Freshwater Aquarium - (Your Happy Healthy Pet Guides) 2nd Edition by Gregory Skomal (Hardcover)

About the Book

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124) and index.

Book Synopsis

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs-now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
A freshwater aquarium offers an endlessly fascinating pageant of movement and color. But how do you set up a tank and select the right fish? And how do you maintain an aquarium to keep your fish happy and healthy? This updated guide delivers the answers, providing all the facts and advice you need, including:

• Tips on setting up and designing your aquarium
• An illustrated guide to popular tropical fish
• Pointers on selecting the right mix of fish
• The lowdown on maintaining your aquarium
• Guidance on keeping your fish healthy
• The scoop on how to breed your fish

From the Back Cover

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!

A freshwater aquarium offers an endlessly fascinating pageant of movement and color. But how do you set up a tank and select the right fish? And how do you maintain an aquarium to keep your fish happy and healthy? This updated guide delivers the answers, providing all the facts and advice you need, including: Tips on setting up and designing your aquariumAn illustrated guide to popular tropical fishPointers on selecting the right mix of fishThe lowdown on maintaining your aquariumGuidance on keeping your fish healthyThe scoop on how to breed your fish

About the Author

GREGORY SKOMAL has been a fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program. An avid aquarist, he has written seven books on aquarium keeping and fish, including "Saltwater Aquarium" in the Your Happy Healthy Pet series.