AQUARIA FAQ: Societies, Books and Mailorder (9/9)
Dustin Laurence
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FAQ: RESOURCES
This section contains references for more information. Specifically,
books (including good beginner books), magazines, addresses of some
organizations (useful for finding your local fish club), and
mail-order supply houses.
Resources for plants and plant-related equipment can be found in a
separate plant resources section within the plant FAQ.
Begin: Books
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FAQ: GOOD BEGINNER BOOKS
Contributed by Oleg Kiselev
Most aquarium books are reasonable in their advice. Do be careful of
older books which were written before some of the more recent advances
in the science of aquaria were made. Issues such as the nitrogen cycle
will probably not be covered well. Libraries are an excellent source
of books, and one should go the library first before spending any
money.
Sample of Popular Titles
* Baensh's Aquarium Atlas (~$22-28)
* Marine Aquarium Handbook by Martin Moe (~$10)
* Vierke's Aquarium Book ($10-15)
* Marine Aquarium Reference: Systems and Invertebrates by Moe
(~$22-25)
* The Concise Encyclopedia of Aq. Fish by Dick Mills (~$10)
Many of the ``Fishkeeper's Guide'' Books by Tetra press are quite
good, and are available for around $6-$10. For plant books, Barron's
and Tetra's (~$5-6) are suggested.
Freshwater Books
A decent aquarium reference book need not be expensive or very
detailed. What it must have is:
* enough common species to make it usable (200-300 species is
sufficient for most purposes)
* recognizable pictures of fish to use as the identification guide
descriptions of the species including:
+ length the fish will attain
+ typical behavior (and community tank compatibility)
+ spawning requirements
+ dietary needs
+ minimal tank size
+ water quality and temperature
* some basic suggestions on how to set up an aquarium
* some minimal info on fish diseases
There are many books that satisfy these requirements. They are very
inexpensive and there is no excuse for someone to spend $20+ on the
fish that will die in 3-4 weeks instead of buying a book that would
prevent these losses for a lot less money.
FOR UNDER $10:
Simon&Schuster's Pocket Guide to Aquarium Fishes lists for $7 and can
be found for $4 in discount book shops. Not an ``end-all'' reference
volume but at least it does not lie too much. I probably like it
because it has an excellent photo of Aphyosemion filamentosum that
looks just about like the A. filamentosum I have. (ISBN 0-671-25451-0)
At Crown Books and other ``remaindered'' book sellers, you will find a
book edited by Dick Mills that is called The Concise Encyclopedia of
Tropical Aquarium Fishes if it's published by Crescent (and Tetra's
Junior Atlas of Tropical Aquarium Fishes if it's published by
Tetra). It covers all the basic ideas about setting up an aquarium and
has descriptions and fair quality photos of over 300 species of fish
(the book is not in front of me so can't give you more detail). It's
published by Salamander Press in Europe and Tetra (Crescent) in US.
(Crescent edition ISBN 0-517-66776-2)
At Tower Books and other ``mainstream'' bookseller chains and larger
book stores, you will find Barron's series of translation of German
aquarium books, all between $5 and $8, concentrating on specific
categories of fish (Killifishes (ISBN 0-8120-4475-4), Cichlids (ISBN
0-8120-4597-1)), or breeding (Ines Scheurman's Aquarium Fish Breeding
(ISBN 0-8120-4474-6)), or general aquarium maintenance, or plants. All
of these books give a beginner a solid introduction to what and why of
the the filtration, water chemistry and so on. Any of these books make
an excellent starting point. They don't have very many color photos,
which probably contributed to the low price, but have a lot of
drawings.
Also near the $10 mark (and a lot less through mail-order), are the
Tetra/Salamander series of ``Fishkeeper's Guide To...'' books. They
are available at a number of ``normal'' book stores and I recommend
``... Healthy Aquarium'' and ``...Community Fishes'' as the better
beginner books. The rest of the series is quite good as well and any
one of these books should be a great start.
``The Innes Book'' -- it is a thick volume that has gone through a
dozen publishers and something like 50 editions. The newer ones will
probably be a bit more up to date, but the older ones are not bad,
either. They range from $2 to $15 and my preference is for the oldest
editions. I am personally looking for a leather bound printing from
early 30's. Don't expect the fish names to match the current
nomenclature or in some case even the real species -- for the last 40
years ``The Innes Book'' has had a picture of A. filamentosum for
their Aphyosemion gardneri.
