This illustrated guide for laymen outlines the maintenance and display of marine creatures, describes many of the common species, and provides guidelines on exhibiting fish more attractively.
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Completely rewritten to incorporate the latest knowledge developed over the past eight years particularly on diseases, nutrition and fish behavior. Abstracts invaluable information from the author's more comprehensive book Captive Seawater Fishes. Features 89 black and white and 60 full-color illustrations.
The science and common sense behind creating an inexpensive, flourishing marine aquarium Marine Aquarium Keeping is the first complete, step-by-step handbook to bring scientific perspective and insight to the practical basics of assembling and successfully maintaining a conventional marine aquarium. While minimizing gadgetry and underscoring a simple, commonsense regimen of looking, seeing, and understanding, author and marine biologist Stephen Spotte offers logical, chapter-by-chapter guidance to every facet of the hobby—from choosing equipment and setting up an aquarium, to selecting healthy animals and maintaining a flourishing underwater environment. Inside, readers will discover:
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