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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A very clear and easy to understand guide with good pictures to aid identification. Excellent reference for beginners like us but not too simple for experts.
Along with usual details this book has description and photo for every entry together with info on good and bad features (friend or foe!)and feeding requirements. It also covers special needs or issues for considering before adding the invertebrate to your tank and how hardy it is likely to be in captivity are also covered, a great help to avoid costly mistakes
I am sure this one will more than earn its cost over the coming years.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Recommendable for any reefkeeper
10 Dec 2001
Format:Hardcover
Many invertebrate recognition books are made for divers and therefore have a different approach than a book for aquarists should have. This one has been made by an aquarist and it was made for aquarists. That's why it helps to find out very quickly whether a certain invert is helpful or dangerous in your tank, and whether it makes sense to buy that critter or not. Very recommendable for any reefkeeper.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
No false advertisement here
12 May 2005
Format:Hardcover
This book is something you can browse to plan aquarium inhabitants, and take with you to the store to get some quick facts on species you come by. It has plenty of great pictures to help ID animals. Of course, some animals such as snails or hermits are so similar and have so many variations that you may have a hard time, but you should still get some important general info. More pictures of variations would be a welcome addition in a future volume, but don't let me give you the idea there aren't already loads of great ones.
This is a good companion to his "Corals - A quick reference guide", as it covers the other half of the spectrum including some anemones, mushroom corals, and zoanthids readers may have expected to find in the other volume...
As the name states, this is "a quick reference guide", so don't expect in depth comprehensiveness / knowledge on any one area or organism. As long as you realize that, you won't be upset. I very frequently consult this book.
This is a good companion to his "Corals - A quick reference guide", as it covers the other half of the spectrum including some anemones, mushroom corals, and zoanthids readers may have expected to find in the other volume...
As the name states, this is "a quick reference guide", so don't expect in depth comprehensiveness / knowledge on any one area or organism. As long as you realize that, you won't be upset. I very frequently consult this book.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
sizes missing
9 Jan 2006
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Does not contain more than photos and a small text box per creature. There is no mention of sizes, something of great importance when stocking an aquarium. For me, it is too quick of a reference quide. The information (and much beyond that) contained here can be found in Nilsen's "Reef Secrets".
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