Freshwater Aquarium Models

John H. Tullock

Description

This book shows you step-by-step and fish-by-fish how to create a beautiful, harmonious aquarium that mimics a natural habitat and fosters healthy fish and plant life. It includes more than eighty detailed recipes for aquariums of different types and sizes, specific aquarium model designs, the basics of aquarium setup and maintenance, and a 16-page color catalog of fish and plant varieties.
PART I: Aquarium Basics.

INTRODUCTION. THE ALLURE OF AQUARIUMS.

CHAPTER 1. CARING FOR AN AQUARIUM.

Water.

Physical and Chemical Cycles.

Lighting.

The Needs of Aquarium Plants.

Foods and Feeding.

Routine Maintenance.

Maintenance Service.

CHAPTER 2. BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN FISH AND AQUARIUMS.

Guidelines for Design.

Finding the Right Fit with Fish.

Finding a Good Dealer.

Choosing Healthy Plants.

Acclimating New Arrivals.

PART II: Aquarium Mechanics.

CHAPTER 3. MAKING YOUR HABITAT LOOK REAL.

Taking the Tank into Consideration.

Lighting.

Backgrounds.

Including Terrestrial Components.

Aquascaping.

Borrowing from Japanese Gardeners.

CHAPTER 4. NUTS AND BOLTS.

Built-in Installations.

Free-Standing Installations.

CHAPTER 5. TROUBLESHOOTING.

Disease Prevention.

Plant Problems.

Algae Problems.

PART III: Freshwater Aquarium Model Designs.

CHAPTER 6. SOUTHEAST ASIA.

CHAPTER 7. AUSTRALASIA.

CHAPTER 8. AFRICA.

CHAPTER 9. SOUTH AMERICA.

CHAPTER 10. CENTRAL AMERICA.

CHAPTER 11. NORTH AMERICA.

CHAPTER 12. PURELY ARTISTIC DESIGNS.

PART IV: The Appendixes.

APPENDIX A. FRESHWATER FISH AND PLANTS.

Fish.

Temperature.

Water Hardness.

pH.

Other Lists.

Plants.

Location.

Temperature.

Plants and Water Hardness.

Plants and pH.

Other Helpful Plant Lists.

APPENDIX B. TANK SPECIFICATIONS.

APPENDIX C. MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS.

Water.

Liquid Measure.

Light Intensity.

Temperature Conversions.

Alkalinity Conversions.

Abbreviations.

Water Hardness Designations.

APPENDIX D.   RIVER MAPS.

INDEX.

Sujets

• Aquariums
• Pets
• Fish

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 27 février 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470112731
• Langue: English

