Marc Morrone's Ask the Fish Keeper

by Marc Morrone, Amy Fernandez

Overview

Made famous on The Martha Stewart Show on television and Sirius radio, Marc Morrone is front and center to answer his viewers' (and his readers') many questions about their favorite pets. In Ask the Fish Keeper, Marc's quirky, entertaining personality shines on every page as he spews out his wisdom, know-how, and hilarious anecdotes to answer dozens of questions.Divided into ten chapters, Marc tackles a range of topics from flakes, flies, and feeder fish in the "Food" chapter and cycling, changing water, and testing in the "Water" chapter to complete chapters dedicated to fish health, care, filters, and fish behavior. For fish keepers interested in either marine or freshwater fishes, there are specific chapters dedicated to both, covering topics tank setup, equipment, parasite, and favorite species.While Marc is often laugh-out-loud funny in all of the chapters, it is his genuine admiration of all kinds of fishes and animals in general that makes this book a unique resource for all pet lovers. Fill with real first-hand information and reliable tips, readers will be laughing and learning in equal measure! The book is beautifully designed and illustrated with color photographs as well as original artwork by Jason O'Malley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937049959
Publisher:	CompanionHouse Books
Publication date:	04/03/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Marc Morrone has hosted or appeared on various television and radio shows, including The Martha Stewart Show; Ask Marc, the PetKeeper; Petkeeping with Marc Morrone; MetroPets; and the Pet Shop with Marc Morrone. A lifelong keeper of a wide variety of animals, from guppies to hermit crabs to goats and hyenas, he has been the co-owner of Parrots of the World, Ltd., in Rockville Centre, New York, since its inception in 1978.

Table of Contents

Foreword Herbert R. Axelrod 6

Introduction 9

Food 13

Q&A On Flakes, Flies, Feeder Fish, and More

Water 23

Q&A On Cycling, Changing, Testing, and More

Home 35

Q&A On Tanks, Temps, and Lighting

Ponds 51

Q&A On Predators, Plants, and Protection

Health 59

Q&A On Acclimation, Quarantines, and Illness

Care 69

Q&A On Living and Traveling with Your Fish

Filters 85

Q&A On The Ins and Outs of Keeping Water Clean

Marine 95

Q&A On Saltwater Tanks

Fresh 107

Q&A On Freshwater Aquariums

Friends 119

Q&A On Spawning and Getting Along