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Fish are easier to take care of than most other pets. Many people have preconceptions about marine fish tanks, feeling that theyre too expensive, too large, too complex, too difficult to maintain, too destructive to natural environments, or. Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical filtration. The conscientious marine aquarist by robert fenner is a fantastic read. The conscientious marine aquarist microcosm aquarium. Bringing the ethics and curiosity of a marine ecol. To be successful in keeping healthy aquarium fish, you need to know what causes stress in fish as well as how to prevent it. A bestseller since it first published in 1998, the conscientious marine aquarist is one of the bestrespected, timetested, handson marine aquarium books ever published. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only fo, fish only with live rock fowlr, and reef aquaria.
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