These are the cheapest books. If you are willing to spend $15-20 (and
you better be willing to spend that much on the books if you are go to
spend that much on the fish!), the number of books is larger and the
amount of information increases.
BETWEEN $15 AND $20
The books get larger, more colorful and complete:
van Ramshorst's Aquarium Encyclopedia published by HPBooks and sold by
Waldenbooks is a translation from Dutch and at $17.95 is among the
better ``shopping list'' aquarium books. It is full of very good
quality color photos, covers over 570 species of fish, 80 species of
plants, all aspects of aquarium design, building, set-up, decor, etc.
Not much on filtration, but that's all in the FAQ, so not a big flaw
for a USENET reader.
Crown Books used to sell The Living Aquarium, a translation from
Swedish published by Crescent Books. It's close to $20 and does not
have descriptions of too many species, but has a lot of detailed
diagrams, goes into the black arts of filtration and lighting and
attempts to cover cold water and tropical fresh water, cold water and
tropical marine and brackish aquaria, suggesting the species and decor
for them. It also has a section on building aquaria, as all European
books seem to.
More Expensive and/or Specialty Books
There are many other books that are not cheap even when you buy them
mail-order (a sure way to save 50% on the price). Many of these books
cost so much because of the large number of color photos in them and
because of the production values that went in. You will have to decide
for yourself if it's worth your money to buy these and if you will
find something really worth while in them (I have spent several
hundred $$$ on such books over the last few years and do not regret
buying any of them). If nothing else, these books make great coffee
table books that are bound to get all sorts of comments from house
guests.
Where to Find the Cheapest Books
Look through the used book stores. Books from 20-30 years ago may have
wrong Latin names for some of the fish, claim that certain species of
now-common fish are hard to breed, and may have less than adequate
coverage of filtration, but those books are still excellent general
references and (should) cost very little.
What Not to Buy
AVOID any books by TFH that are less than 100 pages or have a word
``Beginner'' in the title. Leaf through the book: if you see lots of
photos of products placed so that brand names are obvious and easy to
read, or you find a bunch of photos of grinning gap-toothed kids
holding up various pieces of equipment or poking their hands into an
aquarium -- put this book away and never look at it again. These books
are (in my opinion) utter garbage.
There are a few exceptions to that rule in the TFH line: Dr. Jubb's
``Nothobranchius'', 2 volumes of Jocher's ``Spawning Problem Fishes''
and Windelow's ``Aquatic Plants'', but they fall into the
``specialty'' category).
NEXT: Magazines
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FAQ: MAGAZINES
Freshwater and Marine Aquarium (monthly)
P.O. Box 487,
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Phone (818) 355-1476
1yr/12 iss. $22.00
2yr/24 iss. $43.00
Outside US $27.50/yr (no 2 year subscr.)
Tropical Fish Hobbyist (monthly)
One TFH Plaza,
Neptune City, NJ 07753
Phone (201) 988-8400
1yr/12 iss. $25.00
Foreign - add $11.00/yr
**note: The edition found in retail stores often does NOT
have mail order ads; the home subscription edition
does. Do not buy one at the store for m/o
addresses without checking it out first.
Aquarium Fish Magazine (monthly)
The following special offer is made by _AFM_ for readers of
the *.aquaria newsgroups.
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Date: 12 Apr 95 09:26:26 EDT
From: Edward Bauman <edba...@pipeline.com>
As a special offer to members of the Internet *.aquaria newsgroups,
subscriptions to _Aquarium Fish Magazine_ are being made available at
a special price. You can receive a 2-year subscription for only
$24.97. This offer applies to both new subscriptions and renewals,
and represents a significant savings over the normal subscription cost
of 2 years for $38.00. In other words, you get 2 years for the price
of 1.
To take advantage of this offer, send a check or money order, or VISA
or Mastercard account number and expiration date to the address below.
You must include the subscription department in the address in order
to receive the special price.
Aquarium Fish Magazine
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USA
Canadian subscribers please add $8 and foreign subscribers please add $16 to
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Practical Fishkeeping (British mag)
MOTORSPORT
RR1 Box 200 D.
Jonesburg MO 63351-9616
US - $42.00 per year
KOI USA (bi-monthly)
KOI USA
P.O. Box 1
Midway City, CA 92665
U.S.A.
6 issues per year
$15 in U.S., US$ 19.50 in Canada
Marine Fish Monthly
Publishing Concepts Corp.
