Exotic Tropical Fishes

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Summary: Very good comprehensive introduction to freshwater fishes
Review: Although it's been around for about thirty years, it has been revised and updated. This is an excellent guide for getting a grasp on what those little fish are in the pet shop tank, what they need to eat, what they need in terms of water temperature, pH, hardness and quality, how much space they need, how well they get along with others, and how big they grow. (That cute little fish with "C. managuense" on the front of his tank will get along just *fine* in the 10-gallon tank with your fancy guppies! [NOT!]) There is even rudimentary breeding information for a great many species.

Even for advanced aquarists, there is a ton of useful information here, even though much of it is dated. The looseleaf edition allows for updates.

The only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that it is somewhat dated. It's still one of the better all-around fish books you can get.

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Summary: Finally, a great book about tropical fish...
Review: Exotic Tropical Fishes is phenomenal in both covering almost all commercially available (and some not readily available) types of tropical fish as well as providing color pictures and vital stat's on these animals. It was tremendously valuable in helping us to set up our aquarium, stock it with compatible fish, and quickly identify and treat the diseases which occassionally invaded. It is truly ashame that this tome of fish is no longer in print. I highly recommend buying it, even used, over any of the currently available, new books that I have seen on this subject. From experience, I have found that the information in most major pet stores is often incorrect; therefore, we always take this book with us when purchasing fish as it is a staple of any well-informed aquarist.

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Summary: kourti-guppy
Review: i love guppies, and theres a great chapter on them i would deffintly recomend this book