You and Your Aquarium

By Dick Mills

Book Overview

Interest in fishes can be divided into two separate Streams- for the table and for ornamentation. Fishkeeping first began as a way of sorting live food, and stocks were kept in ponds or moats. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394729854
• ISBN13: 9780394729855
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Best General Fishkeeping Book for Beginners

This book is the best of any I've seen on general fishkeeping. It's clear, and gives good illustrations and pictures on how to set up a tank, plants and fish, and other topics. It even goes into the basics of what to expect if your fish breed, and how to build an undergravel filter.It shouldn't be the only book you ever read on the topic (if you plan to keep fish,) but it's a really great start.

A must have!

This is the most comprehensive book I have ever owned on aquariums. I had a 110 gallon salt water tank for years & this book answered all of my many questions, with beautiful color pictures. I would highly recommend this book, as it was to me several years ago!

Best For The Beginner

It's hard to be all things to all readers. Having said that this is the best reference I've read for the beginner who is setting up an aquarium. Initial set up and maintenance sections are excellent and are easy to understand and read. There is a helpful plant section and useful flow charts for disgnosing fish illness problems are included. The 75 page species guide (48 pages devoted to tropical freshwater) features excellent photos and keeping details. I believe this book would have appeal to both the experienced and novice fish owner and give it my highest recommendation.

An Aquarium Reference Library Must!!

I have been keeping fish for quite a long time now and I would certainly recommend this book to anyone. Dick Mills has provided the beginner and novice alike with a reference that brings and gives insight every time you open its pages. I literly learned the art of fish-keeping from this book and will still hold its teachings and advice to be true. I find myself picking up this book to simply learn and relearn what I already know. Much of fish-keeping is a personal journey of discovering what works for you, however, having this book on your shelf as a back-up is a smart thing. Some of the technology concerning filtering is a bit dated, however, this does not diminish the standard set by it information by any means. If I sound overly expressive about this book, then so be it.

Best beginners book around!

I've had an aquarium for over 4 years. A week after I got my aquarium I was lost so I bought this book. It helped alot. I learned how to choose fish, how to clean the tank, anatomy, breeding, setting up the tank and way more. If this book hadn't been around my aquarium wouldn't be around. I highly recomend this book to any beginners. It's a great book!