Need a list of good books

[Dale W.]

I need a list of good books for SW everything that we can put in the archives. Please list the books and authers. You can also give a brief description of the books as well. Thanks

[gcvt]

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist - by Robert M. Fenner
Excellent all-around book...#1 on many book lists

Marine Fishes - by Scott W. Michael
Great as a quick reference on many SW species

Aquarium Corals - by Eric H. Borneman
Very informative with detailed explanations

The New Marine Aquarium - by Michael S. Paletta
Decent beginner book

Other notable SW authors: Julian Sprung, John H. Tullock, J. Charles Delbeek, etc.

[BiggerWurm]

GCVT,

The John H. Tullock book is (Natural Reef Aquariums) "Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater Microcosms"

[Satchmo]

"The Book of Coral Propogation Vol 1" -Anthony Calfo
--Bad title, much more than propogation.

[Pisces]

A Practical Guide to Corals for the Reef Aquarium - Eric Borneman & Ed Puterbaugh
Many consider this to be the Coral keeper's Bible, informative, great photos, great for beginners and advanced

The Manual of Marine Invertebrates - Martyn Haywood & Sue Wells
Helpful when selecting inverts, what is safe and what isn't

Corals A Quick Reference Guide - Julian Sprung
For identifying corals and their requirements, great photos

Dr. Burgess's Mini-Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes - Dr. Warren Burgess, Dr. Herbert Axelrod & Raymond Hunziker III
Excellent for correctly identifying fish, 1900 color photos

Marine Algae Control Secrets
Live Sand Secrets
Protein Skimming & Activated Carbon Secrets (3 small books) - Bob Goemans, Ph. D.
Text only but helpful

[fishfreek]

Originally posted by Reefscape
I need a list of good books for SW everything that we can put in the archives. Please list the books and authers. You can also give a brief description of the books as well. Thanks

Dale, If your still looking you can take a look at our Suggested Readings List over at Aquarium Advice (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=17)

It has many of the books already suggested here but we have also included the ISBN #'s where applicable and also some text descriptions.

[makai]

Originally posted by gcvt
Scott W. Michael
:)

I love this guys books.....
http://www.microcosm-books.com/html/ReefFishes.html

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=1NMN7OTBJ2&isbn=1890087386&itm=1

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=1NMN7OTBJ2&isbn=1890087572&itm=3

:)

[cboyfan2020]

Saltwater aquariums for dummies is a good,easy to understand quick reference book for sw tanks. it includes compatability, disease id, etc.

[Pisces]

Here's a book my husband just bought at PetSmart for just $19.98, I've never seen it before. It was just published in 2002 so it's very up to date with easy to understand information on all aspects of a marine or reef tank, from equipment to water properties. It also covers selecting fish, corals, and inverts for the tank with plenty of color photos. There's even a helpful glossary in the back of the book. I'd suggest this book to anyone with any kind of marine tank.

The Complete Book Of The Marine Aquarium ~ By Vincent B. Hargreaves
304 pages, more than 700 fish and invert species described
published 2002 Thunder Bay Press

[quantim0]

a few reef books;

The Reef Aquarium: A comprehensive guide to the identification and care of tropical marine invertebrates. Vol. 1 &2
by, Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung

The Modern Reef Aquarium Vol. 1-4
by, Svein A. Fossa, Alf Jacob Nilsen

[VoodooChild]

Scott Michael does have some good stuff.
Also,
Reef Life-Nielson-Tackett and Tackett, 2001 or 2002, one of the Microcosm books. Not really for aquariums, but very good for showing fish in their natural habitats.

[rica5tully]

Clownfishes, by Joyce Wilkerson

Excellent book on raising and propogating all species of clowns

[VoodooChild]

I just bought that too. Very good book. I also bought Julian Sprung's Guide to Inverts. Very informative.