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At The WaterZoo we believe in providing our Customers with free no nonsense advice. To reinforce this we produce a selection of up to date guides aimed at making the hobby easier to understand. These can be picked up free in store, or you can download them here. All our guides are written by Jason Scott, a regular contributor to Practical Fishkeeping magazine, who has over 25 years experience in the hobby.

Most of our guides are  published in a user friendly PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader version 6.0 or later to open & print these files. This is available free from Adobe.

Acclimatising fish to your aquarium or pond PDF 23kb

A brief guide on how to correctly acclimatise new fish to your aquarium or pond.

Rift lake Cichlids PDF 30kb

Information relating to Rift lake Cichlids from Africa.

Growing aquarium plants PDF 31kb

Explanation of the factors required for successful plant growth

Nitrate (NO₃) PDF 35kb

How to control it's build up in freshwater & marine aquariums.

Water quality (freshwater) PDF 49kb

Terms like pH, nitrite & nitrate explained.

Installing a pond liner

Step by step guide.

Maintaining your freshwater aquarium PDF 27kb

Details preventative aquarium maintenance.

Introduction to marines PDF 45kb

Basic information for those considering starting a marine aquarium.

Prices shown on this guide are in £'s not $ as shown.

Moving your aquarium PDF 35kb

Information to help you move an established aquarium with minimal risk.

Nemo PDF 67kb

A basic guide to keeping Clownfish.

New tank syndrome PDF 30kb

What it is & how to avoid it.

Pond maintenance PDF 29kb

Season by season guide to pond maintenance.

Positioning your aquarium PDF 29kb

Where to site a new aquarium.

Preventing overheating in aquariums PDF 22kb

How to reduce the effect of hot weather on aquarium inhabitants

Problem algae in freshwater aquariums PDF 30kb

Algae and how to reduce it.

Problem marine algae

How to deal with nuisance marine algae's.

Setting up a basic unheated aquarium PDF 24kb

How to set up a basic small cold water aquarium

Useful information PDF 94kb

Want to know how many fish you can keep in your aquarium, or your ponds capacity, then print this for a handy reference guide.