65 Books: Plant Identification and Culturing
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This article is from the Aquaria: Plants FAQ, by multiple authors.
65 Books: Plant Identification and Culturing
* Aquarium Plants, their identification, cultivation and ecology
Rataj, K., and Horeman, T.
1977, T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd.
Somewhat disorganized and out of date, but readily accessible to
any hobbyist. Says something about virtually every plant.
* System for a Problem-Free Aquarium
Dennerle
Available in the US through the AGA, contains a thorough thumbnail
plant catalog.
* Baensch's Aquarium Atlases each include a large plant section.
* Aquarienpflanzen by Christel Kasselmann, Berlin. 1995 Eugen Ulmer
GmbH, Stuttgart. Book from the "DATZ-Atlantic" series. ISBN 3 -
8001 - 7298 - 4. Language: German 472 pages including 494 colour
photos.
48 pages on the water plants' natural biotopes, 16 pages on
plants' general demands on temperature, light, water, nourishment
etc. 350 pages describe over 300 aquarium plants separately (info
about scientific names, person who indentified the specimen,
meaning of name, brief but exact description of each specimen,
growth and demands on water conditions).
"a book that can be described as a perfect mixture of natural
knowledge, experience based on expeditions to the nat ural biotops
and years of intensive and enthusiastic studying of relevant
literature." -- Claus Christensen on the Aquatic Plant List
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