AQUALOG The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Waters [Hardcover]

Klaus Ebert (Author)

Book Description

Release date: May 31, 2001 | ISBN-10: 393170260X | ISBN-13: 978-3931702601

This book supplies 300 brilliant photos of all the puffers around the world, and also a vast knowledge in keeping these outrageous and colorful animals, which the author experienced over 40 years.

A unique Lexicon for beginners in the hobby, as well as for specialized aquarists and scientists. The only book worldwide on this subject!

All AQUALOG -reference books introduce each fish (incl. breeding forms etc.) with at least one color photo and a short description. The ingenious code number system labels every known or newly discovered fish with an individual code number. This number remains, despite any scientific renaming. Moreover, it enables you to communicate internationally about any fish without the danger of confusion regarding local names!

Your AQUALOG -reference book always stays up-to-date! All newly discovered or bred species are regularly published as supplements. The self-adhesive pictures can be attached to the empty pages at the end of your book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Hollywood Import & Export, Inc. (May 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 393170260X
• ISBN-13: 978-3931702601
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,395,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best Reference Books January 20, 2007

By J. Chippindale

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 Puffer 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 single species they are indispensable.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars RARE FIND January 12, 2007

By almondjoy

I started off with 2 figure 8 puffers and fell in love with puffers. I now have 7 different species. I had a total of 10 different species but 3 of them died. I was desparate to find a book strictly about puffers. A pet store employee who also had an mbu puffer knew that I collected puffers and had ordered me this book. I now call it my bible. There are many bright and colorful pictures but the information on each puffer is very general. Ebert goes a little more into detail about the puffers that he had owned throughout his years of raising puffers. I use it mainly to match the species to the name (many times, pet stores do not give the correct name or scientific name). Then it's easier to look up more info on the internet. I like this book a lot just because it focuses on fresh and brackish water puffers only. There are so many books on goldfishes, cichlids, etc, but it's so hard to find one on puffers. Also, everying is measured in metric so I had to convert every measurement into gallons or inches.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine book for aquariumists who love Tetraodons May 7, 2013

By Slava Gorin

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My ranking is 5 stars: the book is ideally-printed and I took it before in time. Thank you muchly to the author, Dr. Klaus Ebert for this important and amazing work.