Seahorses For Beginners - Softcover

Seahorses for Beginners. This latest and updated edition contains lots of new content. There is a comprehensive list of seahorse friendly corals, cultivating your own phyto-plankton, cultivating live foods, information on the use of Natural Seawater, quarantine procedures and an expanded chapter on health issues and medication - Plus lots of other general updates and new photographs.It is written in an easy to understand format without the need for technical or complicated jargon wherever possible. The book is aimed primarily at the aquarist who is just starting out with seahorses, although more experienced keepers will still find something of interest. Seahorses are an exceptional and fascinating fish that live in coastal areas round most of the world. Only a few years ago keeping seahorses was not widely encouraged due mainly to the difficulty in feeding wild caught specimens. However more recently, keeping seahorse in an aquarium has been made easier due to widespread captive breeding which has played an enormous role in keeping seahorses at home. You can now set up a successful seahorse aquarium and even breed them in the aquarium environment. All you need is the right equipment and advice to set you on the path to success. Contained within this book is everything you need to know to get you started in this fascinating hobby. From buying your first seahorses, the equipment and setting it up, to feeding, routine maintenance and dealing with any potential health issues – and lots more in-between! As several of the species will breed readily in the aquarium there is a detailed chapter on breeding and raising seahorses. It is important to understand something about the breeding process in order to be prepared and to fully understand the commitment required. I'm sure you will enjoy reading this book and have many happy, problem free years keeping and caring for these fascinating creatures.