3243 Highway 61
East Luttrell, TN 37779
1yr/12 iss. $20.00
Canada $28.00/yr
Foreign $35.00/yr (US $ required)
1-800-937-3963 for subscription by phone
NEXT: Societies and other Organizations
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FAQ: AQUARIA ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES
Contributed by Rick Clark and a bunch of other people
National/International Aquarium Societies
American Cichlid Association
P.O. Box 5351
Naperville, IL 60567-5351
Local Aquarium Societies
The following list contains all clubs (according to Sally Van Camp,
FAAS membership chairperson) which belonged to the FAAS as of March
1994. I post the club names and addresses with her permission. I hope
the list is useful to some - joining a decent club is certainly worth
the small membership fee. I'll add the aquarium society to which I now
belong, but which doesn't yet belong to the FAAS
Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society
Box 31033, Nepean, Ontario, Canada
K2B 8S8
AIR CAPITAL A.S.
P.O. Box 3235
Wichita, KS
67201-3235
ALAMO A.S., INC.
319 Byrnes
San Antonio, TX
78209
ALLEGHENY RIVER VALLEY A.S.
P.O. Box 415
Olean, NY
14760-0415
AQ. CLUB OF LANCASTER CNTY
218 E. Clay St.
Lancaster, PA
17602
AQ. HOBBYISTS OF AMARILLO
1009 S. Kentucky
Amarillo, TX
79012
AQUARIUM SOCIETY OF DURHAM
P.O. Box 25218
Durham, NC
27702-2518
AQUARIUM SOCIETY OF WINNIPEG
P.O. Box 301
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3C 2H6
AQUATIC GARDENERS ASSN.
83 Cathcart St.
London, Ontario, Canada
N6L 3L9
ASOC. NACIONAL ACUAROFILA MEXICANA, AC
APDO Postal 73-112, Santa Cruz Atoyac
Mexico, DF
03310
ASOCI. ACUARISTAS AGUADILLA
P.O. Box 102
Aguadilla, PR
00605
BERMUDA FRY-ANGLE CLUB
P.O. Box WK272
Warwick, WKBX, Bermuda
BOSTON A.S.
255 Central St.
Holliston, MA
01746-2011
BROOKLYN A.S.
P.O. Box 290610
Brooklyn, NY
11229-0011
CALGARY A.S.
P.O. Box 63180, 2604 Kensington Rd. NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 4S5
CALIF. ORGANIZATION OF AQUATIC SHOW TROP.
13581 Arizona St., #2
Westminster, CA
92683-2361
CENTRAL FLORIDA A.S.
1017 Alpug Ave.
Oviedo, FL
32765
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AQUARIST
PO Box 225
Pekin, IL
61555-0225
CENTRAL NEW YORK A.S., INC
P.O. Box 566
Syracuse, NY
13206
CENTRAL VALLEY A.S.
1990 Rohrer Dr.
Turlock, CA
95382-1945
CENTRAL WISCONSIN A.S.
5339 Hwy 54 E
Plover, WI
54467
CIRCLE CITY AQ. CLUB
5332 Rockville Rd.
Indianapolis, IN
46224-9112
CLEVELAND A.S.
26011 Hendon Road
Beachwood, OH
44122
CLEVELAND SALTWATER ENTHUSIASTS ASSN.
20897 Fairpark Dr.
Fairview Park, OH
44126
COLORADO A.S.
P.O. Box 1253
Arvada, CO
80005
COLUMBUS AREA FISH ENTHUSIAST
3522 Rivercrest Dr.
Columbus, OH
43223
DANBURY AREA A.S.
PO Box 8017
New Fairfield, CT
06812
DELAWARE COUNTY A.S.
P.O. Box 521
Ridley Park, PA
19078
ERIE AQ. SOC.
4829 Leacock Rd.
Edinboro, PA
16412
FEDERATION OF TEXAS A.S.
3502 Carter Creek Pkwy
Bryan, TX
77802
FORT WAYNE CICHLID
502 Park Ave. - Box 260
Antwerp, OH
45813
GREAT LAKES CICHLID SOCIETY
1113 Sunset Road
Mayfield Hts, OH
44124
GREATER AKRON A.S.
P.O. Box 494
Akron, OH
44309-0494
GREATER CHICAGO CICHLID ASSN
241 Oxford Ct.
Bloomingdale, IL
60108
GREATER CINCINNATI A.S.
P.O. Box 46205
Cincinnati, OH
45246-0205
GREATER DAYTON A.S.
288 Virginia Ave.
Centerville, OH
45458
GREATER DETROIT A.S.
P.O. Box C
Royal Oak, MI
48068
GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY A.S.
