Marine Atlas Volume 1 (Baensch Marine Atlas) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Helmut Debelius (Author), Hans A. Baensch (Author)

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Product Description
The Baensch Atlases are found in the personal and professional libraries of aquarium keepers throughout the world. Lavishly illustrated in color with information from leading biologists and aquarium experts, these fact-filled volumes will provide years of inspiration and reference for the beginning to advanced aquarist.

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The Baensch Atlases are found in the personal and professsional libraries of aquarium keepers throughout the world. Lavishly illustrated in color with information from leading biologists and aquarium experts, these fact-filled volumes will provide years of inspiration and reference for the diver, reef explorer, and marine aquarist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1216 pages
• Publisher: Microcosm Ltd; illustrated edition edition (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890087092
• ISBN-13: 978-1890087098
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,265,005 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not complete., July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Marine Atlas: The Joint Aquarium Care of Invertebrates and Tropical Marine Fishes (Hardcover)

Although what is contained in this book is good material, the atlas was in fact not what I was looking for. When I purchased this book I was not aware that other volumes would follow. In attempting to create an all-in-one sort of book, this covers filtration, etc. I bought this for the care of inverts and fish, yet half my stock will be in "future volumes"!!!!, so I can find out about them in 2-3 years, If you expect this book to be your all-inclusive guide, plan on waiting for ALL the volumes.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The whale swallows Jonah ..., September 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Marine Atlas Volume 1 (Baensch Marine Atlas) (Paperback)

Great set of pictures. The authors chose depth over breadth. The first volume covers several families, leaving others uncovered [or to be covered in the other volumes] - no angelfish, no damselfish, no porcupinefish, etc. I wish the publisher would have made this partial coverage more salient. On the other hand - you will find extensive coverage of surgeonfish, even those rare ones. Another bother is the not-so-detailed index. They either left out many items of interest or burried them deep in the book. Either way, the index can be improved. Bottom line: If you are just starting up, don't buy this book. As a supplemental reading, though, it's a good book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars German Book, February 6, 2001

By	Steven C Pro "dspro" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marine Atlas: The Joint Aquarium Care of Invertebrates and Tropical Marine Fishes (Hardcover)

These reason Marine Angelfish and Butterflies are left out of this book and also the subsequent volumes, is that this is a German book written in English and the government of Germany banned the importation of all Angelfish and Buterflyfish. There is no point talking about how great Angelfish are if you cannot get them wheer you live. Also, I doubt the author has much pratical experience with them. That being said, it is still a great book that every serious hobbyist should have in their library. Volume Two covers sponges, soft corals, hard corals, and molluscs. Volume Three has more molluscs, worms, starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. There are even more volumes, I believe a total of five written now, but only these three in English.