Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants - Hardcover

Hiscock, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764155210 ISBN 13: 9780764155215

Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2003

Synopsis

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. The book's additional sections offer details on how to grow and propagate aquatic plants, and how to protect them from parasites and other problems. This handsome volume features approximately 450 color photos and illustrations.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The natural biology of plants * Water quality and filtration * Choosing substrates * Selecting plants * Planting techniques * Lighting * Feeding * Propagation * Essential maintenance * Aquascaping * Populating with fish

A complete guide to more than 150 popular aquarium plants

Fully illustrated with more than 250 color photos and graphics

About the Author:

Peter Hiscock trained at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, one of the U.K.'s leading schools for aquatic studies. He has published widely on fish behavior and aquarium keeping. Among his other books published in North America by B.E.S. are A Practical Guide to Choosing Aquarium Plants and A Practical Guide to Creating and Maintaining Water Quality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764155210
• ISBN 13: 9780764155215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 205