Saltwater Aquarium: Your Happy Healthy Pet (2nd Edition)
A saltwater aquarium provides a soothing, ever-changing mini seascape of color and motion. But saltwater fish require a constant, controlled environment. How do you set up and maintain a tank and select the right fish from more than 12,000 varieties? How do you care for marine fish? This updated guide provides the facts and advice you need and includes:
- Info on choosing, equipping, and setting up your aquarium
- Pointers on choosing compatible fish for a community tank
- The scoop on the best (and worst) fish for beginners
- Guidance on maintaining your aquarium and keeping your fish healthy
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Book details
- Author
- Gregory Skomal
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Pets › Fish & Aquariums
- Topics
- saltwater aquariums · fish care · aquarium setup · marine fish · fish tank maintenance · choosing compatible fish · beginner fish keeping
- ISBN-13
- 9781620455296
About the author
GREGORY SKOMAL, PhD, is a marine biologist and senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, where he has worked since 1987. His recent books include Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark, The Shark Handbook, and multiple titles in the Your Happy Healthy Pet series.
Skomal holds a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD from Boston University. He is adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology and an adjunct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
When he’s not writing, Skomal heads the Massachusetts Shark Research Program and works as an underwater explorer, photographer, and aquarist. His books reflect these pursuits directly, spanning shark biology and aquarium keeping.
Gregory lives in Marion, Massachusetts.