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02-12-2004, 11:54 AM
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Book recommendations
Hi all,
I have the basic books by Fenner and Tullock about marine aquaria, but I havevn't yet bought specific books for the corals, inverts and fish. What do you all recommend as the best of books on all of these or any one of these subjects?
Sue, limping along on a laptop, trying to put off a reformatting my HD on my real computer.
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02-12-2004, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Eagan
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This one from Amazon.com
1. Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History
by Eric H. Borneman, Scott W. Michael (Photographer) (Hardcover - March 2001)
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Three rules of coral/fishkeeping.
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02-12-2004, 12:28 PM
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Kichi Saru!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: currently Nagaoka, Japan
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Reef Secrets by Alf Jacob Nilsen & Svien A. Fossa.
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert M. Fenner
Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook by Dr. Robert J. Goldstein
Reef Invertibrates by Anthony Calfo & Robert Fenner
I have read many books on the subject of marine aquariums but these are my favorites so far.
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02-12-2004, 12:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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"Reef Invertibrates by Anthony Calfo & Robert Fenner"
I love this book. 
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02-12-2004, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: RED WING MN
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Books
I can bring most of these to the meetings if you want to look at them, but I need to which ones.
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02-12-2004, 05:24 PM
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Semi-retar...eh...retired
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mpls, MN
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If you like pretty pictures of the reef, the 3 volume "Corals of the World" set by J.E.N. Veron is wonderful.
It's more of a taxonomic guide to hard corals than anything, but there is quite a bit of their natural history and all kinds of other "sciencese" to soak in. Kind of dry for some because there are little direct applications to your tank. It's my favorite, though considering the others are mostly teaching "their" method(s)....and it looks like we already have internet access (if you catch my drift). 
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02-12-2004, 10:20 PM
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Wildprairie, check with Dirk. I think he has all the aforementioned titles, plus more, and he usually matches mailorder price.
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Three rules of coral/fishkeeping.
1- Things die.
2- Cant change rule 1.
3- You always need another tank.
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02-13-2004, 02:27 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Elk River, MN
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Actually I have a gift certificate for Borders that I'm going to spend online.
Sue
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02-13-2004, 03:13 PM
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A goof
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Plymouth, MN USA
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Here is a good quick list of books that are recomended http://www.thereeftank.com/books/
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