Handbook Of Fish Diseases (160 Pages; Hardcover)
This book is the most practical and complete fish disease book ever offered to aquarium hobbyists. Because of its simple style, this magnificent volume makes the diagnosis and treatment of fish diseases easier and surer than ever before. Keys to recognizing fish diseases and giving the right treatment are provided. It clearly illustrates symptoms and diseases and their causes. Treatment procedures are given a simple, easy-to-read series of magnificent graphs designed by Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, the foremost authority on tropical fish in the world. Beginners as well as experts will find this book a valuable source of information that will insure the successful future of their aquariums. Chapters on fish anatomy, viral and bacterial diseases, fungal and aldal diseases, parasites, tumors, genetic abnormalities and much more are supplemented by sections dealing with valuable techniques such as staining and microscopy. The book also contains an extensive listing of drugs for treating fish diseases and, where possible, sources from which they can be obtained.