- The Author -

Dr. Gerald Bassleer (°1954) is a trained fish pathobiologist with 25 years of experience in the trade and treatment of tropical ornamental fish.   He has worked for major wholesalers in Belgium, USA, The Netherlands and Germany.  Now he has founded his own import/export business 'Bassleer Biofish' in Belgium.

 - Summary -

With 20 years of international experience, the author has written a practical guide which is easy to read for the fish hobbyist, fish dealers, veterinarians, fishery biologists and many others involved in the 'keeping of fish'.

     Instead of discussing all diseases, this book covers the most important and most common diseases which occur in our aquaria.   With the help of 375 color photographs, a clear overview is given without scientific or complicated terminology.   The goal of this book is to recognize fish diseases and find an easy treatment to cure the problems.  This "color atlas of fish diseases" provides all the necessary help by: 

    a detailed description of several causes of the fish diseases so that preventative measures can be taken instead of 'wasting' money on expensive medicins, 

    a clearly understandable summary of the most important fish diseases that affect our tropical fish making it possible to make a quick diagnosis 

                   advice on the application of several drugs, enabling the hobbyist to administer a perfect treatment.  

This book was published in 1997 in English, French, Dutch