Now in its sixth printing, the second edition of this best-selling, pioneer publication is full-format (8.5 X 11) and fully illustrated with nearly 1000 images in a blaze of color! The Book of Coral Propagation is the most comprehensive work on the care, display and cultivation of reef corals at every level of interest. Beginners receive thorough guidance, expert aquarists learn new tricks, and all folks are inspired to contribute with enjoyment to the conservation, keeping, and culture of magnificent reef creatures in educational home aquaria and commercial systems alike. Topics include a thorough and easy to understand explanation of system designs, inspiring displays, no-nonsense setting up, easy water chemistry, feeding, species selection, health and wellness... and finally how to successfully prune and propagate your thriving coral garden! Anthony Calfo's lifetime efforts practicing and mentoring on this subject are legendary. Written in his famously entertaining if not humorous style, this book has been revised to have the most current and comprehensive information among any reference today for reef aquarium hobbyists. The superb photography, heavy photo paper and sewn-case hardcover binding of this reference make it a collectible as well as definitive work. A must-have for reef enthusiasts!

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Hardcover, 432 pp.No other book written to the average hobbyist addresses topics like fish mass determination, fish pharmacology, or ethics and aquariums. The author also thoroughly addresses common problems such as diet and nutrition, tankmate selection and maintaining proper water quality. In addition to detailed care information for a wide variety of both common and rare fish species, this book covers non-fish aquatic animals , such as octopuses, rare shrimps and other invertabrates. Inspiring photographs highlight the awesome beauty of a variety of marine creatures while numerous graphs and charts makethe information easy to understand and apply.  

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This excellent book is a complete guide to setting up a successful marine aquarium and contains information useful for both the novice and advanced marine aquarist.
A section on new reef technology is included, together with an enlarged disease and treatment chapter, information on breeding and a detailed trouble-shooting guide.
An essential reference book written by a professional marine biologist with more than 30 years experience of keeping and breeding marine fish and invertebrates.

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Profiling some of the most beautiful and bizarre animals that make their way into marine aquariums, this second entry into the bestselling PocketExpert Series covers more than 500 species and groups of special interest to reef aquarists. Written by an invertebrate zoologist and avid marine aquarist. More than 500 world-class color identifying photographs
Includes: Scientific and Common Names; Maximum Size; Range; Natural Habitat; Lighting; Foods and Feeding; Reef Aquarium Compatibility; and Captive Care advice Covers: crustaceans (shrimps, crabs lobsters); corals (soft and stony); anemones; echonoderms (crinoids, sea star, brittle stars, urchins, sea cucumbers); mollusks (clams, snails, nudibranchs); sponges; bryozoans; worms; and many others Easy-to-use field guide format
Soft cover,  448 pages, Full-color photographs throughout

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LIKE A FIELD GUIDE to marine aquarium fishes, the PocketExpert Guide offers a quick reference for identifying, buying, and keeping more than 500 popular species. Designed as a compact but authoritative handbook on the fishes most often seen and kept by marine aquarists, this widely acclaimed PocketExpert is a must-have reference for all saltwater hobbyists and professionals. Authoritative and up-to-date More than 500 species photographs Includes: Scientific and Common Names; Maximum Length; Range; Minimum Aquarium Size; Foods & Feeding; Aquarium Suitability Index; Reef Aquarium Compatibility; and Captive Care advice Covers all popular & commonly seen fish species.

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Some of the most colorful reef fishes are small, rarely noticed or extremely secretive. Best known are the fairy basslets, schooling planktivores that may cloud the water above reefs when feeding. Others live in the back of dark caves and disappear with the slightest disturbance. About 60 genera are presented here, covering several hundreds of species, including most species called Bass or Basslets, Hamlets and the related Soapfishes and Seaperch, as well as related families that include the Grammas, Longfins, Blue Devils, Hulafishes and Scissortails.

216 Pages  Hardcover

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The authors of The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium series, Alf Nilsen & Svein Fossa, have teamed up to bring you The Most Beautiful Aquariums of the World. The focus of this book is what an aquarium can do to your home. How a well-designed aquarium can become the focal point in even the most fashionable of living rooms. The Tectum team selected and photographed the top-of-the-top aquariums from amongst several of the most discriminating aquarium owners of the world.

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J. Sprung - An excellent book that focuses on the varieties of algae are commonly problematic in aquariums. 80 pages

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Dr. Ron Shimek - The Common Sense Way to Biological Filtration - A 36 page guide to biological filtration, as well as sand bed filtration.

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With the two most-admired families in the coral fish realm, Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes continues Scott Michael's definitive accounts of fish species of interest to marine aquarists. Representing more than a decade of research, writing, and underwater photography, this third volume of a five-volume set provides authoritative coverage of hundreds of dazzling species, with their social behaviors, food habits, modes of reproduction, and expert advice for keeping them alive and healthy in the home aquarium

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• Paperback: 144 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 10.93 x 8.41
• Publisher: Microcosm Limited; (May 1999)
• THIS FULLY ILLUSTRATED, step-by-step handbook for planning, setting up, and stocking a marine aquarium uses a simplified new approach developed by expert aquarists. Includes clear advice for beginners on appropriate equipment, filtration, lighting, aquascaping, and an invaluable fish-selection guide. The only complete, up-to-date beginner's guide; written by a master marine aquarist. Michael Paletta writes regularly on the subject of marine aquarium keeping for Tropical Fish Hobbyist, SeaScope, and other national publications. 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 another at the Pittsburgh AquaZoo.