P.O. Box 141
Lancaster, OH
43130
GREATER LAFAYETTE A.S.
516 N. 27th St.
Lafayette, IN
47904
GREATER PITTSBURGH A.S.
P.O. Box 22452
Pittsburgh, PA
15122-0452
GREATER PORTLAND A.S.
P.O. Box 6752
Portland, OR
97228-6752
GREATER SEATTLE A.S.
4012 W. Ames Lake Dr.
Redmond, WA
98053
GREEN WATER A.S.
P.O. Box 611
Bedford Park, IL
60499-0611
HEART OF AMERICA A.S.
6712 Linden Road
Kansas City, MO
64112
HOUSTON AQ. SOC., INC
5116 Elm
Houston, TX
77081
HURONIA & DISTRICT A.S.
RR 3, 9th Con. W.
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
L3V 6H3
INDIANAPOLIS A.S., INC.
430 2nd Ave. N.E.
Carmel, IN
46032
INTERN'L BETTA CONGRESS
923 Wadsworth St.
Syracuse, NY
13208-2419
JACKSONVILLE A.S.
P.O. Box 156
Jacksonville, FL
32207
KITSAP A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 1145
Silverdale, WA
98383
LEHIGH VALLEY A.S.
116 Hazen Ave.
E. Bangor, PA
18037
LONG ISLAND A.S.
214 Holly Lane
Smithtown, NY
11787
LORAIN COUNTY A.S.
P.O. Box 185
Elyria, OH
44036-0185
LOUISVILLE TROP. FISH FANCIERS, INC.
P.O. Box 6774
Louisville, KY
40207-6774
MAINE STATE AQUARIUM SOCIETY
P.O. Box 487
N. Berwick, ME
03906
MEDINA COUNTY A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 1485
Medina, OH
44258
MID-SOUTH A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 11744
Memphis, TN
38111
MINNESOTA A.S., INC.
2804 31st Ave. N.E.
Minneapolis, MN
55418-2453
MISSOURI A.S., INC.
36 Wagon Wheel
Fenton, MO
63026
MOBILE A.S.
11450 Boe Rd. Ext.
Grand Bay, AL
36541
MONTREAL A.S.
P.O. Box 653, Station B,
Montreal, Que., Canada
H3B 3K3
MOTOR CITY A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 60
Roseville, MI
48066
NEW YORK-PENN COUNCIL
3317 Asbury Rd.
Erie, PA
16506
NORTH AMERICAN DISCUS SOCIETY
6939 Justin Drive
Mississauga, Ont, Canada
L4T 1M4
NORTH COUNTRY A.S.
PO Box 46
Potsdam, NY
13676
NORTH EAST ALABAMA A.S.
3524 Alexandria Rd.
Anniston, AL
36201
NORTH JERSEY A.S.
23 W. 39th
Bayonne, NJ
07002
NORWALK A.S. OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
OHIO CICHLID ASSN, INC.
3896 Boston Road
Brunswick, OH
44212
PACIFIC COAST CICHLID ASSN.
P.O. Box 28145
San Jose, CA
95128
PENN. FISH CULTURISTS ASSN.
6804 No. 10th St.
Philadelphia, PA
19126
POTOMAC VALLEY A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 664
Merrifield, VA
22116
RAINBOWFISH STUDY GROUP OF NO. AMERICA
2590 Cheshire
Florissant, MO
63033
REGINA A.S.
P.O. Box 3654,
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
S4P 3N8
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CICHLID ASSN.
9242 E. Eastman Place
Denver, CO
80231
SACRAMENTO A.S.
P.O. Box 160545
Sacramento, CA
95816-0545
SAN DIEGO TROPICAL FISH SOC., INC.
P.O. Box 4156, N. Park Sta.
San Diego, CA
92164
SASKATOON A.S.
Box 371,
Saskatoon Saskathewan, Canada
S7K 3L3
SHEBOYGAN A.S.
P.O. Box 954
Sheboygan, WI
53082
SINGING SANDS A.S.
P.O. Box 134
Michigan City, IN
46360
SOCIETIE D'AQUARIOPHILIE DE MONTREAL
2450 Workman
Montreal, QUE, Canada
H3J 1L8
SOUTH SOUND A.S.
948 Summit Lakeshore Rd., N.W.
Olympia, WA
98502
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA A.S.
PO Box 9093
Rochester, MN
55903-9093
SOUTHERN COLORADO A.S.
P.O. Box 16078
Colorado Springs, CO
80935
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN A.S., INC.
