Setting Up a Tropical Aquarium Week-by-Week - Tapa dura

At the core of this book is an extended photographic storyboard that follows the stages of creating a tropical freshwater aquarium. From day one to week twelve and beyond, this real time practical sequence provides a unique insight into the successes and setbacks of turning an empty glass box into a thriving underwater world. At logical points along this timeline of practical progress, profile sections feature selections of aquarium plants and fish. The emphasis is on explaining the natural cycles involved and stressing that successful fishkeeping demands care, compassion, creativity and technical expertise. The ideal hobby, in fact.

Stuart Thraves has had a lifelong fascination with fish. This led him to study them at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, England. Stuart s interest in fish has also developed into a favourite hobby diving which he enjoys pursuing around the UK and in the Red Sea. Today, he is Brand Manager of a leading aquarist supply company. His day-to-day experience of the hobby keeps him abreast of the latest developments and provides an ideal platform for writing this book.