Freshwater Aquariums

Freshwater Aquariums
Author: David Alderton
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2003-02-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1620080044

For beginning aquatic fancier looking to start out right with fish, Freshwater Aquariums by David Alderton is the ideal primer. A vertebrate that breathe primarily by means of gills and swim by means of fins is the author’s lead-in to the first chapter called “What are Fish?” Alderton builds the reader’s confidence by providing solid information about what fish are anatomically speaking, how they evolved, how they breathe, how they move, where they live, and how they behave. The new fancier’s aquarium begins in chapter two with instructions on setting up the tank, including selecting the right size, figuring out how many fish, setting the tank, equipment, substrate, heating, lighting, filtrations, plants, water chemistry, assembly, and more. Choosing the freshwater fishes that appeal to the reader is the subject of “Introducing the Categories of Fish,” which schools readers in seven categories: Cyprinids (e.g., goldfish, minnows, and barbs), Characins (e.g., tetras), Cichlids (e.g., oscars, angelfish, and discus), Anabantoids (gouramis, bettas/Siamese fighting fish, and paradise fish), Toothcarps (guppies, swordtails, platies, black mollies, and killifish), Catfish, and others (loaches and Chinese algae eaters). The purchasing, maintenance, and feeding of fish are described in considerable details, and the author gives a basic overview of breeding and keeping fish healthy as well. Resources, glossary, and index conclude the book.

Nature Aquarium World

Nature Aquarium World
Author: Takashi Amano
Publisher: TFH Publications
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1993-08-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9780793800896

This book contains photographs of the world's most beautiful aquariums. It should be used as a model for every aquarium, especially those in your home and in public places like waiting rooms The author also gives all the data necessary for even a beginner to duplicate any aquarium in this book.

Aquarium

Aquarium
Author: David Vann
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802191754

From the award-winning author of Legend of a Suicide: “A kind of modern fairy tale . . . Vann’s novels are striking, uncompromising portraits of American life” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). David Vann’s dazzling debut Legend of a Suicide was reviewed in over a 150 major global publications, won eleven prizes worldwide, was on forty “best books of the year” lists, and established its author as a literary master. Now, in crystalline, chiseled yet graceful prose, Aquarium takes us into the heart of a brave young girl whose longing for love and capacity for forgiveness transforms the damaged people around her . . . Twelve-year-old Caitlin lives alone with her mother—a docker at the local container port—in subsidized housing next to an airport in Seattle. Each day, while she waits to be picked up after school, Caitlin visits the local aquarium to study the fish. Gazing at the creatures within the watery depths, Caitlin accesses a shimmering universe beyond her own. When she befriends an old man at the tanks one day, who seems as enamored by the fish as she, Caitlin cracks open a dark family secret and propels her once-blissful relationship with her mother toward a precipice of terrifying consequence. “A blue-collar parable . . . [The character] looks back on her life as a child looks into a tank, hoping to make sense of the world inside—a theme Vann develops beautifully, creating a mysterious realm of the wintry American city.” —The Guardian

Project Earth Science

Project Earth Science
Author: Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta
Publisher: NSTA Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1936959992

How well can your students- Explain why ice floats? Model ocean currents? Predict tides? Describe the proper clean-up of an oil spill?Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography, Revised 2nd Edition, immerses students in activities that focus on water, the substance that covers nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface. Eighteen ready-to-use, teacher-tested classroom activities and supplemental readings offer explorations and straightforward explanations to foster intuitive understanding of key science concepts. Students cover topics such as the structure of water molecules, saltwater and fres.

Impressive three-dimensional aquaristics. Retrofitting existing aquariums to three-dimensional aquariums.