P.O. Box 3175
Kalamazoo, MI
49003-3175
STARK COUNTY AQUA LIFE ENTHUSIASTS, INC.
P.O. Box 8384
Canton, OH
44711
STORY CITY A.S.
920 Fairview St., #8
Story City, IA
50248
TAMPA BAY AQUARIUM SOCIETY
1101 W. Kirby St.
Tampa, FL
33604
THE SUBURBAN A.S.
P.O. Box 101
Prospect Hts, IL
60070
TRI-COUNTY TROPICAL FISH SOC.
312 Oaklawn Terr.
Creve Coeur, IL
61611
TROPICAL FISH CLUB OF BURLINGTON
RR #1, Box 1548
Huntington, VT
05462
TROPICAL FISH CLUB OF ERIE COUNTY
5725 Herman Hill Rd.
Hamburg, NY
14075
TROPICAL FISH SOCIETY RHODE ISLAND
44 Homecrest Ave.
Slatersville, RI
02876
WESTERN NEW YORK A.S.
P.O. Box 472, Hiler Branch
Buffalo, NY
14223
WORCESTER A.S.
P.O. Box 972
Worcester, MA
01613-0972
YOUNGSTOWN AREA TROPICAL FISH
P.O. Box 5190
Youngstown, OH
44514
NEXT: Mail-Order Houses
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FAQ: MAIL-ORDER HOUSES
This section contains mailorder information for aquarium supply houses
and pond supplies.
_________________________________________________________________
Mail-Order Aquarium Supplies
Although prices are lower through mail order, one must consider the
cost of the shipping and handling, the delay time if product is not in
stock, and the fact that the mail order company will typically not
answer detailed questions. Your local retailer on the other hand must
pay for the overhead of inventory, and often times are willing to
answer questions. We need to collectively ensure the survival of good,
helpful stores with fair prices.
SERVICE COMPARISONS
Here is a quick comparison of five of the most popular mail-order
houses, That Fish Place (TFP), Mail Order Pet Shop (MOPS), Pet
Warehouse (PW), Wet Thumb Aquatics, and Daleco. Addresses and phone
numbers are listed later in this section.
TFP MOP PW DLC WTA
Price 1.5 1.2 2.0 2.5 1.0
Selection 1.6 1.9 2.3 1.5 3.0
Service 1.7 2.3 1.0 2.0 1.0
Processing 2.1 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.0
Completeness 1.6 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.0
Correctness 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.0
Damage 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sum 10.6 12.1 9.6 12 10
# Responses 11 10 3 2 1
Avg 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.4
CRITERIA
Price
Total cost of an average order.
1 - excellent, 2 - good, 3 - fair, 4 - pet shop
Selection
Do they carry what you want?
1 - anything you could possibly want, 2 - good, 3 - fair, 4 -
poor.
Customer service
Are they pleasant on the phone? Do the sales people provide
accurate product information? Are printed materials helpful?
1 - excellent, 2 - good, 3 - fair, 4 - why are you calling and
bothering them?
Order processing
How fast is your order processed? (When does it leave the
warehouse? Not when do you actually receive it, as this varies
with your location!)
1 - same day, 2 - 1-3 days, 3- longer than three days.
Order completeness
Do they have what you ordered in stock?
1 - rarely a stock out, 2 - occasional, 3 - often items are out
of stock.
Order correctness
Did they send what you ordered?
1 - never a problem, 2 - minor problems, 3 - common problem.
Order damage
Do you ever receive broken items?
1 - never a problem, 2 - minor problems, 3 - common problem.
THE BIG FISH
That Fish Place
237 Centerville Rd.
Lancaster, PA 17603
800-733-3829
Clearly, a favored source for mail order. Best catalogue (very useful
for ordering from other places). I received no "horror" stories, only
one minor complaint.
Good Source for: Plants
Shipping: Actual Cost
Mail Order Pet Shop
250 W Executive Drive
Edgewood, NY 11717
800-366-7387 (ordering and product info)
800-326-6677 (customer service)
1338 North Market Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834
Probably the total lowest cost place for supplies. However, it seems
that people either love or hate them. I received several complaints
about service and bulk products being shorted etc. People like their
flat fee for shipping.
Shipping: $2.99 orders <= $10, $5.99 orders > $10
THE SMALL FRY
Pet Warehouse
Dept. FA-122
P.O. Box 20250
Dayton, OH 45420
800-443-1160
800-443-1176 (after 5PM EST and weekends)
Not used extensively. However, I received many positive comments.
