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| Encyclopedia Of Exotic Tropical Fishes For Freshwater Aquariums | 
 enlarge | Authors: Glen S. Axelrod, Brian M. Scott
Creator: Neal Pronek
Publisher: TFH Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $89.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 76372
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 845
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 8.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 0793805708
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.34
EAN: 9780793805709
ASIN: 0793805708
Publication Date: March 31, 2005
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Product Description
The Encyclopedia of Exotic Tropical Fishes for Freshwater Aquariums is an inspiring resource. The book is separated into two sections, with the first part encompassing six chapters of both general and specific fishkeeping information and the second part offering detailed profiles of 1000 freshwater species. All fish enthusiasts will appreciate the down-to-earth writing style and superb images by some of the world?s top photographers. This practical reference also features anatomical drawings, multiple tip boxes, and over 2800 full-color photographs.
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 THE BEST BOOK REFERENCE August 14, 2006
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I HAVE WANTED THIS BOOK SINCE IT WAS PUBLISHED, AND WHEN I COULD
GET IT FROM YOU, I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY. I FIND IT TO BE THE BEST
OF REFERENCE BOOKS AROUND TO DATE. THANK YOU.
Truly exceptional book July 27, 2006
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the book immensly. I read it in one day cover to cover all 900+ pages. Very informative and great pictures of fish. I have been a hobbyist for 20 years and I still learned something from it.
 A space filler book June 22, 2006
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
The author doesn't even include the temperature to keep the fish.
 Disappointing March 11, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I wanted one great dictionary for reference as I just got started with my aquarium a few months ago. I found this to be badly indexed, and since it is alphabetical by Latin subspecies and then Latin name within it, they assume a great deal of knowledge right off the bat. Then you need to look up the common name in the index to find the latin name and my most common fish aren't even in there under common name (ie., Molly, Platy). Guppy is under "D" in the index, a typo for "G" - which makes me think this wasn't even proofread. I really didn't need information on freshwater fish like bass and pike, since those aren't aquarium fish, so don't understand who the audience is supposed to be. Many fish in here measure over a foot in length. I have an aquarium, I'm not going fishing.
 A Very Good Reference but not Perfect March 4, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Unlike many previous Tropical Fish books from the Tropical Fish Hobbyist publisher that were not much more that an unorganized child's picture book, this Encyclopedia is well oganized and has a great common name and scientific name index. A desciption of the fish is on the left page with two corresponding pictures on the right page which makes for easy reading. I would rate this book 5 stars if the descriptions were more detailed. It leaves out temperature range, PH range, sexing information, etc. even though there is sufficient room in the description area for about 40% more verbiage. I recommend this book to be used in conjunction with the 4 Volume set of the Baensch Aquarium Atlas which provides much greater detail of each fish species.
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