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THIS is a very useful little book written in a popular style by an expert in keeping and rearing small tropical fishes. Mr. Wells has already published valuable guides dealing with similar subjects: aquariums and fish ponds, and garden ponds, fish and fountains. The present book will be welcomed by many, for the cult of the tiny tropical fish is rapidly increasing, and a sound practical book, simply written, is exactly what is needed, and this is what is offered. With its aid there should be no difficulty in setting up aquaria and rearing the fishes. The aquarium itself, heating, feeding, the best plants to use and how to deal with ailments, all have their share of space, but half the book is taken up with short descriptions of the various fishes themselves, their distribution, habits, the prices which they fetch and information for the treatment of each species. The book is illustrated by numerous small sketches, nearly every fish being figured and also the various plants recommended for living in the aquarium.
Tropical Aquariums, Plants and Fishes
By A. Laurence Wells. Pp. 160. (London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., 1937.) 3s. 6d. net.
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Tropical Aquariums, Plants and Fishes. Nature 142, 936 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142936a0
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