My First Aquarium Collectors Edition: The Joy of Tropical Fish Keeping in Classic Retro Style

My First Aquarium Collector's Edition Book - "The Joy of Tropical Fish Keeping in Classic Retro Style"

Taking up the noble and time honoured traditional pastime of tropical fish keeping should be an enjoyable experience for all. This book will become a valuable companion and friend to all new and existing aquarists, seeking the right advice and answers, to chart and navigate a successful path and journey for years to come!

CONTENTS INSIDE THIS BOOK:

Chapter 1 - A Little History of the Pastime - Page 11

Chapter 2 - New Aquarist Getting Started - Page 16

Chapter 3 - Tropical Fish Aquarium Theme - Page 28

Chapter 4 - The Aquarium Size, Stand and Positioning - Page 46

Chapter 5 - Aquarium Substrates and Furnishings - Page 77

Chapter 6 - Growing and Keeping Aquarium Plants - Page 109

Chapter 7 - The Aquarium Filtration System - Page 154

Chapter 8 - Aquarium Water Conditions - Page 182

Chapter 9 - Heating and Thermostats - Page 222

Chapter 10 - The Aquarium Lighting Methods - Page 229

Chapter 11 - Fish Species Behaviour - Page 236

Chapter 12 - Aquarium Fish Species - Page 256

Chapter 13 - Feeding Fish Species - Page 293

Chapter 14 - Aquarium Early Days Care - Page 315

Chapter 15 - Aquarium Maintenance - Page 319

Chapter 16 - Fish Species Safety and Health Care - Page 321

Chapter 17 - Fish Diseases and Cures - Page 323

Chapter 18 - Aquarists Reference Tables - Page 331

Chapter 19 - Aquarists Products and Accessories - Page 343

Chapter 20 - Breeding Tropical Fish Tips - Page 371

Chapter 21 - Additional Notes - Page 379

This same journey began for the author back in 1967, five decades ago, and today he is just as passionate about the hobby and pastime as he was then. Sharing 50 years of knowledge, and as folk know, hands-on experience counts!

Author: Alastair R. Agutter
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 11/26/2016
Pages: 382
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781540657718

About the Author
Alastair Agutter is one of a select few world-wide to successfully breed the Discus (symphysodon) species King of the Aquarium in captivity and an authority on these tropical fish species and others, as an accomplished Best Selling Author of Specialist Books Internationally.

Alastair began keeping and breeding tropical fish as a hobbyist from the age of just 9 years back in 1967 (nearly 50 years ago) and has successfully bred many species. He was one of the very first Aquarists in the United Kingdom breeding cichlids from the Great Lakes (Malawi and Tanganyika) in the early and mid-nineteen-seventies.

His enthusiasm as a dedicated Aquarist continues today with a number of projects underway; including the development of new biological filtration systems (Polyatomic-ion Biological Reactors), to help improve the success survival rate for keeping thriving plants with tropical fish species. Other projects include breeding a number of endangered species including original strains of the symphysodon family and other smaller indigenous species native to South America mainly inhabiting the Great River Amazon.

Alastair also continues today designing and making his very own aquariums and equipment for his projects, and also endeavours to write more tropical fish hobbyist reference books as a freelance full-time author, in the interests of further serving the local and wider Community Internationally.


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