People like their quick service.
Shipping:
$30 or < $3.95
$30-45 4.75
$45-60 5.75
$60-75 6.75
$75-150 8.50
$150 or > 10.50
Daleco
3340 Land Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46809-1531
219-747-7376
Has many unusual items. Shipping is included in prices for orders over
$30 but prices are higher than bigger places.
Good Source for: Live Food Cultures, Dupla Products, LaMotte Test Kits
Shipping: Free, orders under $30.00 require a $3.00 handling fee.
Wet Thumb Aquatic
52700 Base St.
New Baltimore, MI 48047
810-725-0960
Smaller outfit. Their selection is not great but prices are very good.
They are more breeder oriented. They ship same day. Free shipping for
orders over $75.
Good Source for: Regenerative Blowers and Reverse Osmosis units.
Shipping:
$25 or < 2.50
$25-45 3.50
$45-60 4.50
$60-75 5.50
$75 or > Free
OTHERS MENTIONED BUT NOT RANKED
Spectacular Sea System: Specializing in marine lighting and
accessories ranked 3,3,1,1,1,1,1 305-941-3792
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Pond Mail-Order
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANE DEMERS
These are from ads in Sunset, Horticulture, and Fine Gardening
magazines. I've tried my best to get all the info correct; I don't
have any first-hand knowledge (yet) with any except the catalogs from
Lilypons. Note: these were all "regular" ads; I didn't look through
the classified sections of these magazines.
Dolphin Outdoors
1808 W. Campbell Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 379-7600
Fiberglass Ponds for gardens and fish. Send SASE for brochure and
prices
Hermitage Garden Pools
PO Box 361, Dept. A
Canastoga, NY 13032
(315) 697-9093
Fiberglass garden pools, rock waterfalls, self-contained redwood
waterwheels; bubbling fantasias. Send $1.00 for color catalog.
Lilypons Water Gardens 3 locations:
Dept. 1626
PO Box 10
Buckeystown, MD 21717-0010
(800) 723-7667
Dept. 1626
PO Box 188
Brookshire, TX 77423-0188
(800)766-5648
Dept. 1626
PO Box 1130
Thermal, CA 92274-1130
(800) 685-7667 or (800)365-5459 (different ads had different Ph #
here).
pond liners, accessories, plants (lilies, lotus, etc), fish, etc.
100-page Catalog subscription $5.00 [Personal note: I've never bought
anything from them yet, but I do like their catalog.]
Paradise Water Gardens
56 May St. FN06
Whitman, MA 02382
(617) 447-4711
(617) 447-4591 FAX
Great books on water gardening (too numerous to list here); water
lilies, fountains, pumps, Koi, goldfish, aquatic plants, tub gardens.
Send $3.00 for a 60-page full-color catalog.
Pets Unlimited
1888 Drew
Clearwater, FL 34625
(813) 442-2197
Featuring TetraPond products. Send $3.00 for color brochure, price
list, plus "Digest for a Successful Pond".
Resource Conservation Technology, Inc. 2633 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
(301) 366-1146
Butyl Pond liners. 20-year warranty. Won't harm fish or plants, won't
stiffen in cold weather, resists sunlight better than plastics. Call
or write for literature and samples of the liner and Liner Protection
Fabric.
Slocum Water Gardens
Dept. FI592
1101 Cypress Gardens Rd.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Water Lily Catalog: water lilies, lotus, fancy Goldfish Complete info
on tubs, concrete pools, and ponds Send $3.00.
Tetra Sales USA
Department P-9208
201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
32-mil, flexible PVC liners, 10-year guarantee; accessory products,
fish and plant foods, water treatments, etc. Write for free "how-to"
brochure.
Van Ness Water Gardens
Water lilies, bog plants, info, pumps, filters, maintenance 2460 N.
Euclid , Dept. 877
Upland, CA 91786-1199
(714) 982-2425
For 56-page color catalog, send $4.00
Waterford Gardens
74 East Allendale Road, Dept F
Saddle River, NJ 07458
(201) 327-0721
Water Lilies, bog plants, lotus, pools and accessories, ornamental
fish $5.00 for 1992 catalog.
Waterland USA
27071 Cabot Rd., Suite 116
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(800) 321-6178
Fountains for your home, patio, or garden. Call for free brochure.
William Tricker, Inc.
7125 Tanglewood Drive
Independence, OH 44131
(216) 524-3491
Rare and unusual varieties of water lilies, aquatic plants, fish, etc.
Send $3.00 for full-color catalog.
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