Introduction. Part I: Getting to Know Your Fish and Invertebrates. Chapter 1: Your First Salty Steps. Chapter 2: Some Things Fishy. Chapter 3: Choosing the Best Fish for You. Chapter 4: About Invertebrates. Chapter 5: From the Dealer to Your Home. Part II: Setting Up Your Aquarium.

Chapter 6: Choosing the Best Aquarium. Chapter 7: Figuring Out Filters. Chapter 8: Heating and Lighting Your Aquarium. Chapter 9: Fishy Furnishings and Finishing Touches. Chapter 10: Partial to Salt: The Brackish Aquarium. Chapter 11: Getting Your Aquarium Up and Running. Part III: Taking Proper Care of Your Aquarium. Chapter 12: The Nitrogen Cycle.

Chapter 13: More Chemistry: Salt, Acidity, and Gases. Chapter 14: All About Algae. Chapter 15: Keeping Your Aquarium Clean. Part IV: Taking Proper Care of Your Fish. Chapter 16: Feeding Your Fish. Chapter 17: Preventing Stress. Chapter 18: Diseases and Treatments. Chapter 19: Observing Your Fish.

Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Fish to Avoid. Chapter 21: Ten Invertebrates to Avoid. Chapter 22: Five Simple Metric Conversions. Chapter 23: Ten Great Public Saltwater Aquariums. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Resources. Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.