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• This heavily illustrated volume will prove a blessing to every aquarium hobbyist who has had to settle for superficial plant descriptions in general fish-keeping books. It presents a detailed A-to-Z directory covering hundreds of aquarium plants with high quality color photos and succinct profiles of each plant. Information includes the plant’s common name, botanical designation, growth cycle, and general description.


• This handsome book is divided into the following sections


• Introducing Aquarium Plants: An overview that distinguishes between underwater parts of land plants and plants that are entirely aquatic, with commonly available examples from both groups.


• How to Grow Aquarium Plants: Detailed instructions on planting techniques, feeding, lighting, the use of carbon dioxide systems, and general troubleshooting.


• How to Propagate Aquarium Plants: Most aquarium plants are easy to propagate from cuttings and in some cases from seed. This section shows how.


• A Detailed Survey of Aquarium Plants: The comprehensive, illustrated, A-to-Z plant directory, as described above.


• Hardcover; 208 Pages; 8 1/2" x 10 1/4"; Published in 2003.


• This volume features approximately 450 color photos and illustrations
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