Dr. Axelrod's Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes

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DR. AXELROD'S MINI-
ATLAS
Containing 992 pages and more than 1800 full-color photos, this masterful refererx» work and identification guide is not "mini" in any sense except in comparison to its much bigger brother, the full-size Dr. Axetrods Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes. This mini-Atlas contains a 256-page section dealing with aquarium maintenance, plants and fish breeding in addition to almost 700 pages of photos identifying—and providing maintenance information alwut—aquarium fishes from all over the worid. The fishes shown are indexed by both scientific and popular names for ease of reference.
This mini-Atlas has as one of its handiest features the use of space-saving symbols in the captions. Besides giving the fishes' scientific names, the captions also include numbers and symbols that provide at-a-glance information about feeding habits, aquarium lighting, aquarium set-up, reproduction, temperament and other factors. Below are the symbols used and their meanings. A... Tovább

Fülszöveg

DR. AXELROD'S MINI-
ATLAS
Containing 992 pages and more than 1800 full-color photos, this masterful refererx» work and identification guide is not "mini" in any sense except in comparison to its much bigger brother, the full-size Dr. Axetrods Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes. This mini-Atlas contains a 256-page section dealing with aquarium maintenance, plants and fish breeding in addition to almost 700 pages of photos identifying—and providing maintenance information alwut—aquarium fishes from all over the worid. The fishes shown are indexed by both scientific and popular names for ease of reference.
This mini-Atlas has as one of its handiest features the use of space-saving symbols in the captions. Besides giving the fishes' scientific names, the captions also include numbers and symbols that provide at-a-glance information about feeding habits, aquarium lighting, aquarium set-up, reproduction, temperament and other factors. Below are the symbols used and their meanings. A fuller explanation of tiiese symbols appears witiiin ttie book.
FEEDING HABITS
^ Diy, packaged food
Live worms, Daphnia, etc
Live fish
ib Vegetarian
REPRODUCTION
Egglayer
Livebearer
AQUARIUM LIGHTING
o Brigilt with occasional sunlight
€) Bright, no sunlight
As dark as possible as long as fishes are visible
AQUARIUM SET-UP
laB Densely planted aquarium m Rocks; no plants
Only gravel on bottom Rocks, plants and driftwood
SWIMMING HABITS ?
Bottom swimmer ta No special swimming level ? Top swimmer
Swims in middle of water TEMPERAMENT V Peaceful community fish
Not recommended for beginners
ISBN 0-866aa-385-1
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