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A batchelor collection of Killie fish showing black substrate foam-sponge filter and combined heater stat
A combined heater stat for unobtrusive and efficient heating for the tropical aquarium
A community of larger tropical fish in an aquarium without any background
A customer examining his selected fish now caught up and bagged with oxygen ready for him to take away
A customer pointing out his selected fish as a prospective purchase to be caught up by a shop assistant
A dedicated sales unit for stocking aquarium plants Halogen light units are suspended over the unit
A filter-room in an aquarium shop with UV sterilisers cartridge filters and other water treatment equipment
A Killie fish aquarium showing the heater 'stat and airlift-with-sponge filter
A planted aquarium with a variety of sub-adult Angel fish varieties in an aquarium shop demonstration unit
A planted tropical aquarium stocked with popular species of community fish shown without a background
A plastic feeding-ring with a removable perforated cone for use when feeding with tubifex worms
A plastic livebearer female guppy in the V-section and the MISSING - DELETE
A quarantine and hospital unit off public access for the rfeceptikon of new fish and treatment of sick fish
A quarantine aquarium for the easy treatment of sick or new fish away from the adjacent healthy main aquarium
A retail shop assistant advises a customer about the types of fish tank aquarium for her young son
A retail shop assistant gives a bagged fish he has caught a final check before completing the sale with the customer
A simple tropical freshwater aquarium with attractive rocks a few natural plants and community of small fish
A small vibrator-type air pump for aquarium use - for aeration and or filter operation
A sub-gravel biological filter plate and airlift tube fitted with an air stone
A sub-gravel biological filter with an airlift fitted with a diffuser stone - Shown partly covered by gravel
A traditional glass aquarium thermometer with a red spirit read-out column
A tropical community fish aquarium with an air stone diffuser shown - Normally would be concealed
A tropical fish retail shop unit in the Weekend Market in Bangkok Thailand - Discus fish oscars and community fish
A tropical marine invertebrate stocking unit in a large retail shop with metal halide lighting suspended above
A type of Hydrometer for testing the specific gravity of sea water in the marine aquarium
A young fishkeeping enthusiast carefully catching up a goldfish from her aquarium
An alternative method of releasing new fish by part- changing the water slowly to minimise stress
An aquarium hand catching net with a plastic coated wire frame and handle and a fine mesh green net bag
An aquarium lighting cover with ballast unit incorporated into the design - Showing the fluorescent light tubes
An aquarium shop assistant catching a particular fish being pointed out by the customer
An aquarium vibrator-type aerator pump operating a simple diffuser air stone
An aquarium water test kit A nitrite test is being demonstrated
An automatic-starting water siphon taking water from the aquarium to make a part- water change
An established main aquar- ium with a quarantine tank at its side for housing new fish arrivals in isolation
Applying a dose of treatment from the measuring cap of the bottle for White Spot disease
Carefully placing the net inside the opened bag to transfer the acclimatised fish from the bag to the aquarium
Checking the temperature with a blue-alchohol filled standard aquarium thermometer
Colorfern - made from dried and dyed seaweed bunched and packed for freshwater aquarium use
Community tropical fish being hand-fed with flake type dried food
Concealed air stones - A held in position with gravel before the bulk of the gravel and the water are added
Concealed air stones - C Placing the final concealing rock piece to conceal the air stone from sight
Concealed air stones - D A reverse cascade feature in operation with the bubbles tumbling up the stones
Concealed air stones - E rock decor in place with the diffused air outlets concealed from view
Concealed air stones - F The final aquarium dressed with plants and now ready stock with suitable fish
Concealed airstones - B Paddle-stones being built up to form a reverse casacade
Container-grown foreground plants set in fine sand as a first stage in setting up a Dutch-style aquarium
Fancy goldfish community aquarium in a retail shop as a demonstration unit
Fish feeding - Community tropical fish being fed with a flake-type of dried food
Floating unopened bag of newly purchased fish to equalise temperatures before release
Four different sorts of aquarium substrate gravel peat grit fine sand
General view of a dry goods sales display in a large aquarium shop showroom
General view of an expansive sales area in a retail aquarium shop showing a plant sales unit in foreground
Having mixed some aquarium water with the bag water the fish are gently tipped from the bag into the aquarium
Larger tropical fish with a variety of rock types to make up the decor - Shop demonstration
Lowering the net into the aquarium and allowing the netted fish to swim out into the aquarium
Making lava rock decor - A Breaking the rock into smaller usable pieces to be fabricated
Making lava rock decor - B Drawing an outline of the piece to be constructed on a flat plastic sheet
Making lava rock decor - C Setting the pieces into mortar mix working from the base upwards
Making lava rock decor - D Nearing completion of the piece having a thicker base narrowing near the top
Making lava rock decor - E Constructing a plant pocket over a polystyrene model to incorporate into a later piece
Making lava rock decor - F A full set of fabricated pieces cured and ready to instal in the aquarium
Making lava rock decor The completed and fully planted aquarium with a collection of compatible fish
Marine fish and invertebrate sales area in a large retail aquarium shop
Marine fish for sale in the Weekend Market at Chatuchak Bangkok Thailand
Medium height plants position- ed behind the foreground plants as the second stage of dressing a Dutch style tank
Opening the bag after temperatures are equalied
Plan view of glass separator in position to keep the fish from hiding in the rear decor for photographing
Plan view of the foreground plants in position among pebbles
Plan view of the foreground plants positioned among pebbles
Plan view showing the glass separator to keep the fish from hiding in the plants and rocks for photography
Planting an Anubias plant into the substrate of a tropical aquarium pushing the roots well down into the gravel
Retail shop sales area with tropical marine fish left marine invertebrates centre tropical freshwater fish right
Sandstone rockwork planted with Anubias nana plants positioned at the back of the aquarium
Set up an aquarium - A An all-glass aquarium with the equipment in place ready for decor and planting
Set up an aquarium - B Yellow sandstone set out in one corner of the aquarium ready to be planted around
Set up an aquarium - C Java ferns planted directly into the stonework to root in Cryptos planted in the gravel
Set up an aquarium - D Lava rock stacked in the opposite corner of the aquar- ium ready for planting
Set up an aquarium - E The lava rock dressed around with Anubias Cryptocorynes and Vallisneria plants
Set up an aquarium - F The completed aquascene with differing rockwork but compli- mentary plants
The basic equipment to make up a furnished aquarium:all glass aquarium power filter heater stat thermometer
The completed aquascene for a Dutch-style aquarium
The completed aquascene with a collection of compatible community tropical fish
The planting scheme is comp- leted with taller and medium height plants dressed in front of the rockwork backing
Tropical freshwater aquarium and cabinet stand made in wood-effect materials
Using a clean food pot to set-up with various media to make a planting container
Using a jug to transfer some water from the aquarium into the opened bag of fish to prepare for release of the fish
Various rock decor - A Not rock but bog or drift wood pieces typical of the stock for aquarium decoration
Various rock decor - B Petrified wood pieces used for aquarium decoration
Various rock decor - C Beet wood - a residual formation taken from sugar beet settling pools
Various rock decor - D Anubias plants being planted into a bog-wood decor piece
Various rock decor - E Beet wood positioned into aquarium's back corner bef- ore filling with water
Various rock decor - F Rock and bog wood decor in place before the aquarium is filled with water
Various rock decor - H The completed aquarium with the fish added - Spotted Cachorro Barracuda