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• BRINGING THE ETHICS and curiosity of a marine ecologist to the home aquarium field, Robert Fenner provides new standards and fresh insights into the intelligent selection and care of captive saltwater fishes and invertebrates. As a pragmatic, hands-on guide for beginning to intermediate hobbyists, The Conscientious Marine Aquarist demystifies the process of planning, setting up, stocking, and managing a beautiful, thriving slice of the tropical ocean. A leading advocate for the responsible collection and care of wild-caught specimens, Fenner starts with the basics -- "What is a fish?" -- and proceeds to give the reader the scientific background and expert-level secrets to being a smarter consumer, better steward, and more successful marine aquarium keeper.

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For the first time, master aquarist Eric Borneman offers an authoritative, comprehensive, and fully illustrated guide to appropriate aquarium species, including a diversity of soft corals, as well as popular and rare large-polyp and small-polyp stony corals. More than 700 world-class photographs and text reviewed by leading coral biologists and coral keepers guides the reader through the selection and husbandry of hundreds of species. Includes a foreword by the preeminent coral biologist Dr. J.E.N. Veron, author of Corals in Space & Timeand Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific.

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EVERY YEAR, HUGE NUMBERS OF SEAHORSES DIE IN AQUARIA AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF ACCURATE INFORMATION ON HOW TO KEEP THEM. THIS BOOK REDRESSES THE BALANCE BY GIVING A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF HOW TO CARE FOR THESE MOST DIFFICULT OF MARINE FISH, BUT ALSO STRESSES THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION IN THE WILD. 48 PAGES WITH FULL COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT.

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Detailed information on over 350 species. More than 1000 photos. Everything known about habitats and behavior.

By Rudie H. Kuiter

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Perpahs 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 clownfishes in home aquariums has written the first popular handbook on the husbandry of these fascinating marine species. Chapters include: Clownfishes in the Wild Fish & Anemone Species Identification Guides Selecting Breeding Stock Orchestrating the Spawn Propagation as a Cottage Industry Anemone Ecology and Preservation

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Coves the marine life - the fishes, mollusks, invertebrates, reptiles - all species in the Red Sea region, which includes the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aquaba. Over ten percent of the fish life here is endemic making the region one of the most fascinating, and of course unique, in the world. And once again, this IKAN book contains over 1000 excellent color photographs, most, but not all, by the author. And of course there are the picture stories - thirteen of them, including a superb essay on marine animals as souvenirs and why is it called the Red Sea - the book has the answer. Hardcover, full color throughout, 320 pages.

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From Spain to Turkey; from Norway to South Africa. Another brilliant title by Helmut Debelius. The impressive photographs, authoritative text and excellent layout make this a superb book, and more than adequately complements the others in his series. Species include those found off the United Kingdom coast and western Europe; the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Ascension Islands, remote Saint Helena, and St.Paul's Rocks; the west coast of Africa down to the Cape; and of course the Mediterranean. A brilliant book. Hardcover, full color, 303 pages.

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Peter Wirtz and Helmut Debelius.
Covers the north-east Atlantic from the equator and Canary Island north to Norway, and from Turkey and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean through to Spain, including the islands of the Mediterranean and both the north and south shores. Brilliantly produced in full color, with two or three images per page, we have all the invertebrates from Sponges, Cnidarians, the Worms, Arthropods, Molluscs, Echindoerms and Kamptozoans. Typical of the IKAN series, twenty-five picture stories' are included, making this not only a valuable identification guide but also an excellent informative and often humorous read.
Hardcover, laminated boards, 304 pages, index of scientific specie and genera names.

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 Helmut Debelius.
And yet another great title in the IKAN series by Helmut Debelius. This book covers the shrimps, crabs, lobsters, mantis shrimps and amphipods, within the regions of the Atlantic, Pacific, Red Sea, Mediterranean, Pacific and Indian Ocean. A superb identification guide and reference, exceptionally well produced, in full color. Covers aspects of behavior and habitat.
Hardcover, 318 pages

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Amongst aquarium reef-fishes, few could compete with the beauty of angelfishes. Many species remain small in size, around the 10 cm mark, and combined with their beauty, and often rarity, are sought after in the aquarium trade.
At present 8 genera and at least 88 species of angelfish are known, some still un-described, and all are included in this book with stunning color photographs, including those species that live in deep water.  In addition, many new color morphs are shown.

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Seemingly advertising themselves with the bold colors on their disk-like bodies, Butterflyfishes are amongst the most conspicuous fishes that swim openly on coral reefs. They are admired by snorkelers and divers, and are also amongst the most popular and sought after fishes for the marine aquarium. Over 130 species of butterflyfishes and bannerfishes occur in tropical seas around the world. Most live at shallow depths, but a few species were observed at about 200m, too deep for an amateur diver. Photographs of such species in situ are included here.

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Detailed info on families, genera, and more than 100 known species of the world. Illustrated with hundreds of photos

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196 pages. Soft back Colored photos. includes a rating of species by; historical survivability, geographical distribution, species to avoid, others to consider, notes on selection, car, ultimate size and maintenance.

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This is Martin Moe’s personal journal of a two year quest to spawn and rear the exotic Red Sea Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani). Martin brings you inside his home fish room and his daily routine, and details his every thought and plan throughout the successful dottyback breeding project. Spawning requirements and behavior, aquarium system structure and maintenance, larval rearing and feeding, food organism culture, fish grow out and much more is described in great detail in this book. It is not a dry technical manual, however. It's a daily journey through failure and success leading to the development of a workable technique for rearing tropical marine fish. Even aquarists with no opportunity to breed fish will find the trials and tribulations of the project fascinating, and expand their knowledge of marine fish and the captive marine environment.

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