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The Complete
HOME AQUARIUM
Hans J. Mayland
Translated by and Adapted by Gwynne Vevers
The information necessary for the successful establishment of aquarium tanks
and themaintenance of both freshwater and marine fishes is contained in this
comprehensive survey, which combines a wealth of practical advice with a wide-
ranging collection of beautiful and brilliantly coloured fishes.
Written by a leading aquarist, this book has been translated and edited by
Dr Gwynne Verers, the Curator of the Aquarium at the London Zoo and, as a
leading authority on his subject, the author of several works on freshwater and
marine life, as well as on many other animals.
The firts part of this book is devoted to the freshwater aquarium, toto tank types
and their positioning in the home, the equipment needee to supply heating, lighting,
circulation and aeration, and to the great variety of plants and fishes suited to
a freshwater environment. The author includes vital instructions on the feeding
of fishes and discusses the distribution, characteristics and habits of a large number
of fish families and species. The second part features the marine aquarium, with a
comprehensive section on marine fishes, their environmental requirements and also
covers some of the invertebrates suitable for the marine aquarium.
Over 200 colour photographs of the fish and their different habitats, line drawings of
equipment, fishes and plants, and maps showing the areas of origin of the main fish
families illustrate the subject indepth and provide a useful guide in particular to the
identification of plants. A complete subject index is accompanied by detailed index
of fishes, invertebrates and plants.
CONTENTS
PART ONE: The Freshwater Aquarium
Introduction
The natural environment of aquarium fishes
Aquarium Tanks and Equipment
Tank types * Tank weights and positioning * Making one's own tank * Technical equipment * Internal filters
External filters * Heating * Circulation and aeration * Lighting * Aquarium accessories and spare parts
Setting Up The Aquarium
The use of plastics * The water * Water hardness * The pH value
Living Communites in the Aquarium
Aquarium plants * The fishes * Snails
Care of Fishes
Feeding * Fish diseases
Fish Families and Species
The family Pantodontidae * The family Characidae * Headstanders * Pencilfishes * The family Citharinidae * Hatchetfishes
Barbs * The mormyrid family * The family Gyrinocheilidae * The loach family * The various catfish family
The goby family * Spiny eels * The toothcarp families * Egg-laying toothcarps * Live-bearing toothcarps
The various families of perch-like fishes * Sunfishes * Archer fishes * Fingerfishes * Argusfishes * Nandids
Cichlids * Labyrinth fishes * Sand smelts * Sticklebacks * Pufferfishes
PART TWO: The Marine Aquarium
Introduction
Tanks and Equipment
Tank decoration * Marine algae * Sea Water * The pH value
Care of Fish
Feeding
Diseases of Coralfishes
Cryptocarion disease * Fungal infection * Lymphocystis * Swimbladder trouble
Marine Fishes
Moray-eels * Marine catfishes * Anglerfishes * Soldierfishes * Sea-horses and pipefishes * Scorpionfishes *Stonefishes
Groupers * The family Grammidae * Cardinal fishes * Snappers * Sweetlips * Fingerfishes * Batfishes * Butterflyfishes
Marine angelfishes * Damselfishes and anemone-fishes * Wrasses * Parotfishes * Blennies * Synchiropus * Godies
Surgeonfishes * Moorish idols * Rabbitfishes or Spinefeet * Triggerfishes and filefishes * Boxfishes * Pufferfishes
Porcupinefishes
Invertebrates for the Marine Aquarium
Sponges * Coelenterates * Gorgonians * Molluscs * Worms * Crustaceans * Echinoderms
Index
Index of plants * Index of fishes and invertabrates
206x265mm. 223Pgs. Rigby Ltd., Melbourne
Some wear on cover, Otherwise
In Very Good Condition
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