An Essential Guide to Choosing Your Tropical Freshwater Fish

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A Good Aid to Knowing Your Fish - Rated

Gina Sandford is a much respected and well published name in the field of Tropical Fishkeeping. She is the author opf a number of books on the subject and regularly has articles in the Practical Fishkeeping magazine and other magazines and periodicals on the subject.

She is well qualified to write on the subject and is particularly good at putting down the basics for the beginner, starting out with their first aquarium. Like any other pet, fish are reliant upon their owner for their welfare and good health, so it makes sense that the more you know about your fish the better qualified you will be to keep them happy.

It does not always follow that because a fish is small it will fit in well with other fish in a tank. Some of the most aggressive fish are small and can be very territorial. So unless you have a very large tank they will probably cause trouble. Getting a good balance of fish that will live with one another is where the book comes into its own and will help you to avoid making costly and sometimes fatal mistakes.

Excellent guide for the new fishkeeper - Rated
This is an excellent guide for the novice fishkeeper, it contains all the information that you will need to know about what type of fish to buy for the aquarium. It advises whether the fish are ideal for the novice or a more experienced keeper, what water type the fish prefers (acidic, neutral etc), the correct water temperature, the size the fish will grow to, the minimum number that you should purchase as not all fish will live in groups some are solitary whilst others will only live in shoals.

The book contains a basic guide to understanding your fish and how to take care of them to building a compatible aquarium. This book has been invaluable in deciding on which fish to purchase has I have learnt the hard way and lost a lot of expensive fish by buying fish that were for the more experienced keeper because they looked very nice, believe me its not worth it, follow the guidelines in the book. After reading through the book, choosing fish suitable for the novice, I know have a well stocked tank and all is going well.