Impressive three-dimensional aquaristics. Retrofitting existing aquariums to three-dimensional aquariums.
Author: Dieter Mende
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2023-12-13
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 3758321301

Success and enjoyment with and from the bio-filter hydroponics in the aquarium, with the impressive three-dimensional aquariums, is really not rocket science. Let yourself be inspired by the idea that an aquarium with a Bio-Filter hydroponics system can also be a three-dimensional water garden. With great pleasure and growing enthusiasm. Aha; that's how a bio-filter hydroponics aquarium works. The impressive three-dimensional aquarium is a very clear work, + which on the one hand explains the details, + which also shows the interrelationships; + this also includes pictures of your own aquarium projects, + which trigger the "aha effect" in many places. The course of the book is clearly structured and optimally documented with many examples. Basic impulses, nitrate reduction against the algae plague, project planning of the three-dimensional aquarium with the active bio-filter hydroponics, setup with the active bio-filter hydroponics, retrofitting an existing aquarium to three-dimensional aquaristics with a passive bio-filter hydroponics, which plants and where from? Pick up for new starters. The book is written and illustrated in a way that is understandable for the many aquarists who are new or relatively new to aquariums with a bio-filter and hydroponics in an aquarium project. Giving ideas for professionals. The course of the book with words and pictures is never trivial for aquarists who have already dealt more intensively with filter technology for aquariums. The shapes of the three-dimensional aquariums with the hydroponic bio-filter can be created individually and the project should always be adapted to your living space, not the other way around. The course of the book shows several of my projects, each with a different shape.

Zoo and Aquarium History

Zoo and Aquarium History
Author: Vernon N. Kisling, Jr
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2022-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000585336

Wild animals have been housed in zoos and aquariums for 5,000 years, fascinating people living in virtually every society. Today, these institutions are at a new milestone in their history. This second edition of Zoo and Aquarium History takes the reader on a journey through the transition of private collections to menageries, to zoos, then zoological gardens, and more recently conservation centers and sanctuaries. Under the direction of Vernon N. Kisling, an expert in zoo history, an international team of authors has thoroughly updated the only comprehensive, global history of animal collections, menageries, zoos, and aquariums. The resulting book documents the continuum of efforts in maintaining wild animal collections from ancient civilizations through today, explaining how modern zoos have developed their mission statements around the core aims of conservation, education, research and recreation. This new edition pulls together regional information, including new chapters on zoological gardens of Canada, Latin America, China, Israel, the Middle East, and New Zealand, along with the cultural aspects of each region to provide a foundation upon which further research can be based. It presents a chronological listing of the world's zoos and aquariums and features many never-before published photographs. Sidebars present supplementary information on pertinent personalities, events, and wildlife conservation issues. The original Appendix has been expanded to include over 1,200 zoos and aquariums, providing an invaluable resource. This is an extensive, chronological introduction to the subject, highlighting the published and archival resources for those who want to know more.

Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild

Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild
Author: Stephan Reebs
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1501724649

A home aquarium seems a peaceful place. Gazing at its inhabitants as they swim slowly through their small universe is a soothing, even hypnotic, experience. But this seeming tranquillity is only surface deep. Like their wild counterparts, these tiny, glittering beings exhibit a wide array of fascinating behaviors.Stéphan Reebs provides a delightfully entertaining, yet scientifically grounded, look at what fishes do and how they do it. From defending their young, to seeking out the perfect sexual partner, to telling time, fishes display a variety of behaviors that may not be readily apparent to the casual observer. Reebs not only describes the behaviors, but also outlines simple experiments that can be performed by observers wishing to learn for themselves just how resourceful—and bizarre—these creatures can be.How Fish Behave introduces us to damselfishes that sing like birds, elephantfishes that communicate electrically, and sticklebacks that deceive other fish into believing they have found food. Drawing on the experimental evidence behind such intrinsically interesting responses, Reebs demonstrates how science is conducted in the field of animal behavior.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Author: Eileen Wirth
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2017-06-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439661219

Long ranked as one of the top zoos in America and even the world, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium's history has remained untold, until now. Beginning as little more than a menagerie, the zoo transformed into a spectacular attraction that now draws two million visitors per year. Supporters responded to innovative features such as the iconic desert dome, the new African Grasslands exhibit, the indoor jungle and the all-encompassing aquarium. More than just a showcase, the zoo also supports renowned wildlife conservation and research programs that help preserve endangered species ranging from coral reefs to tigers. Author Eileen Wirth celebrates the history and promising future of the landmark that continues to elicit great local pride.