Clownfish and Sea Anemones (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

~ John Tullock (Author) "Aquarists, divers, and marine biologists have held a fascination for anemonefishes for many years..." (more)
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Product Description

This handsome and highly useful manual focuses on a popular group of coral reef fishes. It presents everything the beginner needs to know about creating a suitable aquarium habitat for any of the nearly 30 species of clownfish. Includes ecologically sensitive advice on maintaining clownfish host anemones. Full-color photos and line art throughout.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764105116
• ISBN-13: 978-0764105111
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #802,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Complete Pet Owner's Manual Series.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor..., April 27, 2000

By	Andrew Harbick (Harrisonburg, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Don't buy this book if you want to learn to care for your clownfish, or sea anemones. It is only marginally good at identification, and is sparse on content about selection, care, feeding, etc. The pictures/illustrations are pathetic, and it also has a bunch of "unnecessary" information about how to care for a marine aquarium. I didn't buy the book to learn how to take care of an aquarium. I bought the book to learn how to take care of clownfish and anemones. This book looks like a book that was published in 1973 and has been sitting on the shelf of your public library since then.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More about clownfish than anemones, March 3, 2000

By	PETER (Sydney, Ausralia) - See all my reviews

Generally, this is a book about introducing a novice to clownfishes. It provides a reasonable introduction to keeping and breeding clownfish, but the coverage of anemones is minimal (it is after all less than $10.00). In some cases, though, it oversimplifies their care (doesn't say anything about how to feed an anemone for example). If I bought this book, I definitely wouldn't think I had enough knowledge to purchase and keep an anemone. However, as far as keeping clown fish (which are quite hardy to begin with), its a good intro for the beginner.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Concise introductory guide., November 24, 1999

By	Alan "add1" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

The author of one of the best aquarium books (Natural Reef Aquariums) writes about everyone's favorite fish. What could possibly be better? Actually, the book is very limited in scope, and clearly produced down to a price. Brief sections classify anemonefish and the anemones, describe how to set up and maintain a tank, how to feed clownfish, which species to keep with clownfish, and some tips on breeding clownfish.

Classification of both the anenomes and clownfish is covered better in the book 'Anemone Fishes and Their Host Sea Anemones'. The Care and Breeding of Clownfishes is covered better by Joyce Wilkerson in her book 'Clownfishes'. And the setup and maintenance of a tank is covered better by just about every acquarium book out there.

That said, within the limits of the space and format of the book, the coverage is as good as could be expected. The book brings together sufficient information to get beginners started. The book will tell you How to, but not Why. If this is all you want to know (and if you local acquarium shop is good), then this book is probably all you need.