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Saltwater Aquarium Models: Recipes for Creating Beautiful Aquariums That Thrive - Softcover

Tullock, John H.

 
9780470044247: Saltwater Aquarium Models: Recipes for Creating Beautiful Aquariums That Thrive
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470044241 ISBN 13: 9780470044247
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

This book is your recipe for saltwater aquarium success. The key is choosing fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, and corals that coexist in harmony. This guide covers the basics of setup, maintenance, and design. It includes more than forty specific recipes for saltwater aquariums, a 16–page color catalog of fish, invertebrate, and coral varieties, and information on more than 100 saltwater fish.

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About the Author

John Tullock, a lifetime aquarist, owned a retail and mail–order aquarium business for years.He founded the American Marinelife Dealer Association. Tullock has authored twelve books about aquariums, including Bring Me Home: Saltwater Aquariums Make a Great Hobby and Freshwater Aquarium Models (both from Howell Book House). He holds a master′s degree in zoology.

From the Back Cover

Saltwater aquariums bring the calming beauty of a tropical reef right into your home and make you feel attuned to nature. But when you′re creating a saltwater aquarium, the key is choosing fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, and corals that are in harmony with each other. There are more than 500 species of reef fish to choose from, and some are not compatible. This book is your recipe for saltwater aquarium success. It gives you the basics of setup, maintenance, and design considerations, but it goes beyond that to include:

  • More than 40 specific recipes for saltwater aquariums, including biotope designs (mimicking barrier reefs, atolls, lagoons, etc.) and designs emphasizing form and color
  • A catalog of saltwater fish featuring more than 100 aquarium species
  • A catalog of saltwater invertebrates, seaweeds, and marine plants, covering more than 150 invertebrate types
  • A 16–page color catalog of fish, invertebrate, and coral varieties

In addition to ready–made model designs, this book helps you make your own choices of species that will coexist in harmony in your spectacular saltwater aquarium.

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470044241
ISBN 13 
9780470044247
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288