Enjoying Cichlids
2nd (and most recent) Edition
Editor: Ad Konings
This book has been written by 12 authors, each of them a specialist for many years in his or her field, and is the distillation of a total of more than 300 years experience in keeping cichlids. The result is an invaluable guide to the essentials of enjoying cichlids.
Includes essential notes on aquarium care for each type of cichlid, together with behaviour in the wild, stunning photographs, advice on feeding, how to tell males from females, how to breed them etc etc - all written by experts who have not only kept but in many instances studied these fish in their natural habitats !
Did you know for example that the 'washed-out' appearance of some fish is not necessarily due to poor breeding, but to feeding, and that by using the right foods as suggested in this book, you can turn your fish into STUNNING specimens just by changing what you feed them ? !!
Have you ever wondered which cichlids can be mixed in the same tank ? This book gives you several listings of aggression levels of various species, which will help you in your choice.
What other book offers you close-up photos of the vents of male and female species from various genuses to allow you to vent-sex your fish ?
Did you know that some larger cichlids (eg Uaru) shed large amounts of mucus when moved, which can contaminate their water on long journeys, and so are best transported in buckets rather than bags, and a suppy of clean tank water taken so that a complete change can be made if necessary ?
Did you know that most discus die because they are fed the wrong food ?
Did you know that some Tanganyikan cichlids will only breed in tiny caves that the pair can only enter with difficulty at the same time ?
The chapter on live foods is particularly enjoyable, as the author takes you through the history of fish food from before World War II into the 21st century !
THIS BOOK IS AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO ANY AQUARIST'S LIBRARY, AND MAKES AN IDEAL GIFT FOR ANYONE HOOKED ON CICHLIDS OF ANY TYPE. AFTER ALL, MOST CICHLID KEEPERS WHO SPECIALISE IN A PARTICULAR TYPE OF CICHLID (eg Malawi or Central Americans) ARE NOT ONLY INTERESTED TO READ ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF CICHLID, BUT AT SOME STAGE ARE LIKELY TO CONSIDER TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS GUIDE OFFERS THE BASICS AND MORE OF EVERY CICHLID TYPE, AND SHOWS YOU THE BEST WAY TO KEEP AND BREED STUNNING CICHLIDS.
The book treats ALL cichlids in a professional and easy to understand manner. The chapters and its author are as follows:
The Aquarium by Ad Konings p8
The Water by Lasse Forsberg p19
Filtration by Kjell Fohrman p26
Food and Feeding by Kjell Fohrman p34
Live Foods by Charley Grimes p38
Breeding by Ad Konings p50
Treating Cichlids by Gary Kratochvil p55
Tanganyika Cichlids by Ad Konings p60
Malawi Cichlids by Ad Konings p104
Victoria Cichlids by Ole Seehausen p132
Madagascan Cichlids by Sonia Guinane p150
Other African Cichlids by Mary Bailey p158
Central American Cichlids by Willem Heijns p172
South American Cichlids by Mary Bailey p188
Discus by Dirk Ottlik p219
Crenicichla and Teleocichla by Frank Warzel p222
Asian Cichlids by Mary Bailey p234-237
Format is 6.25" x 9.25", has 240 pages, and is hard bound (library quality).
ISBN 0-9668255-7-8. RRP $39.95
