Tropical Fish Keeping Journal: Book Edition Three: Volume 1

Tropical Fish Keeping Journal - Book Edition Three

In book edition three of the “Tropical Fish Keeping Journal” we cover; water quality and conditions, to the techniques, products and methods to heating the tropical fish aquarium, to lighting systems and the choices available for the aquarist and a little history, to finally fish behaviour and physiology.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Introduction
Author’s introduction to the Tropical Fish Keeping Journal Book Edition Three

Aquarists Diary and News
The Tropical Fish Keeping Journal, Aquarists Diary and News, for Aquarists and Hobbyists

Aquarium Water Conditions
Achieving the best water for healthy thriving tropical fish and the 28 day conditioning cycle

Aquarium Heating and Thermostats
The different methods and devices for successfully heating the tropical fish aquarium

Aquarium Lighting Methods
Getting the best effects and results by using the most effective lighting techniques

Fish Species Behaviour
Getting into the physiological behaviour and habits of tropical fish, including pecking orders

Tropical Fish Species
Editor’s choice featuring a selection of tropical fish species accompanied with fact files

Aquatic Plant Species
Editor’s choice featuring a selection of aquatic plant species accompanied with fact files

Aquarists Products Guide
Featuring essential star aquatic products of note for today’s tropical fish hobbyist

Aquarists Reference Tables
A set of essential tables for aquarists to reference including mathematical formulas

Aquarists Book Guide
Essential books and magazines worth reading and acquiring covering the hobby

Aquarists Directory
Useful web sites and web addresses for aquarists in relation to the pastime

Alastair Agutter is one of a select few world-wide to successfully breed the Discus (symphysodon) species King of the Aquarium in captivity and an authority on these tropical fish species and others, as an accomplished Best Selling Author of Specialist Books Internationally.

Alastair began keeping and breeding tropical fish as a hobbyist from the age of just 9 years back in 1967 (now 50 years in 2017) and has successfully bred many species. He was one of the very first Aquarists in the United Kingdom breeding cichlids from the Great Lakes (Malawi and Tanganyika) in the early and mid-nineteen-seventies.

His enthusiasm as a dedicated Aquarist continues today with a number of projects underway; including the development of new biological filtration systems (Polyatomic-ion Biological Reactors), to help improve the success rate for keeping thriving plants with tropical fish species.

Other projects include breeding a number of endangered species including original strains of the symphysodon family and other smaller indigenous species native to South America mainly inhabiting the Great River Amazon.

Alastair also continues today designing and making his very own aquariums and equipment for his projects, and also endeavours to write more tropical fish hobbyist reference books as a freelance full-time author, in the interests of further serving the local and wider Community Internationally.