Aquarium Care: A Comprehensive Handbook

Aquarium Care: A Comprehensive Handbook published by E P Dutton & Co Inc, New York, NY, 1967. 1st US Edition. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. 515 Pgs. LCCN 66-11547. By Gunther Sterba, Dr. rer. Nat. habil. Full Professor in Zoology, Director of the Zoological Institute, Karl Marx University of Leipzig. Translated from the German by Gwynne Vevers. The material in this book is arranged in 3 parts. The first explains all the technical points which an aquarist must know before he can correctly manage his tanks. The second part deals with fish diseases: the causes; how to recognize diseases; how to examine sick fish; what measures must be taken to prevent diseases in the aquarium. The final part is a systematic account of all the marsh and aquatic plants that have been introduced into the aquarium world, and the conditions necessary for their cultivation. Illustrated with drawings, black and white and color photographs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 11127.