No comments about Aquarium Plants: Their Identification, Cultivation and Ecology/H-966.

1 comments about Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine, Volume V: 2006 Edition (Volume 5).

1. I have all of the Advanced Aquarist books that are available. They are a combination of all the monthly on-line magazines and are a great resource. The books contain informaation that are applicable to novices as well as advanced people with respect to aquariums. The articles cover the entire breadth of the topics that one would encounter for someone involved in the aquarium hobby. These books are a great reference and I would highly recommend them.

5 comments about Your Healthy Garden Pond (Pond & Aquatic S.).

1. Great information about keeping a healthy pond for our two beautiful Koi. Lots of information and beautiful pictures.



2. This gem of a book contains all the information a new pond owner needs to maintain a healthy, happy water feature. It's very readable, well-organized, and succinct.



3. I used Interpet Products available from my local garden centre and I decided to check out some of the books advertised with their products and so ordered the "Your Healthy Garden Pond".
   I have read this book and found it a very useful reference,easy to read and with good illustrations. I would recommend it to anyone with a small garden pond.



4. This is a very good book for those who already have a pond. It does not get into the design and construction of ponds, but concentrates on maintaining the pond you have. This is exactly what I was looking for. I did not need to design or construct a pond; however, I did need the knowledge to maintain an existing pond, and this book fit the bill perfectly.
   
   It covers:
   * Water quality - the nitrogen cycle and what tests you need to perform
   * Filtration - types of filters, filter media, cleaning filters
   * Algae and plants - types of plants and how to grow them, how to contain algae
   * Fish - the different types of fish suitable for a pond and how to diagnose problems
   * Pond cleaning - when and how to clean the pond
   * Seasonal maintenance. - fall and winter preparations
   
   Also this book is illustrated with many full color pictures so you can see clearly what the author is talking about.



5. Borrowed this book from the library but have to buy it. It's a good reference and does great explanations. Real helpful for a novice like me.

No comments about Livebearers (KW-049).

1 comments about Saltwater Aquarium: Your Happy Healthy Pet.

1. I found this book to be very informative. Gave me just about all the information I needed in order to begin my hobby! One thing I wish they would have done is list brands of the equipment mentioned and show the inside anatomy of the typical fish. I realize both of those are really hard things to do with everchanging products and the question of if there really is a typical fish!
   
   I also found this book to be super easy to read. There wasn't a lot of words that I didn't understand and if they were new to me Skomal did a great job of explaing what that term meant.
   
   I would highly recommend this book to anyone!

4 comments about Angelfishes of the World (Oceanographic Series) (Oceanographic Seies).

1. The pictures are gorgeous but the descriptions are not very fact-filled. They are more "lyrical" than useful. Example: in the description of C. argi, the Cherub angelfish, the author starts off "It is a "Cherub", like a fat pretty child with small wings." The genera are not arranged alphabetically or in any other order that I can discern. Another example for a fish species that I am particularly interested in obtaining and desirous to learn as much about as possible: C. aurantia (Golden angelfish). "The body shape is rounded, the mouth is tiny, and the face is so cute." None of these "facts" really help me learn how to keep this fish successfully.



2. I found the book exceptional in its identification of species and juvenile pictures however it lacked valuable information in the breeding and rearing of Angelfish.
   
   I would have been most interested to read more on those topics.
   
   Good for the hobbyist that has no interest in Breeding.



3. Amazing book. Excellent photography of both the more commom angels and the rarer, difficult or impossible to find in a LFS, ones. Basic info on fish and aquarium husbandry, not a fault, IMO, as most people with special interest on angels may already have aquariuns for some time and read other general set-up and maintance books. Well worth the money.



4. To put it simply, I ordered this book on a whim, recommended from a fellow marine aquarist, and since then I haven't been able to put it down. I have never seen a more comprehensive and affordable review of Saltwater Angelfish, including many images of extremely rare species and hybrids. The images of Angelfish Aquariums maintained by aquarists in Asia is a unique section that really makes you think about how we keep our own aquariums. The only section I found lacking was the section which covered the current captive rearing of marine angelfish - I believe the author could have done more in-depth research, especially into the farm-raised Pomacanthus currently being produced in Asia.

1 comments about Piranhas in the Aquarium.

