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A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes: 500+ Essential-to-Know Species (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional)
 
 
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A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes: 500+ Essential-to-Know Species (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional) [Paperback]

Scott W. Michael (Author)
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March 16, 2006
Brilliant photography by the world's best underwater photographers and leading international aquarists highlights detailed profiles of more than 500 species of reef aquarium fishes in this new title in the Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional Series.

Organized by family for easy reference, each profile includes all essential care, feeding, and husbandry advice. The species profiles include all available reef aquarium choices, with scores of seldom seen, rare, and recently discovered species.

Written by the world's most-read, most-respected expert on marine fishes for the home aquarium, PocketExpert(tm) Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes is a must-read for any fish enthusiast.


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About the Author

SCOTT W. MICHAEL is an internationally recognized writer, underwater photographer, and marine biology researcher, specializing in reef fishes. He is the author of several books in the Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional Series, including The PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes, the Reef Fishes series, and Aquarium Sharks & Rays. He has studied marine biology at the University of Nebraska and has served as a scientific consultant for National Geographic Explorer, the Discovery Channel, and French educational television. Scott lives with his family in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Microcosm. (March 16, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890087890
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890087890
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Part of the outstanding "The Pocket Expert Guide" series from TFH Publications, Reef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. Michael is a comprehensive and in-depth guide and reference for a vast number of fishes suitable for home or office aquariums. Enhanced with colored key codes for aquarium suitability and reef compatibility, Reef Aquarium Fishes knowledgeably presents a wealth of succinct information on over five-hundred species. Reef Aquarium Fishes is profusely illustrated with color photographs of the fish and offers aspiring aquarium owners with intricate and detailed descriptions with expert coverage of all the most popular and commonly available reef-appropriate species, along with up-to-date information on their selection care, and feedings. Simply put -- no aquarium owner should be without a reference copy of Reef Aquarium Fishes.
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Reef Fishes January 26, 2009
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Everything written by Scott Michael is EXCELLENT! He's my favorite aquatic author. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND all of his books!
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Don't shop without it! December 11, 2008
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I have this book and the marine invertebrates book and I don't go to buy saltwater fish without either one. It's saved me from some costly mistakes. I've researched online and in other books and I have found both books are quite accurate. I only wish I owned them sooner. Worth every penny.
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Excellent Visual Guide
I wanted a resource that provided pictures & information about fish I may or may not have heard about to give me stocking ideas for my tank. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Nick
A Perfect Fish Guide
I have been in salt water hobby for years and this is by for the most user friendly reference for marine fish, period. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Doctor Dolittle
Informative
The book is very informative but the pictures are lacking. A good number of them are very full of pixels. So much so that you can barely see what the fish looks like.
Published 2 months ago by Z. Lamb
Full of useful information
I just recently bought this book at a local bookstore to learn more about what fish are compatible for a saltwater aquarium. Read more
Published on May 11, 2010 by Lynn
Awesome book
It does not matter if you are a begineer or an expert marine aquarium hobbyist Scott Michael's marine books are a must have. Read more
Published on October 9, 2008 by Coral Reefer
Well researched, well written.
Scott W. Michael is the authority on salt water aquarium fishes. I have been in the hobby for years and I found this book to be well researched and well written. Read more
Published on October 3, 2008 by Michael J. Savage
Great source of information
Although most of thsi is duplicated the the book 'Aquarium Fishes', it is a must have for beginner and expert alike. Read more
Published on August 14, 2008 by Paul D. Sheldon
This author know his stuff!
A good guide to the many fishes & accurate. I bought a Spiny Puffer, who the author said that he's prone to Ich. Read more
Published on June 25, 2008 by art 87
Read before you buy fish!
What can I say? This is the best book when you're ready to stock your saltwater tank. Do the fish a favor and read this BEFORE you buy a Naso Tang for your 90-gallon tank. Read more
Published on September 26, 2007 by Dianne Averill
Good guide
This is an updated edition of this series of guides. It does contain more fishes and is a little more organized but I did notice that some fishes were left out that were in the... Read more
Published on November 4, 2006 by Don D.
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Contrary to widespread belief, the reef aquarium is an ideal moray venue, as these aquascapes tend to have lots of cracks and crevices in which an eel can refuge. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
minimum aquarium size, moorish idol, yellowtail damselfish, including frozen seafood, including chopped seafood, attached refugium, larger reef aquarium, larger reef tank, healthy microalgae growth, durable aquarium fish, smaller reef tank, other shrimp gobies, live ghost shrimp, reef aquarium inhabitants, ornamental crustaceans, fish tankmates, productive refugium, one male per tank, aquarium size, large reef tank, ornamental shrimps, frozen preparations for carnivores, most reef aquariums, frozen mysid shrimp, fairy wrasses
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reef Compatibility, Aquarium Suitability, Aquarium Notes, Maximum Length, Western Pacific, Tropical Western Atlantic, Painted Frogfish Max, Indian Ocean, Central Pacific, Red Sea, Lyretail Anthias, Family Syngnathidae, West Pacific, Green Mandarin, Great Barrier Reef, Freckled Hawkfish Max, Scalefin Anthias Max, Highfin Blenny, Wartskin Frogfish, Saddleback Anemonefish Max, Whitecap Shrimp Goby, Spotted Hawkfish, Convict Blenny, Sand Divers
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