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Aquarium Plants (CompanionHouse Books) Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, Feeding, Propagating, and Growing Fish Tank Plants with Expert Advice on Water Quality, Lighting, Substrates, and More

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Choose the right plants for your aquarium!Everything you need to know to grow healthy aquarium plantsHow to add plants to your aquarium and make a stunning displayTypes of plants best for background, midground, foreground, and floatingOver 300 photos, clear illustrations, and drawingsExpert author Peter Hiscock is highly skilled in aquascaping and fish keepingAquarium Plants is overflowing with full-color photographs—over 300 in total—that bring the many beautiful plants in this book to life. Written by a fish keeping expert who has first-hand experience in answering hobbyist's questions, this book is loaded with sensible, practical advice, starting with an animated science lesson on how plants grow to help improve your aquatic green thumbs!Dedicated chapters cover vital topics like water quality, the use of substrates, choosing healthy plants, and planting techniques—offering all the information you need to know to establish well-planted, vibrant fish tank décor. The lighting section provides lists of plants that thrive in low, moderate, bright, and very bright light and explains the differing effects of light on plants.Aquarium Plants offers essential information on feeding plants, propagating plants, keeping plants healthy, and choosing suitable fish. Creative aquarists will welcome the chapters on designing the aquarium décor, using various elements of display, and creating a themed tank—such as an African theme or a cold or hard water aquarium.The "Popular Aquarium Plants" section recommends specific plants for different areas of the aquarium, including background, foreground, midground, and floating plants. For each, the author offers dozens of options, all of which are represented by vibrant color photographs.Create an aquarium that is as stylish as it is functional, with Aquarium Plants! Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ CompanionHouse Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2004


Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 96 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1931993548


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 48


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.83 x 0.3 x 8.27 inches


Part of series ‏ : ‎ Aquamaster


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  • Comprehensive reference!
Format: Paperback
I just purchased a new 75 gallon aquarium. For the first time, I wanted to have only live plants with my tropical fish. This book was a great reference, I took it to the shops and used it to make smarter purchases than I would have made without it. I did spend about $250 on plants, fertilizer, lighting, and special plant friendly substrate. My tank looks simply fabulous. And after four weeks, my plants are thriving. Using this book is the way to do it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019 by Marianjm

  • Lot of info
Format: Paperback
But not enough on actual plants and requirements. This is more a giant coverage of plants in general. Not to specific on a plant
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024 by Robert

  • Knowledge
Format: Paperback
Using this book on Aquarium Plants has been a great teaching tool for our students, to identify aquatic plants and understand the process of photosynthesis and respiration. Our program which is non-profit organization called Urban Awareness for Marine Conservation(UAMC). Give inner city youth the opportunity to study Marine and Environmental Science. We use aquariums to create and study different ecosystems. We teach Science,Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM). This four major factors are very important to maintain our ecosystem in the aquarium and outside the aquarium. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2026 by Karlton Henderson

  • Easy read
Format: Paperback
Well done and easy to read. Informative
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2024 by Lee

  • Excellent Book!
Format: Paperback
This is an excellent book not only for the high quality of printing and pictures but also for its content. Small enough to be succinct and take you to the point about planting your aquarium step by step, plant's specific info depending on the variety, lighting requirements, nutrition, etc.
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2008 by Mario Lopez

  • Five Stars
Good beginners book for a planted aquarium. Lots of photos and good information.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018 by Gary D. Houser

  • Good book for beginners or as a refresher
Format: Paperback
For a beginner, it gives you enough information to get started with by covering topics like, why live plants are beneficial, how they help control byproducts of keeping tropical fish such as nitrates (product of decaying fish waste), why you should be using aquatic fertilizers for healthy aquatic plants, even a few design themes for arranging aquarium decorations and plants for a somewhat natural environment for the area your fish originated from. For myself, it was a good refresher after being away from the aquatic lifestyle for 15 years. Are there better books out there on the subject of aquatic plants? Yes, definitely. But not in the same price range. Do I regret buying this book? Nope. Not at all. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018 by C Homrich Jr.

  • I don’t recommend
Format: Paperback
No common names 👎
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2026 by April Baby

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