4 comments about Seahorses: Conservation & Care.

1. The author does know a lot about the care of seahorses, as he tells us many time. He does not however, let us in on his knowledge. A great book to give to your mom as a source of basic information on seahorses. Pretty much useless for a hobbiest.

   Except, of course, dont get seahorses...

   Not the message I want from a book on the care of seahorses. And none of the information you would expect from the title.




2. The author is incredibly devoted to the lives of seahorses. He really takes it upon himself to let the reader know the risks involved in keeping seahorses in captivity. The book could use more information on tank design for seahorse raising success.



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4. I bought this book when I was considering getting seahorses for my Salt tank. This has been the most help I have found. This book should be required for anyone considering the purchase of seahorses. I use it as a refence guide and am happy to report that thanks to this book not only do I have healthy, happy seahorses but a very pregnant male seahorse! If you love or even like these creatures this book is for you.

No comments about The Guide to Owning Koi (Guide to Owning).

3 comments about Aqualog Special - Breathtaking Rainbows.

1. The pictures are amazing- so bright and colourful. The book is very informative covering a number of different topics. A great book for the Rainbow fan!!!
   
   Enjoy!



2. All of the Aqualog books are excellent value, although they are not particularly cheap. They are full to the brim with first class colour photographs and to reproduce these in a book is an expensive process. Whether they are about Rainbow fishes, or some other species of fish they are the most comprehensive identification books you can buy. They never become dated because as new fish become available to the aquarist trade the books are updated.
   
   They do not deal with the basics of fish keeping, there are many and varied books that do that. They are in the main a fish identification encyclopaedia and nothing more. But for those aquarists who are particularly interested in a particular species they are indispensable.



3. You will know some Rainbows that are fit to small aquariums. This book tells you how to set a nice environment for Rainbows, how to keep and breed them. Also, lots excellent photos.

4 comments about The Ocean At Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium.

1. The origin of the aquarium, what a topic! This informative, entertaining and sometimes poetic text tells the whole story and is a joy to read. How it was invented in England and how the idea traveled to Germany and to the United States. By the way, a handsome book in unusual size, profusely illustrated. Where the hell did the author find all these cute illustrations of aquariums and stuff related to it?



2. ...but not real good either. Definitely not worth the full price. Short, light on details, and definitely euro-centric. It's not a bad little read, but don't expect a deep examination of aquarium history. Also, the physical construction of the book is curious...it's tall, thin and tightly bound, making it difficult to hold comfortably. The print isn't the darkest or the most legible, and most of the illustrations (which are the best part of the book) are small, although clearly reproduced. This would have made a perfect library book.



3. Excellent historial review of the origins of aquariums, public and private.



4. The Ocean at Home is a wonderful book that outlines the early history of the private and public aquariums. When I entered this hobby back in the mid 90's I had no idea that the origin of the aquarium had such a full history. The history of our hobby is one subject that seems to get overlooked in many of our aquatic publications to date. This book walks the reader thru the progression from keeping plants and snails in small jars to the appearance of the first public aquariums. In reading this book you become familiar with the 150+ years of development and discovery for the modern aquarium.
   
   There are so many illustrations in the book nearly every page has at least one illustration on it helping depict the aquarium or equipment of the given era. With the aid of the illustrations the reader has to wonder what aquariums 100 or even 150 years ago would have looked like. How where they heated? How was the water filtered? What a wondrous site it must have been to the children and adults of the 19th century to be able to observe the creatures from the deep as the book describes.
   
   I highly recommend this book to any aquarist that wishes to discover more about the origins of the modern aquarium as well as some of the early challenges that 19th century aquarists faced.

No comments about Fancy Goldfish (For the Freshwater Aquarium).

5 comments about The Guide to Owning Malawi Cichlids.

1. This book is excellent for the price. It contains basic knowledge with a bit of advanced aquarist practices. Most pics are of good quality, with the exception of some fish that are in terrible condition. This was my first African Cichlid book and I would recommend it to newcommers to the hobby.



2. This book is about what you'd expect for the price - it's full of fantastic pictures, but doesn't have much more information than you could find just browsing the internet.



3. This book is the most superbly written refrence on Malawi Cichlids that it has ever been my privilage to read.



4. I highly recommend this book! The pictures are high quality and information is presented in an easy, cookbook fashion. Well worth the small price.



5. Good entry level Malawi cichlid aquarist book dealing with only the most common species.

No comments about Living Aquarium.

No comments about Pearl Killifishes: The Cynolebiatinae: Systematics and Biogeography of the Neotropical Annual Fish Subfamily (Cyprinodontiformes : Rivulidae).

3 comments about A Fishkeeper's Guide to the Healthy Aquarium.

1. If you are like me that loves a lushly planted aquarium, this book is helpful as a quick reference guide. It describes the most common species, the origin and their basic care (temperatura, ideal water parameters, etc.) However, note that the info is limited on each species but, as a quick fix source is good enough.



2. If you are like me that loves a lushly planted aquarium, this book is helpful as a quick reference guide. It describes the most common species, the origin and their basic care (temperatura, ideal water parameters, etc.) However, note that the info is limited on each species but, as a quick fix source is good enough.



3. Dr. Carrington has created a short reference book to help aquarists along.

   He covers setting up the tank and equipment, aquatic plants, breeding, avoiding disease, identification of disease, and treatment of diseases.

   Don't be put off by the small size of this book, it's the best reference I've seen for fish diseases.

1 comments about Saltwater Aquarium: Your Happy Healthy Pet.

1. I found this book to be very informative. Gave me just about all the information I needed in order to begin my hobby! One thing I wish they would have done is list brands of the equipment mentioned and show the inside anatomy of the typical fish. I realize both of those are really hard things to do with everchanging products and the question of if there really is a typical fish!
   
   I also found this book to be super easy to read. There wasn't a lot of words that I didn't understand and if they were new to me Skomal did a great job of explaing what that term meant.
   
   I would highly recommend this book to anyone!