Tropical Fish Book

	Introduction	6
	Up front	8
	Types of aquarium	8
	Tropical aquarium	8
	Freshwater aquarium	9
	Saltwater aquarium	9
	Cold water aquarium	12
	Special aquarium	13
	What shapes of aquarium are there?	13
	What is the best size and place for my aquarium?	14
	Insurance	15
	New or second-hand aquarium?	15
	Types of tanks	16
	Lighting	16
	Heating	16
	Filters	17
	All about aquariums and water chemistry	20
	The walls of an aquarium	20
	Ready-made synthetic walls	21
	Fixing the walls	21
	The substrate	21
	Water	22
	The water quality of your aquarium	22
	Conductivity	23
	The pH value of the water	23
	Temperature	23
	Water harness	24
	Iron	24
	Carbon dioxide	25
	Oxygen	25
	Nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia	25
	Biotopes	26
	Lower species	26
	The fish	28
	Where does the fish swim?	28
	Fish in flowing water	28
	Fish which live amongst the plants	29
	Fish which live in schools	29
	How many fish in your aquarium?	29
	Buying fish	30
	Fish and stress	30
	Groups of fish	31
	Live-bearing fish	31
	Egg depositors	31
	Labyrinth fish	31
	Bubble-nest builders	32
	Types of fish	33
	The guppy	33
	Platies	33
	Swordtails	33
	Black Molly	34
	Tetras	34
	Black-winged hatchetfish	34
	Cichlids	35
	Barbs	35
	Dwarf rasbora	36
	Paradise fish	36
	Gouramis	36
	Siamese fighting fish	36
	Catfish (Corydoras family)	38
	Fish that you do not want to have in your aquarium	38
	The plants	44
	Aquatic plants	44
	Role of plants in aquariums	44
	Placing a plant in the aquarium	44
	Plants and light	45
	Types of plants	45
	Ruffled sword plant (Aponogeton crispus)	45
	Babies' tears (Bacopa monniera)	45
	Green cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana)	46
	Cryptocoryne	47
	Amazon Sword Plant (Echinodorus weheri)	47
	Elodea (Elodea densa)	47
	Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterifolia)	47
	Indian water friend (Hygrophila polysperma)	47
	Indian water star (Hygrophilia difformis)	47
	Giant ambulia and dwarf ambulia (Limophilia sessilliflora)	48
	Java fern (Microsorium pteropus)	49
	African Tiger Lotus (Nymphaea maculata)	49
	Algae	54
	How do algae form?	54
	Brown algae (gravel algae)	54
	Blue-green algae	55
	Green algae	55
	Other ways of dealing with algae	56
	Food, health and care	60
	The natural habitat	60
	Daily check	60
	Dominant and subordinate	61
	Water layers and food	61
	The amount of food	61
	Types of food	61
	Live food	61
	Frozen food	62
	Dried food	62
	Fish diseases	62
	Internet resources	64