Extrait

FRESHWATER AQUARIUM MODELS
Recipes for Creating Beautiful Aquariums That Thrive
JOHN TULLOCK
Copyright © 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved.
Photography © Aaron Norman Howell Book House
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Tullock, John H., 1951– Freshwater aquarium models: recipes for creating beautiful aquariums that thrive / John Tullock; [photography: Aaron Norman]
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-04425-4 (pbk.: alk. paper)
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1. Aquariums. 2. Aquarium fishes. 3. Aquarium plants. I. Title.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: Aquarium Basics
INTRODUCTION
T HE A LLURE OF A QUARIUMS
CHAPTER 1
C ARING F OR AN A QUARIUM
Water
Physical and Chemical Cycles
Lighting
The Needs of Aquarium Plants
Foods and Feeding
Routine Maintenance
Maintenance Service
CHAPTER 2
B RINGING O UT THE B EST IN F ISH AND A QUARIUMS
Guidelines for Design
Finding the Right Fit with Fish
Finding a Good Dealer
Choosing Healthy Plants
Acclimating New Arrivals
PART II: Aquarium Mechanics
CHAPTER 3
M AKING Y OUR H ABITAT L OOK R EAL
Taking the Tank into Consideration
Lighting
Backgrounds
Including Terrestrial Components
Aquascaping
Borrowing from Japanese Gardeners
CHAPTER 4
N UTS AND B OLTS
Built-in Installations
Free-Standing Installations
CHAPTER 5
T ROUBLESHOOTING
Disease Prevention
Plant Problems
Algae Problems
PART III: Freshwater Aquarium Model Designs
CHAPTER 6
S OUTHEAST A SIA
Ponds, Ditches, and Rice Paddies
Model Design 1: Shallow Pool in Southern India
Model Design 2: Large Pond in Thailand
Model Design 3: Community Featuring Gouramis
Streams and Rivers
Model Design 4: Sri Lankan Stream
Model Design 5: Asian Big River
Model Design 6: White Cloud Mountain
Model Design 7: Community Tank Featuring Barbs
Model Design 8: Glass Catfish
Estuarine Habitats
Model Design 9: Estuary I
Model Design 10: Estuary II
CHAPTER 7
A USTRALASIA
Oceanic Islands
Model Design 11: Borneo, Sumatra
Model Design 12: Irian Jaya, Ajamaru Lakes
Model Design 13: Irian Jaya, Fly River
Model Design 14: Sulawesi (Celebes Islands)
Model Design 15: Sumatra
Australia
Model Design 16: Australian Rainbowfish Community Tank
CHAPTER 8
A FRICA
Hard-to-Find Africans
Model Design 17: All-Purpose African Barb Tank
Model Design 18: Congo Tetra
Model Design 19: African Lungfish
Model Design 20: Distichodus
Model Design 21: Elephantnose
The Zaire and Other West African Rivers
Model Design 22: Jewel Cichlid Paludarium
Model Design 23: Soft Water African Tank
Model Design 24: The African Butterflyfish
Model Design 25: A Crib for Kribs
African Killifish
Model Design 26: Aphyosemion
Model Design 27: Epiplatys
Model Design 28: Nothobranchius
Rift Lake Cichlids
Model Design 29: Mbuna Community Tank
Model Design 30: Mbuna Single-Species Tank I
Model Design 31: Mbuna Single-Species Tank II
Model Design 32: Tanganyika Community Tank
Model Design 33: Julidochromis transcriptus
Model Design 34: Birchard’s Neolamprologus
Model Design 35: Shell Dwellers
Model Design 36: Lemon Cichlid
Madagascar
Model Design 37: A Madagascar Tank
CHAPTER 9
S OUTH A MERICA
Amazonia
Model Design 38: Basic Amazon Community Tank
Model Design 39: Leaf Fish
Model Design 40: Room-Temperature Amazon Tank
Model Design 41: A Tale of Two Tetras
Model Design 42: Tribute to Herbert Axelrod
Model Design 43: Neon Dreams
Model Design 44: Emperor Tetra
Model Design 45: Expert’s Amazon Tank
Model Design 46: Flying (?) Fish Tank
Model Design 47: The Amazing Splashing Tetra
Model Design 48: Amazon Tank for Big-Fish Enthusiasts
Model Design 49: Terror on the Amazon
Model Design 50: Ultimate Amazon Tank
South American Killifish
Model Design 51: Argentine Pearlfish
South American Cichlids
Model Design 52: Apistogramma species
Model Design 53: Butterfly Cichlid
Model Design 54: Angelfish
Model Design 55: Discus
CHAPTER 10
C ENTRAL A MERICA
Livebearers
Model Design 56: Guppies
Model Design 57: The Wonderful World of Platies
Model Design 58: Swordtails
Mollies
Model Design 59: Mollies I
Model Design 60: Mollies II
Central American Cichlids
Model Design 61: Convict Cichlid
Model Design 62: Mexican Firemouth
Model Design 63: Salvin’s Cichlid
Model Design 64: Jack Dempsey
Model Design 65: Blue Acara
Mexican Cave Fish
Model Design 66: Mexican Cave Tetra
CHAPTER 11
N ORTH A MERICA
Focusing on the Southeast United States
Why Native Fish?
Conservation Issues
Collecting and Transport Techniques
Modifications to the Aquarium System
Lazy Rivers
Model Design 67: Southeastern U.S. Swamp
Model Design 68: Southeastern U.S. Pond or Lake
Model Design 69: Everglades
Model Design 70: Southeastern Farm Pond or Reservoir
Model Design 71: Southeastern U.S. Spring Run
Model Design 72: Tidal Creek
Model Design 73: Rally Round the Flagfish
Model Design 74: Primitive Fishes
Topminnows
Model Design 75: Golden Topminnow Species Tank
Model Design 76: Black-spotted Topminnow
Model Design 77: Bluefin Topminnow
Inland Waters
Model Design 78: Texas Cichlid
Model Design 79: Little River Riffle Tank
CHAPTER 12
P URELY A RTISTIC D ESIGNS
Purely Plants
Model Design 80: Dutch-Style Plant Aquarium
Trouble-Free Tanks
Model Design 81: Miniature Aquarium
Paludariums
Model Design 82: Killifish Paludarium
Model Design 83: Orchid Paludarium
Model Design 84: The Big, Easy Tank
The Non-Traditional Tank
Model Design 85: A Black-and-White Aquarium
Community Tanks
Model Design 86: Basic Community Tank
Model Design 87: Basic Small Community Tank
PART IV: The Appendixes
APPENDIX A
F RESHWATER F ISH AND P LANTS
Fish
Temperature
Water Hardness
pH
Other Lists
Plants
Location
Temperature
Plants and Water Hardness
Plants and pH
Other Helpful Plant Lists
APPENDIX B
T ANK S PECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX C
M EASUREMENTS AND C ONVERSIONS
Water
Liquid Measure
Light Intensity
Temperature Conversions
Alkalinity Conversions
Abbreviations
Water Hardness Designations
APPENDIX D
R IVER M APS
Brazil
Cameroon
Central America
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Indonesia
Mexico
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand
United States
INDEX
Part I
AQUARIUM BASICS
INTRODUCTION
T HE A LLURE OF A QUARIUMS
A fter forty years and hundreds of individual tanks, I am not bored with aquarium keeping. I get the same thrill from opening the plastic bag and releasing a colorful fish into my tank as I did when I was a teenager. I will never be able to say I’ve kept them all, of course, even if I live to be a hundred. Thousands of species of tropical fish have been discovered, and countless others swim anonymously in waters not yet explored. The world’s smallest fish, for example, was discovered in 2005 in a peat bog in Sumatra. Paedocypris progenetica , about the size of a fingernail clipping when