Setting up a tank for wild-caught river fish is a different craft from keeping tropical species, and this book takes you through it from the ground up. You learn what equipment and food you need, how to choose substrate and hardscape, how to collect fish responsibly, and how to run the tank day to day — feeding, checking each fish for signs of trouble, managing water quality and scheduling water changes.
The heart of the book is its species-by-species care coverage. Carp, kamatsuka, oikawa, ugui, loaches, tanago, gobies, catfish, trout, sculpin, eel, akame and oyanirami each get their own treatment, so you can match conditions to the fish rather than guessing. Later chapters move into breeding, with guidance on spawning, raising fry, feeding them and knowing when it is safe to return them to the adult tank. A full chapter deals with illness — recognizing symptoms, salt baths and medicated baths.
The closing chapter turns to the pleasure of watching. You get advice on planning an aquascape and on combining compatible species so the tank reads as a slice of Japanese stream life.
Written by Charm, a specialty shop with long experience in freshwater fish. The text is in Japanese, illustrated throughout across 128 pages. Published by Mates Publishing. Brand new, 2026 publication.
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