums For Dummies answers all your fishy questions about keeping an aquarium and makes it easy to get into the swim of things with your own freshwater, brackish, or marine aquarium. You’ll discover how to:

• Choose the right aquarium for you
• Select the best fish
• Create and maintain a healthy aquarium
• Locate good deals on equipment
• Design a dazzling underwater environment

With humor and without a lot of jargon, expert Maddy and Mic Hargrove cover all the bases. They give you step-by-step instructions on how to select equipment and set up your aquarium. And they explore an array of important and fun topics, including:

• Tanks, water sources, substrates and decorations, and water testing
• Live plants for freshwater and brackish aquariums and invertebrates for marine aquariums
• Fish anatomy and physiology (plus a guide to dozens of freshwater coldwater, tropical marine, and brackish fish)
• Choosing a quality dealer and developing a good relationship with them
• Deciding what the right species for you and selecting fish
• Fish diet and nutrition
• Diagnosing and treating diseases in fish
• Breeding fish for fun and profit

A fun and easy guide to creating and maintaining a beautiful aquarium, Aquariums For Dummies is your entrée to the fascinating and rewarding world of fishkeeping.