michael
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Fresh - Water Aquaria by Rev. Gregory C. Bateman, A.K.C.
This book was originally written in 1890. I was interested in purchasing an original copy but wound up purchasing a reprint from D.N. Goodchild company from Phila., Pa. Evidently they have a list of books they do reprints of and print them up as orders come in. It took quite some time to get the reprint.
Their are about a dozen pages in this book dedicated to salamanders. The book is about 326 pages long and has some interesting illustrations. The husbandry, natural history, ecosystem, and breeding behavior information is pretty accurate. The classifications are a little different but the amount of good information in this book is amazing.
The real value of the book is an over view of the aquarium hobby from a naturalists point of view from over 100 years ago. Their's lots of information about all kinds of little beasties one might want to observe and study in an aquarium. The chapters are: The Aquarium, Making Aquaria, The Cabinet Aquarium, Collecting Equipment, Management of the Aquarium, Water Plants, Amphibians, Fishes, The different Varieties Of Goldfish, Snails and Limpets, Mussels, Water Beetles, "Water Bugs or Water Measures, Water scorpions, etc.", Larvae of Water flies, Water spiders and Water Worms. Fresh Water crustaceans, Hydrae, "Recapitulation, etc."
I found the book to be a good read that gives insight to this new hobby. It would be a valued addition to the library of a field biologist or naturalist. I'm not sure I would recommend purchasing it for the salamander information alone.
This book was originally written in 1890. I was interested in purchasing an original copy but wound up purchasing a reprint from D.N. Goodchild company from Phila., Pa. Evidently they have a list of books they do reprints of and print them up as orders come in. It took quite some time to get the reprint.
Their are about a dozen pages in this book dedicated to salamanders. The book is about 326 pages long and has some interesting illustrations. The husbandry, natural history, ecosystem, and breeding behavior information is pretty accurate. The classifications are a little different but the amount of good information in this book is amazing.
The real value of the book is an over view of the aquarium hobby from a naturalists point of view from over 100 years ago. Their's lots of information about all kinds of little beasties one might want to observe and study in an aquarium. The chapters are: The Aquarium, Making Aquaria, The Cabinet Aquarium, Collecting Equipment, Management of the Aquarium, Water Plants, Amphibians, Fishes, The different Varieties Of Goldfish, Snails and Limpets, Mussels, Water Beetles, "Water Bugs or Water Measures, Water scorpions, etc.", Larvae of Water flies, Water spiders and Water Worms. Fresh Water crustaceans, Hydrae, "Recapitulation, etc."
I found the book to be a good read that gives insight to this new hobby. It would be a valued addition to the library of a field biologist or naturalist. I'm not sure I would recommend purchasing it for the salamander information alone.
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