Even for long-time hobbyists, the thought of maintaining a thriving aquatic ecosystem can sometimes be overwhelming, especially when attempting to keep any of the rare or particularly challenging species available in the marine aquarium trade today. These species often provide unique challenges that require creative solutions. No other book written to the average hobbyist addresses topics like fish mass determination, fish pharmacology, or ethics and aquariums. The author also thoroughly addresses common problems such as diet and nutrition, tankmate selection, and maintaining proper water quality. In addition to detailed care information for a wide variety of both common and rare fish species, this book covers non-fish aquatic animals, such as octopuses, rare shrimps, and other invertebrates. Inspiring photographs highlight the awesome beauty of a variety of marine creatures while numerous graphs and charts make the information easy to understand and apply.
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JAY HEMDAL has been an avid quarist for over 35 years. He currently holds the position of curator of fishes and invertebrates at the Toldeo Zoo. He lives with his wife and son on the bank of the tranquil Raisin River in Ohio.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Enjoyable read with species not readily seen in US,
By Reef Tank "Uncle D" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques (Hardcover)
This text in my view is directed between marine fish only tanks and reef keeping. Many of the tropical fish listed are from the Australian tropical regions. It also appears the author does not follow Sprung or other cohorts in that he uses equipment that is currently not in fashion for maintaining reefs.
I do agree that a well set up ozone reactor run with the dpd chlorine method is a superior way than ORP control and useful today despite its unpopularity. There are other texts available on this subject but this is an interesting point of view. He appears to adopt established public aquarium techniques to large private marine aquariums. However, I must admit many private aquariums are far superior to many public displays I have encountered, especially concerning sps corals. So I highly recommend the book but do not consider it an exhaustive reference on husbandry techniques, but more of an introduction to well established techniques.
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Good advanced marine aquarium resource,
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As the author, I wanted to point out that this book covers a number of topics of interest to intermediate to advanced marine aquarists, including those working for public aquarium, pet stores and maintenance services. It is NOT a reef aquarium book, it covers many of those topics, but also has a broader focus. It does not offer basic information on setting up a marine aquariums, you'll need to get that information elsewhere. Good advanced aquarium resource.
Since it wasn't in the Amazon informational page for this book, here is the table of contents: Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques Introduction Section 1: Environmental Quality Aquarium Construction Water Quality Measurement Techniques Water Current Generators Ozone in Aquarium Systems Batch Processing to Reclaim Marine Aquarium Water Dissolved Gasses in Aquarium Water Water / Mineral Balance in Aquariums Heating and Cooling Filtration Lighting Techniques Micro-aquariums Section 2: Animal Health Aquarium Problem Solving Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE) In Aquarium Fishes Simple Aquarium Water Analysis for Total Aerobic Bacteria Sampling of Aquarium Systems for Micro-biota The Use of Utility Animals in Aquariums to Control Pest Species Necropsy Techniques Quarantine Procedures Medication Dosage and Aquarium Calculations Fish Mass Determination Fish Pharmacology Commonly Used Fish Disease Treatments Collecting and Shipping Specimens Marine fish and Invertebrate Propagation Section 3: The Animals Specimen Selection Specimen sources Aquatic animals of the Galapagos Islands Black Widow Brotula Deep-sea Isopod Flashlight Fish Garden Eels Mini-groupers, the Basslets Red-rimmed Batfish Basslets Rhinopias Scorpionfish Temperate Australian Marine Fishes Temperate Japanese Fishes Temperate Pacific Animals Husbandry synopsis of miscellaneous exotic marine aquarium species Section 4: Nutrition Dietary Protocols for Fishes Fatty Liver Disease Color Enhancement in Fish and Invertebrates Ascorbic Acid in Aquariums Dietary Preferences of Fishes Tube-Feeding Techniques for Fish Converting piscivores to feed on non-living foods Automatic plankton feeder Recipe for homemade gelatin diet Rotifer Culture Mysid shrimp culture Section 5: The Human Element History of marine aquariums Aquarium Careers Education Extracurricular activities Private sector jobs part-time careers Philosophy of Public Aquariums Ethics and Aquariums Aquatic Conservation Exhibit design / construction Professional groups Aquarium Data management Aquarium Safety Short takes - hints and tips References Glossary About the author
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Of the 70 or so marine aquarium books I have this is certainly in the top five. There is information here that is simply not easily available from other sources and the book itself is very well written and illustrated. This is not a book for beginers because it assumes a basic level of knowledge and, thankfully, skips over such discussions as the nitrogen cycle, etc. There are few books written in this field that I would read cover to cover, yet this book is compelling and highly informative. I am surprised by how much I've learned from Hemdal's writing and how relevant it all is to my level of interest. Highly recommended!
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Aquariums differ greatly from most other containers used to house captive wildlife because the environment they encompass can vary by so many parameters and at a much greater magnitude. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
public aquarists, private aquarists, advanced marine aquarists, live mysid shrimp, senior aquarists, small krill, brood tank, home aquarists, advanced aquarists, frozen mysids, other aquarists, lateral line erosion, pinecone fish, public aquariums, most aquarists, synthetic sea salts, flashlight fish, husbandry requirements, chopped seafoods, nonliving foods, aquarium inhabitants, fish collectors, aquarium animals, many aquarists, adult brine shrimp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques, United States, Environmental Quality, Animal Health, South Australia, Western Atlantic, Suruga Bay, Baja California, Red Sea, The Human Element, Atlantic Ocean, Shedd Aquarium, South America, North American, Temperate Marine Animals, Elapsed Time, Southern Japan, Florida Keys, Indo-West Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Weedy Scorpionfish, Royal Gramma Browse Sample Pages:
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