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MC128 The Conscientious Marine Aquarist
THE CONSCIENTIOUS
MARINE AQUARIST
A COMMONSENSE HANDBOOK FOR SUCCESSFUL SALTWATER HOBBYISTS
"A new bible for the new marine aquarist"
REVISED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITION
Providing a new, hands-on manual for the fast growing saltwater aquarium hobby, noted marine science writer Robert Fenner demystifies the process of planning, setting up, and managing a thriving captive slice of the tropical ocean
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist includes:
- Honest Advice for Beginners
- Great Fishes and Invertebrates
- Foolproof Setup Techniques
- Species to Avoid
- Appropriate care & Feeding
- Intelligent Disease Prevention
- Creative Aquascaping Ideas
- Dazzling Photography
Bringing the ethics and husbandry techniques of major public aquariums to the marine hobbyist, this landmark saltwater handbook sets new standards for the selection and care of captive fishes and invertebrates.
One of the best-selling saltwater aquarium books of all time, this is a time-tested and highly acclaimed manual for all beginning and intermediate marine hobbyists, written to demystify the process of planning, setting up, stocking, and managing a thriving captive slice of the tropical reef
Author: Robert M. Fenner
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC128 ISBN-13:978-1-890087-99-9
HARDBACK SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
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The Nano Reef Handbook
The Nano Reef Handbook : The Ultimate Guide to Reef Systems Under 15 Gallons
The Nano Reef Handbook is the essential guide to setting up and maintaining a nano reef (an aquarium housing reef organisms that is less than 15 gallons in total volume)in your home, office or classroom.
Comprehensive yet easy-to-read, it includes detailed information on the most important aspects of any nano reef aquarium including filtration, lighting, temperature control, and maintaining proper water chemistry.
It also outlines more than thirty of the most highly recommended fishes and invertebrates for nano reef aquariums
Additional Information Includes :
Components of a Nano Reef
Increasing the probability of success
Suggested routine maintenance
Sensible stocking levels for nano reefs
Creating a balanced system inside and out
With the information found in this book, nano reefs can be set up and maintained by aquarists at any level of the hobby
Author : Chris R. Brightwell
Hardback 230mm x 220mm
192 Pages with full colour illustrations
Published by TFH 2006 (Latest edition)
ISBN : 0-7938-0572-4
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The Successful Reef Aquarium
The Successful Reef Aquarium
Basics of German Reefkeeping
Reef tanks have a reputation for being complicated and expensive. This book shows that such a reputation is not necessarily deserved. As an easy-to-understand guide for the beginning aquarist, the book provides the reader with the basic knowledge needed to establish a fascinating and cost-effective reef tank, requiring little technical equipment
Daniel Knop is the author of many internationally published books and articles
He :
- Introduces corals that are easy to keep by the beginning aquarist
- Provides advice for buying technical equipment
- Explains how to propagate most of the corals discussed in the book
- And helps the beginner to avoid failures, disappointment, and unnecessary costs
The reader is introduced to the world of coral reefs with fascinating photographs and text that makes it easy to understand both the ecology of natural coral reefs and reef tanks
Author: Daniel Knop
Published by Dahne Verlag
ISBN : 3-921684-47-1
HARDBACK SIZE : 240mm x 180mm
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Mini Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium
Mini Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium
Comprehensive coverage, from setting up an aquarium to choosing the best fishes
This mini encyclopedia is packed with sensible advice and practical guidance.
The first part explores the techniques and systems used to sustain tropical marine fishes and shows how to apply these in setting up a tropical marine aquarium. This is followed by expert advice on feeding, maintenance, health care and breeding
Part two presents a wide-ranging selection of tropical marine fish from around the world, with details of their compatability, feeding habits and breeding potential
Author : Dick Mills
Softback 180mm x 160mm
208 pages Full colour photos, illustrations & graphs
Published by Interpet : this reprint 2006
ISBN : 1-84286-100-X
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MC 100 Aquarium Corals
AQUARIUM CORALS
SELECTION, HUSBANDRY, AND NATURAL HISTORY
“A world-class collection of corals,
coral facts, and coral- keeping advice..."
ONCE CONSIDERED A FARFETCHED FANTASY,
the successful keeping of live corals in home aquariums is now an exciting reality. Selecting among a bewildering array of soft and stony corals is the primary focus of master aquarist Eric Borneman’s text, which gives both novice and expert coral keepers clear and vital information on coral biology, natural history, and care requirements.
