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500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species | 
| Creator: Greg Jennings
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 63548
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 1554071674
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.340222
EAN: 9781554071678
ASIN: 1554071674
Publication Date: August 15, 2006
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Product Description
Expert advice on freshwater aquarium fish. Illustrated in full color, this comprehensive reference includes 500 of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. It provides concise at-a-glance information on their behavior, diet and breeding, along with a recommended aquarium setup. Practical and well organized, this book is tailored to the needs of a wide range of freshwater-aquarium hobbyists. A key decision for the aquarium owner, and also one of the most fun to make, is choosing the fish for a tank. 500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish is a "window shopping" trip, with an expert alongside to offer crucial advice. This thorough directory details every appropriate species. While most of the fish featured require a heated aquarium, there are other popular varieties, such as goldfish, that can be kept in an unheated one. With more than 500 color photographs, the book is organized by major fish groups, among them: - Cichlids, including angelfish and discus
- Catfish
- Cyprinids, including barbs, danios, koi and goldfish
- Characoids, including tetras, neons and piranhas
- Oaches and suckers
- Gouramis, including bettas, paradise fish and snakeheads
- Rainbow fish and blue-eyes
- Livebearers, including mollies and platies.
This comprehensive and useful reference, edited by a highly respected expert, will be welcomed by amateur fishkeepers of any age and expertise. (20070127)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 500 FAF, good but to few! 5 blank pages July 13, 2008
An accessible and well laid out guide. Easier to read than the Baensch books for example. But I misjudged the number 500. This really means it will not be very usefull for an experienced hobbyist: the book covers to few species! As I opened the newly arrived volume, I was surprised not to find reference to my recently acquired specimens of Acarichtys heckelii for an example. I was also surprised to find 5 (if not more) blank pages (88-89, 92-93, 96), wiping out P. scalare and 3 other references, in a second volume I had unwittingly ordered ([...] ). Thrity days past before I opened the repeated volume and noticed the fault, just before considering passing it on to a friend. So now I am stuck with it !!!!
Yes, an important point. Any reasonable guide, and principally visual references, should give priority to illustrations of native species over varieties that come and go with the season. This was not the case of the angelfish P. scalare. Of the 6 illustrations none are reminiscent of the native form. And the species presentation text, placed under a photograph of a dubiously attractive "Bright Veitail" , reads "This is by the far most known of the angel species. It is also......."
 Good, but could be better May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes, there's probably every bit of 500 fish in this book, but it still lacks on a few of the more common species. It is also a little too vague on descriptions. There is a 4 page spread on Discus and Oscars, but that's not really necessary when all the other fish are given one page with one sentence descriptions.
It's still nifty to have at home, but if you want to see how the fish are going to cohabitate with your other tank mates, this is not your book.
 Great basic reference book April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I owm saltwater fish but had gotten rusty on freshwater. I needed to relearn this for my new job so this book helped me get back on track. Information is very clear and pictures are excellent. It gave me a quick primer. I think it also a good beginners book since it is easy to understand.
Portable easy to find information, but just not enough of it April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is good for a quick referencing look at fishes of your interest. The information is adequate for a quick look but not enough if you wnat to know more.Nice, big,clear, colorful pictures that is easy to look at and quick and easy to read basic information about the fish is also included like water temp. max. length, aggreesiveness. It's a great book for a beginner like me who wants to compare different fishes and know a little bit about them for now.
Good book April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has many diffent fish in it. It also has the sizes and needs of all the fish. Great pictures!!
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