The Aquarium Fish Survival Manual
 Still my best reference book... This book has a lot of information in it. It is written plainly, and is easy to understand. Sometime it gets a bit to detailed for the beginner in some sections like lighting. As a reference for plants and fish (fresh/ ... [... more]
CDN$22.99
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Dr. Burgess's Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes
Major Help for Newcomers This book was probably designed for intermediate to advanced marine hobbyists. However, I bought it just getting into the hobby and it was invaluable for one reason. It shows every known fish, and as another reviewer says, talks ... [... more]
CDN$80.25
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101 Essential Tips Aquarium Fish
Beautiful photos, not enough info This is a handy little guidebook that features very high-quality photographs (it's another DK book) of just about every aquarium fish you are likely to encounter. It is useful primarily for those looking to distinguish ... [... more]
CDN$8.00
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Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
compact reef guide It should be rated at 5 stars but I give only 4 stars because of its technical nature and my beginner's comprehension. After that, it is a compact guide full of useful, hands-on info that helps the hobbyist create their own ideal ... [... more]
CDN$13.99
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Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To ...
The Zoo can get Hot! "Archives of Natural History" Congratulations on a fine book that really does fill a long-standing gap in the historical literature! Needless to say, I hope it sells well, and gets rave reviews! It deserves them.
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CDN$107.24
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Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes
Full of color photos I liked this book because i could look up pictures of many different fish. it has a lot of general information on livebearers and egg layers. what i did not like was: 1. The information about the fish and the photos were not together. ... [... more]
CDN$12.00
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Complete Encyclopedia of the Freshwater Aquarium
great book this is a great book to have on hand lots of excellent photos inside
Good, has needed info on rarer species, with updated names I found information on fish that I could not find in other basic bread and butter books. While it does not have pict ... [... more]
CDN$49.95
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The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the ...
Vol 2 is good, Vol 1 is better? As a beginning reef aquarist (but not at all new to the hobby), I ordered Volume 2 of this series because that's the volume that contains information on soft corals--which was what I wanted to start with. But I was also ... [... more]
CDN$82.86
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Ecology of the Planted Aquarium
I couldn't put it down, took pages of notes. A few years ago, my brother and I owned pet shops, so I thought that I knew a bit about water chemistry. This book showed me that I didn't. So much information that has practical relevance. e.g.: If pH is ... [... more]
CDN$35.08
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Aquarium Corals: Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History
Superb Book on Reef Corals I'm a marine biologist who has published many papers on the subject of corals and coral reefs. I picked up a copy of Borneman's book just to check out what is now available for the nontechnical reader and was delightfully ... [... more]
CDN$45.12
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Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
compact reef guide It should be rated at 5 stars but I give only 4 stars because of its technical nature and my beginner's comprehension. After that, it is a compact guide full of useful, hands-on info that helps the hobbyist create their own ideal ... [... more]
CDN$13.99
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The Simple Guide to Freshwater Aquarium
Short on Specifics If you're a beginning "aquarist" and you plan to buy only one book (for now) then don't buy The Simple Guide to Fresh Water Aquariums by David E. Boruchowitz. It makes a good "second" book for beginners but it is ... [... more]
CDN$17.51
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