Aquarium Corals includes:
- 700+ color photographs
- Natural history of corals
- Coral husbandry
- Coral diseases & predators
- Reef ecology & conservation
- More than 780 listings of genera and species: stony corals, soft corals, zoanthids, corallimorpharians, gorgonians, fire & lace corals.
“Extraordinary.. . Home aquarists are now moving into an area of knowledge that was once the exclusive domain of marine biologists.” —From the Foreword by Dr. J. E. N. VERON
Author: Eric H. Borneman
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC100 ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 47 - 5
HARDBACK SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
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| TFH Aquarium Corals Book MC 100 £28.99 |
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Natural Reef Aquariums
NATURAL
REEF AQUARIUMS
SIMPLIFIED APPROACHES TO CREATING LIVING
SALTWATER MICROCOSMS
“FABULOUS MARINE BIOTOPES MADE SIMPLE..."
O
NE OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY RICH
environments on Earth, the coral reef dazzles our
senses with its colors, shapes, and species diversity. Recreating living reefs
in miniature is a burgeoning avocation for serious home aquarium keepers, and
John Tullock here offers a radically simple new approach to producing beautiful
captive microcosms
Natural Reef Aquariums includes:
- Understanding Live Rock & Live Sand
- The Biotope Approach
- Simplified filtration techniques
- Recommended Reef species
- Complete planning guides
- Hundreds of unusual invertebrates
- Authentic Aquascapes
- World Class Reef Photographs
The aspiring reef aquarist will find plans and suggested species to replicate numerous realistic microhabitats, including a Micronesian Clam Reef, a Caribbean Turtle Grass Flat, a Gulf of Mexico Patch Reef, a Stony Coral Reef, an Indo-Pacific Deep Cave, and a Red Sea Shallow Fore Reef
Author: John H. Tullock
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC101 ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 01 - 7
HARDBACK or SOFTBACK SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
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| TFH MC101 Natural Reef Aquariums (Hardback) £23.99 | | TFH MC101S Natural Reef Aquariums (Softback) £17.99 |
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MC103 Reef Fishes Volume 1
REEF FISHES VOLUME 1
A GUIDE TO THEIR IDENTIFICATION, BEHAVIOR, AND CAPTIVE CARE
"the definitive reference on all fishes a marine aquarist might ever encounter..."
Covering 68 families, and thousands of species, Reef Fishes is an authoritative guide designed to be a lifelong reference for saltwater aquarists, divers, and amateur reef naturalists. This volume covers coral reef habitats and fish families, with detailed information on the following groups :
Moray
Eels
Conger & Garden Eels
Snake Eels
Eel Catfishes
Lizardfishes
Livebearing Brotulas
Toadfishes
Frogfishes
Walking Batfishes
Flashlight Fishes
Pineapple Fishes
Squirrelfishes &
Soldierfishes |
Trumpetfishes
Sea Moths
Ghost Pipefishes
Seahorses & Pipefishes
Shrimpfishes
Coral Crouchers
Waspfishes
Scorpionfishes
Lionfishes
Flatheads
Helmet Gurnards
Dwarf Seabasses
Hamlets & Anthias |
"Wonderful photographs of every species of interest to aquarists - and an accurate, readable, and visually appealing reference guide to reef fishes from around the world"
- Dr. John E Randall, Ph.D.
Author: Scott W. Michael
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC103 ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 21 - 1 HARDBACK
SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
625 pages
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| TFH MC103 Reef Fishes Volume 1 Hardback £39.99 |
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MC108 Reef Fishes Vol 2 : Basslets, Dottybacks & Hawkfishes
Reef Fishes Vol 2 : Basslets, Dottybacks & Hawkfishes
Plus Seven more Aquarium Fish Families with Expert Captive Care Advice for the Marine Aquarist
EASILY THE MOST-EAGERLY awaited marine aquarium book in recent years, Reef Fishes Book 2 continues the highly acclaimed Scott Michael series with accounts of some of the most-loved groups of coral reef fishes.
Covering 68 families and thousands of species, the Reef Fishes Series is an authoritative guide designed to be a lifelong reference for saltwater aquarists, divers, and amateur reef naturalists.
This book contains detailed information ont the following groups: Groupers, Soapfishes, Basslets, Dottybacks, Grammas, Longfins, Jawfishes, Bigeyes, Hawkfishes, Morwongs, Cardinalfishes, and Tilefishes.
Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- The Fishes
- Family Serranidae - Groupers, Soapfishes and Reef Basslets
- Family Pseudochromidae - Dottybacks
- Family Grammatidae - Grammas
- Family Plesiopidae - Longfins
- Family Opistognathidae - Jawfishes
- Family Priacanthidae - Bigeyes
- Family Cirrhitidae - Hawkfishes
- Family Cheilodactylidae - Morwongs
- Family Apogonidae - Cardinalfishes
- Family Malacanthidae - Tilefishes
- References
- Photography Credits
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Scott W. Michael
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC108 ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 33 - 5 HARDBACK
SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
296 pages
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MC118 Reef Fishes Vol 3 : Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes
Reef Fishes Volume 3 : Angelfishes & Butterfly Fishes
The third volume in the Reef Fishes Series, this book contains detailed information on the following groups:
Remoras, Jacks, Snappers, Fusiliers, Sweetlips, Spinecheeks, Drums, Goatfishes, Sweepers, Monos, Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes.
Contents :
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- The Fishes
- Family Echeneidae - Remoras
- Family Carangidae - Jacks, Scads & Pompanos
- Family Lutjanidae - Snappers
- Family Caesionidae - Fusiliers
- Family Haemulidae - Sweetlips & Grunts
- Family Nemipteridae - Whiptails & Spinecheeks
- Family Sciaenidae - Drums & Croakers
- Family Mullidae - Goatfishes
- Family Pempheridae - Sweepers
- Family Monodactylidae - Monos
- Family Chaetodontidae - Butterflyfishes
- Family Pomacanthidae - Angelfishes
- References
- Photography Credits
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Scott W. Michael
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC118 ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 69 - 6 HARDBACK
SIZE : 240mm x 220mm
344 pages
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| MC118 Reef Fishes : Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes £24.99 |
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MC125 Reef Fishes Vol 4 : Damselfishes & Anemonefishes
MC125 Reef Fishes Vol 4 : Damselfishes & Anemonefishes : The Complete Illustrated Guide to Their Identification, Behaviours, and Captive Care
The fourth volume in the Reef Fishes Series, this book contains detailed information on the following groups:
- Amphiprioninae (Anemonefishes - Clownfishes)
- Chrominiae (Chromis & Dascyllus Species)
- Lepidozyginae (Fusilier Damselfish)
- Pomacentrinae (Demoiselles, Damsels, Sergeants & Gregories)
Wonderful photographs of every species of interest to aquarists - and an accurate, readable, and visually appealing reference guide to reef fishes from around the world
Author : Scott W. Michael
Published by Microcosm & TFH
MC125 ISBN-13 : 978-1-890087-975
Hardback Size : 240mm x 220mm
256 Pages
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MC104S Clownfishes
CLOWN FISHES
A GUIDE TO THEIR CAPTIVE CARE, BREEDING & NATURAL HISTORY
"the first simplified guide to keeping & breeding the beguiling cowfishes...."
Perhaps the most endearing of all reef creatures, the droll and exotically pigmented clownfish is a favorite of marine aquarists, divers and amateur naturalists the world over. Now, one of the pioneers in the captive breeding of clown fishes in home aquariums has written the first popular handbook on the husbandry of these fascinating species
Chapters include:
- Clown fishes in the wild
- Anemone Ecology & Preservation
- Clownfish & Anemone Species Identification Guide
- Selecting Breeding Stock
- Orchestrating the Spawn
- Successful hatching Techniques
- Culturing Your Own Microalgae, Rotifers & Brineshrimp
- Propagation as a Cottage Industry
Author: Joyce D. Wilkerson
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC104S ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 04 - 1
SOFTBACK
SIZE : 230mm x 210mm
240 pages
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MC105S The New Marine Aquarium
THE NEW
MARINE AQUARIUM
STEP-BY-STEP SETUP & STOCKING GUIDE
"a friend indeed when setting up your first saltwater aquarium..."
Creating a beautiful, healthy marine aquarium has never been easier, using the simplified, natural methods learned - and practiced - by the world's leading reef aquarists.