1. This book was orginally published in German In 1988 , This is revisited 1995 version . There are 10 sections , A Historical And Literary Critique , Piranhas In Myths , Indians , Biology , Range And Ecology , Keeping And Maintenance , Breeding , Taxonomic Survey and Fishing . All pictures colorfull & high quality . This book is a must for all piranha keepers and piranha lovers . Don't miss any word !

2 comments about The Interpet Encyclopedia of Koi: A Comprehensive Introduction to Keeping and Displaying These Magnificent Ornamental Fish, from Choosing Healthy Stock to Installing a Fully Equipped.

1. I've got 3 Koi....by accident....swimming in a 55 gallon tank. When I purchased them the fish person @ the store thought they were goldfish :) Over a couple months they morphed into Koi. It didn't seem 2 bother the other 9 goldfish.
   I bought the book because I'm gonna break ground this winter in the back of my home in The Sierra foothills in CA and give these remarkable fish a fitting place 2 play :)
   The book has it all. Beautiful pictures, practical section, Koi varieties, and a step by step, blow by blow description including schematics of how to build a Koi Pond.



2. Good conprehensive book on koi. Very good photos and description of the various types of koi with their proper Japanese names.
   As with most koi books, too much detail on pond building and not enough on maintenance.
   Photography is very good with lots of examples of finished ponds.

3 comments about The Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver.

1. I like this book, but I bought it because it had information on fish rarely found in most aquarium books, mainly the loach families and fairly good coverage on catfish families.

   I completely agree with Scott Hieber about the Maturation portion of this book though. It does not make any sense. Other than that I had few problems with this book.




2. A small sparse book that covers a lot of fish & all of the basics of care and keeping -- sometimes devoting as much as a page to a particular topic. Contains some old fashioned thinking. Sandford actuallly tells you to set up your tank & let it sit without fish for a month so that it can mature. Actually, the maturing (i.e., estabilishing nitrate bacteria and nitrite bacteria for the nitrogen cycle) doesn't really start until you provide food (i.e., fish waste) for the bacteria. So the month of waiting without fish in the tank is not only old hat, it's unscientific & shows that Sandford probably never measured the ammonia/nitrate/nitrate levels in a tank during this empty tank break-in.

   The question-and-answer format that accompanies the text throughout is useful on questions of fish behavior but less so for technical info like "Why is my tank cloudy?" or "What's the advantage of a canister filter over a hang-on power filter?"

   There must be better sources of info available. In fact, searching a few sites on the web will get you more & better technical info than this book contains. But the pictures are generaly very good & there are lots of them. For each fish there are descriptions of habitat conditions, although these are "in-the-wild" conditions, which don't necessarily include ones that will also work well in home aquaria.




3. Gina Sandford presents an increadiable amount of information about fish keeping, in this very easy to read and understand, book. It clear explains every aspect of setting up a tank and keeping fish. It will answer all your questions, including the ones you havent thought of yet! The best part of the book is the profiles of the 7 common groups of fish. Each provides a tank conditions & care guide which will prevent you from placing the wrong fish in the wrong settings.

5 comments about Fish Face.

1. This was such a hit with my sister who is an ocean lover. It makes a great gift. The pictures are amazing. EACH page is up close, glossy, vibrant and colorful. Great buy if you love fish and/or just art. The cover is also beautiful and it's quite small, which adds to it's apeal. Love it.



2. 
   Many books I buy are to keep my gradeschool grandchildren interested in learning. Thus it was with this one. Every page is a full page, quality, color photo of fish that are unusual to our every day lives. The children loved it and have spent hours with it. It is also fasinating to adults and their parents and myself have poured thru it again and again. Fish Face would also make a good coffee table conversation piece. There are no age limits to book. Everyone will benefit from it again and again.



3. awesome pics beleive it there int he sea we know less about the sea then mars we need to wake up and get our food from the sea 3/4 earth is water soem can be turned to drinking water we nneed to conserve this book will hopefully make you think twice before throing anything into our precious waters peace and conserve a littel bit goes a long way



4. This book has wonderful pictures but I think it could have been presented in a better way. The pages are small so the pictures are too small in some cases. Some pictures you can't see well because they are spread over two facing pages & get lost in the center. But I love the expressions of many of the fish, you can almost sense their personality. And I love seeing the incredible variety of fish.



5. Lot's of interesting and colorful photos. I gave it to my sister, for christmas, and our whole family sat around looking at the fish for hours.