Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Features:

• Understand the best aquarium set-up practices
• Build the luxury tanks of your dreams
• Maintain a thriving aquatic environment
• Discover many different ways to expand your hobby

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: Getting Started with Freshwater

1. Taking the Plunge: Just the Essentials

2. The Practice of Aquarium Keeping

3. Finding a Good Location

4. The Tank and Stand

5. Aquascaping Your Aquarium: What to Add and Not Add in Your Tank

6. Selecting the Equipment and Other Stuff Your Aquarium Needs

Part 2: Taking a Closer Look at Fish and How to Care for Them

7. Fish Anatomy 101

8. Figuring Out What Kind of Fish to Buy

9. Working with a Fish Dealer to Purchase Your Fish

10. Feeding Your Wet Pets — Diet and Nutrition

11. Recognizing Diseases and Treatments

Part 3: The Background Players – Water, Chemicals, and Plants

12. All Water Isn’t Created Equal

13. Considering Those Crazy Chemicals

14. The Nitrogen Cycle and Water Testing

15. Putting It All Together

16. What You Need to Know: Live Plants for Aquariums

17. Choosing Plant Species for Your Tank

Part 4: Breeding and Other Fun Stuff

18. Being Prepared When Trouble Strikes

19. Setting Up the Breeding Tank

20. Ready, Set, Spawn

21. Recording Data and Photographing Fish

22. Expanding Your Hobby in Fun Ways

23. Advancing Your Hobby: Other Types of Aquarium Systems

Part 5: The Part of Tens

24. Ten Cool Aquarium Gadgets

25. Ten Ways to Kill Your Fish without Even Trying

26. Ten Scientific Fish Laws

27. Ten Aquatic New Year’s Resolutions

Index