In the marine aquarium hobby we can look back on a long and successful history. Initially, during the 1960s, with aquariums containing only fishes, such as the magnificent butterfly- and angelfishes, and from there on to the highly specialized coral reef aquariums of today, where a large diversity of reef-building stony corals are successfully being kept and bred. This book addresses both of these aspects of the marine aquarium hobby:In the first part of the book, several chapters are dedicated ...

by Julian Sprung (Author)Format: HardcoverA comprehensive field guide for aquarists, divers, and naturalists, with detailed full-color photographs of hundreds of species, encompassing many of the invertebrates one is likely to encounter on and near reefs around the world. This book defines the invertebrate groups and gives brief information about their structure and natural history. Hundreds of species of invertebrates are described.In addition, the author gives information about similar-looki...

 Blue tiger Guppy 

by Bob Halstead (Author)About the Author: Inspired by the adventures of Hans and Lotte Hass, Bob Halstead learned to dive in 1968. He emigrated to Australia in 1973 and was employed as an Education Officer in the then Territory of Papua and New Guinea teaching Science and Mathematics. By luck he was posted to Milne Bay, one of the best diving areas in the world. With his wife Dina, he gave up school teaching in 1977 and formed PNG's first full time sport diving business. Bob and Dinah set out to...

Gorgeous 4" Indo-pacific Rhinopias with fantastic coloration!

By Anthony Calfo (Author) and Robert Fenner (Author)At 400 pages, this first volume of the Natural Marine Aquarium series takes a comprehensive look at the wide range of wondrous organisms both large and small for modern marine aquaria. Topics include extensive refugium and natural filtration methodologies, dynamic living vegetable and animal filters, and... of course, gorgeous photo galleries and information on husbandry for all the magnificent reef invertebrates suitable for study and display ...