500 freshwater aquarium fish; a visual reference to the most popular species.

9781554071678

500 freshwater aquarium fish; a visual reference to the most popular species.

Ed. by Greg Jennings.

Firefly Books Ltd.

2006

528 pages

$29.95

Paperback

SF457

Do you tend to confuse your Croaking Gourami with your Thick-lipped Gourami? Are you having trouble breeding your Brevis? Will a Malawi Blue Dolphin fit in your home aquarium, or will you have to lease an ocean? General readers and enthusiasts can find answers here sorted by family, including catfish, cyprinids, charcoids, loaches and suckers, gouramis and relatives, rainbows and blue-eyes, killifish, live bearers, and miscellaneous fish such as eels, knifefish, scats and goby. Each species listing within includes full names, distribution, size, behavior, diet, aquarium conditions, and information on breeding. The color photographs are beautifully detailed, the introduction describes basic fish anatomy, the glossary includes cross references and the index contains both common and Latin names. Perhaps a companion volume should list the 500 least popular species to put in an aquarium, including the Frantic Bogsucker, the Semi-amphibious Spitting Fish and the Teenager.

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