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Marine Aquarium Guide
By Frank de Graaf
Hard Cover, Pet Library, 1973, 280 Pages
From the Introduction
In recent years the tropical marine aquarium has enjoyed a growing popularity among aquarists.
In spite of this growing interest, home saltwater aquariums are still
comparatively rare, and knowledge of how to keep them is still difficult to acquire. Why this
discrepancy The explanation seems to be that the marine aquarium is still
shrouded in mystery, as if it were some thing reserved for the exceptionally gifted hobbyist.
Today, however, keeping marine fishes in the home aquarium is no longer an
impossibility. A saltwater aquarium is certainly not much more difficult to maintain than a
freshwater one. It does, however, require a different technique, and therein lies
the problem. To put it briefly, a marine aquarium can only be maintained in first—class
condition if the aquarist can effectively control the artificial habitat of his
charges. But such control pre supposes knowledge of what goes on—and what is liable to go
wrong—in the aquarium.
The present book seeks to fill a long-felt need by presenting the necessary theory in a form
readily understandable to the non professional aquarist. If the reader will
familiarize himself with the subject matter of this volume, the marine aquarium will keep few
secrets from him. He can also find quick answers to many of
his questions in the handy summaries at the end of several of the longer, more detailed
chapters. Although the book was written for tropical marine aquarists, the theory
and practice discussed in the first five chapters hold for cold, unheated saltwater aquariums as
well. Therefore aquarists specializing in North Atlantic and subtropical
(Mediterranean) fishes can also benefit from it.
This book reflects the present state of our knowledge of marine ichthyology. It is in large part
based on the author's 16 years of experience with the Artis Aquarium in the
Amsterdam Zoo, Holland. Since our knowledge of the processes occurring in saltwater aquariums is
growing all the time, it is quite possible that some points will have to be
revised within the next few years.
The author has endeavored to write this book for beginning as well as for advanced hobbyists.
This has proved a difficult under taking, which he hopes has been
successfully accomplished.
Table of Contents
Part A: THEORY AND PRACTICE
I Sea Water in Nature
II Sea Water in the Aquarium
III Preparing the Marine Aquarium
IV Setting up the Aquarium
V Care of the Aquarium
Part B: AQUARIUM INHABITANTS
VI Populating the Tank
VII Fish Catalog
VIII Aquarium Invertebrates
Bibliography
Fish Index