For anyone setting up a first marine tank or rejuvenating an existing system, expert aquarist Michael Paletta offers clear, up-to-date advice on planning, equipping, stocking, and maintaining an aquarium that will provide years of enjoyment and viewing pleasure
The New Marine Aquarium includes:
- How to avaoid the classic saltwater setup mistakes
- Planning checklists and no-nonsense equipment choices
- Low-maintenance, high-success filtration using live rock
- Illustrated, step-by-step startup and aquascaping techniques
- A photographic guide to the best, hardiest fish species for beginners
"At last! A great new handbook for beginning aquarists - and anyone having problems with a saltwater tank. This book should be on every marine hobbyist's shelf."
- Jeff Voet, Fish World Raleigh, North Carolina
Author: Michael Paletta
Published by Microcosm Ltd & TFH Publications
MC105S ISBN : 1 - 890087 - 52 - 1 SOFTCOVER
SIZE : 280mm x 210mm
144 Pages
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MC111 Reef Secrets
Reef Aquariums Made Simpler:
Expert Advice from Two World-Class Marine Aquarists
A FRESH, easy-to-follow approach to setting up and stocking a reef aquarium, filled with simple but authoritative advice from two of the most respected pioneers of the modern marine hobby.
Reef Secrets includes:
- A profusely illustrated guide to selecting fishes, corals, and other invertebrates.
- Lessons from the wild to create simpler, more stable reef aquariums.
- Secrets of good water quality, water motion, lighting, aquascaping, live rock, and substrates.
- Understanding algae, feeding, reef ecology.
- Suggestions for unique biotope reef systems.
SVEIN FOSSA and ALF JACOB NILSEN are authors of the landmark Modern Coral Reef Aquarium series and are internationally known for bringing cutting-edge marine husbandry techniques to tens of thousands of marine aquarium keepers.
224 pages
280mm x 220mm
Full-color photographs throughout
Hardcover MC111
ISBN : 1-890087-67-X
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MC 116 Ultimate Marine Aquariums
A PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR-DE-FORCE, with glorious portraits of 50 world-class marine aquariums, along with priceless advice on how they were planned and how there are kept healthy and vibrant.
"An awe-inspiring work, sure to motivate aquarists of all skill levels. This book raises the bar for what reef aquariums
can be!"
-- J. Charles Delbeek
Ultimate Marine Aquariums includes profiles of reef aquariums, fish-only tanks, and a wide range of approaches, ranging from simplified natural systems to high-tech designs with irresistable photographs of outstanding marine aquariums. Each with detailed descriptions of the planning, equipment, livestock selection, and husbandry practices that make it work. Leading aquarists admit their mistakes and give the newcomer tips and ideas for succeeding with their own saltwater tanks both large and small.
MICHAEL PALETTA is the author of The New Marine Aquarium and one of North America's leading amateur saltwater aquarists. He has been involved in the design and setup of more than 60 marine aquariums, including the 4,500-gallon reef exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and a number of reef systems at the Pittsburgh Zoo Aquarium.
Author : Michael S. Paletta
Hardback 280mm x 220mm
192 pages with full colour photographs
ISBN : 1-890087-74-2
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Corals : A Quick Reference Guide
Oceanograhic Series
A comprehensive field guide for aquarists, divers and naturalists, with detailed full colour photographs of hundreds of species, encompassing the majority of coral genera one is likely to encounter on reefs around the world
This book defines corals and distinguishes them from similar hydrozoans, zoanthids, and corallimorpharia. The corals are described and compared to similar looking species, and their range and the correct pronunciation of the scientific name is given.
In addition, for aquarists who grow corals in reef aquariums, information is provided in quick reference charts concerning each coral's requirements for light, water movement, and food, their hardiness in captivity, aggressiveness toward other corals,and proper positioning in the aquarium.
A must have guide for marine reef keepers
Author : Julian Sprung
Published by Ricordea Publishing
Hardback 250mm x 220mm
ISBN : 1-883693-09-8
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Invertebrates : A Quick Reference Guide
Oceanograhic Series
A beautiful and comprehensive reference for aquarists, divers and naturalists, with more than 650 full color photographs identifying more than 500 species of marine invertebrates.
In addition the author gives information about similar looking species, range, habitat, food requirements, special considerations, toxicity, hardiness, and compatability issues, and discusses their suitability for reef aquariums and captivity in general
This book is the essential guide for all aquarists who want to make the right choices when stocking an aquarium with invertebrates or purchasing invertebrates for a reef aquarium
Author : Julian Sprung
Published by Ricordea Publishing
Hardback 250mm x 220mm
ISBN : 1-883693-00-4
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