Aquariums: The Complete Guide to Freshwater and Saltwater Aquariums »

Thierry Maître-Allain has a PhD in Marine Biology and is an author, journalist and experienced fishkeeper.

Christian Piednoir is a photographer, journalist, fishkeeper and the creator of aquapresse.com, a website dedicated to marine photography.

Well illustrated and with step-by-step instructions, this book covers every aspect setting up either a fresh or saltwater aquarium including: equipment, preparation and requirements, types of fish, directories of fish, plants and more.

Water

• The water cycle
• Nitrogenous substances
• Filtration
• The natural habits of aquarium fish

Installing an aquarium

• Choosing an aquarium
• Positioning the aquarium
• The aquarium in the home
• The backdrop
• The freshwater substrate
• Aquarium kits
• Heating for the freshwater aquarium
• Filtration for the freshwater aquarium
• Wooden decor for the freshwater aquarium
• Rocky decor for the freshwater aquarium
• Getting the freshwater system up and running
• Introducing fish into a freshwater aquarium
• Adding the fish
• Maintaining a freshwater aquarium
• Equipment for a saltwater aquarium
• Maintaining a saltwater aquarium
• Introducing fish into a saltwater aquarium

AQUARIUM FISH AND PLANTS

How fish live

• The external anatomy
• The internal anatomy
• Behavior
• Feeding
• Healthcare in the aquarium

Freshwater fish

• Labyrinth fish
• The labyrinth fish aquarium
• The Asian aquarium
• Characins
• The Amazon aquarium
• A Central American cichlid aquarium
• Cichlids
• An aquarium for discus enthusiasts
• A South American cichlid aquarium
• Lake Malawi cichlids
• A Lake Malawi cichlid aquarium
• Lake Tanganyika cichilds
• A Lake Tanganykia cichlid aquarium
• An aquarium for other cichild species
• Loaches
• Cyprinids
• An aquarium for coldwater fish
• An Africanaquarium
• Killifish
• A killifish aquarium
• Rainbowfish
• An aquarium of curiosities
• Catfish
• An oddballs aquarium
• An aquarium of "useful" animals
• A freshwater invertebrate aquarium
• Livebearers
• A Central American aquarium
• A brackish-water aquarium

Breeding freshwater fish

• The breeding tank
• Water quality
• Breeding stock
• Raising the fry
• Breeding cyprinids
• Breeding characins
• Breeding livebearers
• Breeding labyrinth fish
• Breeding catfish
• Breeding killifish
• Breeding cichilds

Saltwater fish

• Damselfish and clownfish
• A clownfish aquarium
• Angelfish
• Butterflyfish
• Groupers and basslets
• Wrasses
• Lionfish
• Tangs
• Triggerfish
• Boxfish, cowfish and porcupinefish
• Blennies and gobies
• Reef invertebrates aquarium
• Miscellaneious species
• Saltwater invertebrates aquarium

Aquarium plants

• The biology of aquarium plants
• The substrate
• Aquarium lighting
• Choosing and using plants
• Feeding and propagating plants
• A Dutch aquarium
• Background plants
• Midground plants
• Foreground plants
• Floating plants
• Specimen plants

Resources

Index of fish, invertebrate and plant names