Aquariums: the complete guide to freshwater and saltwater aquariums

Setting up an aquarium Water The water cycle Nitrogenous substances Filtration The natural habits of aquarium fish Installing an aquarium Choosing an aquarium Positioning the aquarium The aquarium in the home The backdrop The freshwater substrate Aquarium kits Heating for the freshwater aquarium Filtration for the freshwater aquarium Wooden decor for the freshwater aquarium Rocky decor for the freshwater aquarium Getting the freshwater system up and running Introducing fish into a freshwater aquarium Adding the fish Maintaining a freshwater aquarium Equipment for a saltwater aquarium Maintaining a saltwater aquarium Introducing fish into a saltwater aquarium

Aquarium fish and plants How fish live The external anatomy The internal anatomy Behavior Feeding Healthcare in the aquarium Freshwater fish Labyrinth fish The labyrinth fish aquarium The Asian aquarium Characins The Amazon aquarium A Central American cichlid aquarium Cichlids An aquarium for discus enthusiasts A South American cichlid aquarium Lake Malawi cichlids A Lake Malawi cichlid aquarium Lake Tanganyika cichlids A Lake Tanganyika cichlid aquarium An aquarium for other cichlid species Loaches Cyprinids An aquarium for coldwater fish An African aquarium Killifish A killifish aquarium Rainbowfish An aquarium of curiosities Catfish An oddballs aquarium An aquarium of "useful" animals A freshwater invertebrate aquarium Livebearers A Central American aquarium A brackish-water aquarium

Breeding freshwater fish

The breeding tank

Water quality

Breeding stock

Raising the fry

Breeding cyprinids

Breeding characins

Breeding livebearers

Breeding labyrinth fish

Breeding catfish

Breeding killifish

Breeding cichlids

Saltwater fish

Damselfish and clownfish

A clownfish aquarium

Angelfish

Butterflyfish

Groupers and basslets

Wrasses

Lionfish

Tangs

Triggerfish

Boxfish, cowfish and porcupinefish

Blennies and gobies

Reef invertebrates aquarium

Miscellaneous species

Saltwater invertebrates aquarium

Aquarium plants

The biology of aquarium plants

The substrate

Aquarium lighting

Choosing and using plants

Feeding and propagating plants

A Dutch aquarium

Background plants

Midground plants

Foreground plants

Floating plants

Specimen plants.