Nature Aquarium World: Book 3 (Nature Aquarium World) by Takashi Amano isbn: 0793820782 120 pages, Hardcover Publication date: 1997-02 Publisher: TFH Publications Buy this @amazon.com List price: $29.95(USD)

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Nature Aquarium

"Beautiful photography with good ideas on the set up and maintenance of a natural planted tank."

Inspirational to hardcore aquarists

"This book is beautiful. The photography is incredible.

Amano is the master of aquarium design and it shows in his photos.
This is the kind of book that you will pick up over and over again. And each time you will notice some new subtlety that you can incorporate in your aquascapes.


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A Must-have Resource for the Advanced Aquarist

"I have been an advanced aquarist since 1994 and have read (and own) most of the plant books on the market. This book, as well as his others, are not meant for beginners (or even intermediate users) in search of a solid how-to manual. Better sources for that would be The Dynamic Aquarium: Building Living Ecosystems (by Adey and Loveland) or Peter Hiscock's 2 books, Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants and Aquarium Designs Inspired by Nature or The Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad.

But, if you are a beginner looking for inspiration or scope of what is possible, this is a good beginner book. I suspect that majority of aquarists who actually get a lot of practical use from these books are those who can readily take the data from each photo and put it to good use. Amano's books, if used as such, assume the aquarist has an advanced understanding of lighting, water chemistry, nutrient balances, biological filtration, fish behavior, etc. For advanced aquarists, these books are invaluable in that they supply tested permutations that can be immediately applied. This saves the hobbyist much experimentation when it comes to combinations of plant placement, relative to CO2 levels and lighting and nutrient regimes.

In my opinion, this book is not required for beginners, although they can certainly learn from and enjoy it. But, it is required for any advanced plant-loving aquarist. I would highly recommend it for anyone who loves aquariums or appreciates the natural world."

Book 3 (Nature Aquarium World

"This really is a fantastic book. Try to understand the Japanese culture and you'll understand the way mr. Takashi Amano disigns his aquariums.
The use of simplicity is amazing but not easy to realize. For every aquarist is the whole serie 1,2,3 a must. Fantastic. Good written and very nice taken photos as well. "

If you love the first two you will love this one too!

"the first two books were great with my personal fave being Nature Aquarium World 1 but this one was beautifully designed and illistrated. Not only are the illistrations wounderful but the "about takashi" section of the book made for some brief and enlighting reading. "