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DO YOU HAVE A (SEAWATER)
MARINE AQUARIUM?
Please be aware that some
Pacific reefs are being decimated by indiscriminate collection, particuarly
for 'Nemo', the clownfish popularized by the Disney film 'Finding Nemo'.
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DR.BRUGESS'S
MINI ATLAS OF MARINE AQUARIUM FISHES
Dr Warren Burgess, Dr Herbert
Axelrod.
Divided into three sections.
Aquariust: the families of fishes and a systematic list; Pictorial Identification
Section - 630 pages, three colour photos per page, limited text but with
icons indicating tank environment. Marine Aquarium Set-up asnd Maintenance
Section.
A very comprehensive book
and a must for anyone keeping marine fishes.
1023 pages. 1900 photos.
Full colour.$64.00. |
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AQUARIUM CORALS. Selection,
Husbandry, and Natural History
Eric H. Borneman.
Although the book is written
for those wishing to keep corals in an aquarium, this is one of the best
book I have seen on the natural history of corals. And understandably so,
for if you wish to keep corals in an habitat, you need to understand their
natural life in some detail. It is also an excellent book as a means of
identification, the greater part of the book being devoted to this. Other
chapters cover the symbiotic relationship with algae, competition and reproduction,
feeding, anatomy, taxonomy, and conservation. An excellent authorative
book even if you have no intention to keep an aquarium.
Hardcover, medium format
22- x 240 mm, 464 pages, full colour throughoput, index, extensive bibliography,
glossary.
$94.00 |
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CLOWNFISHES.
A Guide to their Captive
Care, Breeding and Natural History.
Joyce D. Wilkerson
This is an extremely informative
book if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of what makes Nemo tick.
It has been written for aquarists wishing to raise the species, however
because of its detailed content on breeding and natural history, its audience
is far reaching, and includes the diver, underwater photographer and general
observer. Likewise, the chapers on breeding and raising provide in-depth
knowledge of the species that relates back to their natural habitat. Such
an understanding provides the casual observer and underwater photographer
with knowledge that enhances the enjoyment of appreciating these delightful
fishes, be they in their natural habitat or as a bred species.
Softcover, medium format,
240 pages, full colour throughout, many photographs and diagrams, index,
bibliography, sources and contacts.
$65.00 |
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Colourful
Little REEF FISHES
Helmut Debelius
An excellent value hardcover
book, and the definitive guide to the small tropical reef fishes that we
see hovering in and around coral heads - the Basslets, Tilefish, Hawkfish,
Cardinalfish, Damselfish, as well as Blennies and Gobies. Debelius' work
is always informative and interesting to read, matched by appropriate mono
and full colour photographs. 160 pages, hardcover.
$18.00 |
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HANDBOOK OF
TROPICAL AQUARIUM FISHES.
Axelrod and Schultz.
Includes aquarium management,
plants and diseases.
Species listed are not necessarily
saltwarer.
A huge book, with informative
and extensive text. Hardcover 718p, some colour. $42.00 |
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MARINE FISH.
Herbert Axelrod and Warren
Burgess.
Mainly for the aquarist,
this book covers the keeping of seawater species, mainly tropical, including
Pterois volitans and other lionfish species, seahorses, the wrasse family,
anglefishes, butterfly fishes, moorish idols and many others specifically
mentioned. Includes feeding, diseases, introduction of new species to the
tank, general procedure.
Hardcover, 94 pages, 72
colour and 17 mono photographs. $22.00 |
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MARINE INVERTEBRATES
Ronald Shimek.
This is a superb guide,
‘the essential concise reference', and although marketed as a ‘pocket-expect
guide', it is 448 pages, in full colour throughout, and covers some five
hundred ‘essential to know aquarium species'. Don't let the word ‘aquarium'
put you off - in fact,the detail for aquarium keepers is just as important
for divers experiencing the invertebrates in their natural habitat as the
text delves more deply than most other publications into their natural
life, their feeding habits, reproduction, predators and the like. I have
found it to b one of the most interesting books availabl on invertebrates.
Softcover, 115 x 185 mm,
full colour throughout, 448 pages, index, bibliography, glossary.$66.00 |
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REEF LIFE - Natural History
and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates.
D.N Tackett & L.Tackett.
Its all very well being
able to identify your species, and there are surely an abundant number
of fish and invertebrate identification books, but if you want to know
more about the natural science of the marine world, this is an excellent
book. "A must-have book for every diver, aquarist and underwater naturalist
(and photogrpaher) who wants to ... understand what he or she is seeing
on the coral reef or in the marine aquarium." I could not agree more. Chapters
include reef explorations, reef origins, reef dwellers, near-reef habitats,
living together, feeding, protection and fenense, masquerade, reproduction
and a chapter on the disappearing reefs. Although mainly tropical species
based, it is not entirely so. This is a well produced book, of A4 size,
softcover, full colour throughout, 224 pages.
Please note: Hardcover no
longer available. Softcover $68.00.
**Highly
recommended** |
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THE
MARINE AQUARIUM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Dr.
Cliff Emmens.
Arguably
the most important book to have if you operate a marine (seawater) aquarium.
Cointents includes Th Tank and Equipment, The Water, Workable Marine Systems,
Handling Fishes and Invertebrates, Diseases and Parasites.
Hardcover,
large format, gloss art paper, 208 pages, full colour.$42.00 |
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