Essential, practical tips from professional fishkeeping experts.

500 Ways to Be a Better Freshwater Fish Keeper is a comprehensive references of practical advice from seasoned experts.

The 500 tips are presented in logical sections for quick and easy navigation to professional advice for:

• Choosing and buying fish
• Setting up an effective aquarium system
• Filtration and water quality
• Lighting
• Feeding
• Routine aquarium maintenance
• Breeding.

Each book is packed with information in easy-to-access segments. Some of the frequently asked questions addressed are:

• Why are some tropical fish cheap and others expensive?
• How to deal with fish that appear shy and nervous
• How to identify breeding pairs
• How to use microscopic organisms to feed fry
• What are the ideal species for beginning fishkeepers?

There is also a sister volume: 500 Ways to Be a Better Saltwater Fish Keeper. With detailed step-by-step instructions and color photographs and graphics, the 500 Ways to be a Better Fish Keeper books are the perfect go-to guides for information and counsel to solve a problem quickly.