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Marine Fishes Pocket Expert Guide
Marine Fishes Pocket Expert Book. This Indispensable book presents an illustrated survey of more than 500 popular and commonly available marine fishes with expert advice on their feeding and captive care and aquarium suitability ratings for each species.
For ease of use, there are complete indexes of both species and common names. A paperback book with 448 pages with 300+ colour illustrations.
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AS BEDAZZLING AS ANY ENVIRONMENT ON EARTH, the coral reef is home to some 7,000 species of fishes and countless invertebrate life forms. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
AS BEDAZZLING AS ANY ENVIRONMENT ON EARTH, the coral reef is home to some 7,000 species of fishes and countless invertebrate life forms. Read the first page
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
We have been looking for a book to identify Marine Fish for some time and, had we found this one first, we would have looked no further and saved a fortune.
This book gives a one fish per page detailed coloured photo, max length, min aquarium size, foods and feeding tips, compataility and captive care guide. The text is easy to read and understand, the suitability index is simple to use and an index for both scientific name and common name can be found at the back of the book.
The 500 species included are of the more readily available variety and are listed within the book under main species type ie; Angel, Blennies,Surgeonfishes.
Excellent value for money and a must for any new or established marine fish enthusiast.
This book gives a one fish per page detailed coloured photo, max length, min aquarium size, foods and feeding tips, compataility and captive care guide. The text is easy to read and understand, the suitability index is simple to use and an index for both scientific name and common name can be found at the back of the book.
The 500 species included are of the more readily available variety and are listed within the book under main species type ie; Angel, Blennies,Surgeonfishes.
Excellent value for money and a must for any new or established marine fish enthusiast.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I was looking for some basic marine aquarium books and as a species catalog/fish guide I decided on this one.
The book is structured in a one page - one fish style. Has good and well sized (for a pocket book) colour pictures on most of the not so rare marine fishes.
Also included is basic information about the fishes - great for finding suitable and mixable species and to become aware about special needs and difficulties. Has recommendations about aquarium sizes and types for particular fishes.
Great and simple book of pictures of fishes and their basic data. Great to be couple with a more technical/fundamental marine/reef aquarium book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Fresh Doni
Format:Paperback
This book is a godsend for all those looking to learn the compatibility about a given species of marine fish in a reef or fish only setup.
Every species that you could possibly put into a marine aquarium (including a nurse shark)is listed, with a short and informative summary across a full page.
The fish are easy to find, and give; a picture of the species, latin and common names, and almost everything you need to pick and keep fish for your aquarium.
My only reservation with this guide is that the aquarium suitibility colour code is vague and inaccurate, e.g. it would suggest that it is just as easy to keep a dragon moray as it is to keep a percula clownfish. Perhaps this is why the colour coded aquarium suitibilty was scrapped for the book "Marine Inverts" which is the same in layout and format.
Overall, it's the best quick guide for aquarium hobbiests, that includes such a large range of fish. (freshwater included)
Every species that you could possibly put into a marine aquarium (including a nurse shark)is listed, with a short and informative summary across a full page.
The fish are easy to find, and give; a picture of the species, latin and common names, and almost everything you need to pick and keep fish for your aquarium.
My only reservation with this guide is that the aquarium suitibility colour code is vague and inaccurate, e.g. it would suggest that it is just as easy to keep a dragon moray as it is to keep a percula clownfish. Perhaps this is why the colour coded aquarium suitibilty was scrapped for the book "Marine Inverts" which is the same in layout and format.
Overall, it's the best quick guide for aquarium hobbiests, that includes such a large range of fish. (freshwater included)
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fishes
Bought for son in law's christmas. He loves it. Although he has been a keen fish keeper for years he absolutely loves this book and says it is his bible especially when buying a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by scottripper
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marine fish
hi every one, this marine book, is excellent ,when going to a shop that sells marine fish ,and i might add there are not many good ones about, but thts another story. Read more
Published 16 months ago by happy
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5* buy
this is a brilliant book.information bout every fish u could ever want and a discription bout them,their diet and how compatatible they r.
Published 17 months ago by colin
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Marine Fishes
very informative and a great referance guide. A very handy book for any enthusiast to have with clear visual identification and summary information on each species described. Read more
Published 17 months ago by kenny
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK
Reviewed for web site:- whats that fish. Nice little book, good pictures and information although limited on the
varieties of fish.
Better books on the market for divers!
varieties of fish.
Better books on the market for divers!
Published on 8 Jan 2011 by whatsthatfish
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fantastic book
definatly worth a read regardless if you just starting out in marines or been doing it for years ....fantastic
Published on 30 Oct 2010 by animal crackers
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MARINE FISHES (PocketExpert Guide)
This is the bible for anyone buying marine fish. If you adhere to the advice contained in this book you cannot go wrong.
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by S. Cragg
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