From Library Journal
This illustrated, compact guide provides general information on the choice and care of fish, natural habitats, required aquarium conditions, and specific details on freshwater and marine tropical and coldwater fishes. Data for each species include family, common name, maximum adult size, physical characteristics of species, habitat, range, geographical distribution, peculiarities of species, alternative names, and a small, attractive photograph showing the male of the species. Key identification features are labeled; diet requirements, temperament, and tank levels where a particular fish dwells are described. Though this handbook is modestly priced in comparison with Nick Dakin's Macmillan Book of the Marine Aquarium ( LJ 8/93), the physically larger Macmillan volume gives more information on each species and fuller detail on the required aquarium conditions and suitable accompanying fish. Still, this book would be useful as a circulating volume for general collections where needed. --Judith B. Barnett, Pell Marine Science Lib., Univ. of Rhode Island, KingstonCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Here's a handy guide that does what Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Handbooks do best: use pictures to give readers the information they want and need. In glorious full color, 500 marine and freshwater fish are pictured clearly and large enough to make this an identification manual that fish keepers won't want to be without. The fish are grouped into four general categories (tropical freshwater, cold-water freshwater, tropical marine, cold-water marine), then by family and species. Accompanying each clearly labeled photograph are brief remarks about habitat, behavior, and coloration; a small distribution map; and horizontal bar graphs supplying at-a-glance information on diet, temperament, and size. Mills doesn't provide enough for those setting up a tank for the first time, but the tips with which he leads off his text will start novices in the right direction. Stephanie Zvirin
From Book News, Inc.
A visual guide to some 500 marine and freshwater fish varieties. It is a beautifully designed book with eye-catching, clear photos of each fish accompanied by description of appearance and habitat and remarks on temperament, diet, and tank needs. Detailed information on setting up aquariums precedes the identification guide. 6x8.5" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Book Description
Know-how in a nutshell. Each 101 Essential Tips features comprehensive coverage, full-color images on every page, and straightforward, practical information. Every point can be absorbed quickly and easily. One hundred and one authoritative tips will make anyone an instant expert on the topic at hand.
101 Essential Tips (101 Essential Tips Series) ANNOTATION
Become an instant expert on aquarium fish with this 101 Essential Tips book. The book features comprehensive coverage, full-color images on every page, and straightforward, practical information.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Core information on a variety of subjects is reduced to the 101 most crucial facts you must know. The pocket-size paperback format makes it ideal for quick reference. Hundreds of crisp, full-color photographs are combined with thoroughly researched text in these handy books.
FROM THE CRITICS
VOYA - Gloria Grover
Both these titles cover everything a first-time bird or aquarium fish owner needs to know about caring for their pets. The information ranges from how to select a healthy bird or fish, to the type of equipment one will need to provide a comfortable home for the new pet, to the type of diet that will maintain its health. Alderton and Mills both cover which birds/fish are best kept with the same species, or do well in a mixed setting. They also provide several chapters of selected lists of birds/fish covering physical characteristics, temperament, life span, size, and/or incubation and fledgling period. Accurate, clear, and concise writing is enhanced with wonderful color photographs on each page, illustrating the points the author makes. Both titles are great additions to any public library. Their easy-to-read format, attractive layout, and colorful covers will attract teens with a special interest. Index and Photos. VOYA Codes: 5Q 2P M J S (Hard to imagine it being any better written, For the YA with a special interest in the subject, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9 and Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12).
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