Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies
Chapter One
Your First Salty Steps
In This Chapter
* Experiencing the joy of having an aquarium
* Understanding aquarium pets and what they need
* Choosing the right equipment
* Maintaining a healthy aquarium
* Keeping your fish happy and healthy
You can find a variety of reasons to purchase, set up, and maintain a
healthy aquarium in your home. Perhaps your child wants a saltwater
aquarium, and you're wrestling with the decision. In this chapter, I help you
make that decision with a broad overview of what saltwater aquarium keeping
entails.
Perhaps the best way to describe the experience of having an aquarium is to
tell you why I started keeping an aquarium when I was young. Prompted by
the early television shows of underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, I was
in awe of the ocean and its inhabitants, particula ... read full excerpt from Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies ebook
