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• Aquarium hobbyists looking to add variety to their tanks will find color photos and concise textual profiles of more than 400 species of freshwater and marine fish. This book’s easy-reference format points out key characteristics of each breed and gives information on its origins, physiology and maintenance requirements. Each entry includes an at-a-glance guide that notes feeding habits and compatibility with other fish. The color photos are detailed to show markings and other distinguishing features. Major freshwater groups include cichlids, characins, labyrinth fishes, catfishes, loaches, cyprinids and others. Among the marine varieties are angelfishes, damselfishes, blennies, pufferfish, eels, groupers and Atlantic seahorses. Here’s a reference volume that merits a place on every aquarium hobbyist’s bookshelf.


• Derek Lambert is the author of several books and hundreds of articles on fishkeeping. He lectures on the subject in the U.K. and abroad and is the editor of the monthly magazine, Today's Fishkeeper. He also heads several aquarist hobby groups in the U.K.


• Hardcover w/hidden spiral binding; 256 Pages; 5 3/4" x 7 3/4"; Published in 2004.

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