African Cichlids of Lakes, Malawi, and Tanganyika [Hardcover]

Herbert Axelrod (Author), Warren E. Burgess (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc; 13th edition (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086622856X
• ISBN-13: 978-0866228565
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A great disappointment, September 29, 2003

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Arthur Mermelshtein (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: African Cichlids of Lakes, Malawi, and Tanganyika (Hardcover)

I thought that this book will have all the info i'll need for my African cichlids aquariums, but this book is a total flop ,
surprising with the names that were responsible for its release.
It has little info on the life of the African cichlid of lake Malawi & Tanganyka and nothing else , it is mainly a picture book (more then 90%) WITHOUT any data on the fish in the pics.
It seems i'm stuck with it but you can find much much better books to spend your money on.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the ORIGINAL books about African Cichlids..., August 23, 2009

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C. Walker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: African Cichlids of Lakes, Malawi, and Tanganyika (Hardcover)

A great book that was written decades ago and still holds value today - yes, some of the species names have changed (as science always does so..Science will always prove itself incorrect on any subject to allow for needed progressions).

This was the first book available for the Tropical Fish Hobbyist to gain first hand information from sources directly visiting Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika.

The publisher of the book is also the founder of Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine - A Well
Respected publication since the 50's for fish hobbyists.
[...]

This book allowed me and friends to see where the fish we kept in our tanks were from.. In the 70s there was not an internet to go to...to get a quick glimpse at Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika...It served its purpose well and I feel is still useful as an alternate resource for today's hobbyists

4.0 out of 5 stars african cichlids of lake malawi and tanganyika, October 30, 2008

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Steven J. Betts "treasuresngoodies" (OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: African Cichlids of Lakes, Malawi, and Tanganyika (Hardcover)

Great book, names a little outdated. more info than most. a need for any african cichlid collector.