Aquarium Corals: Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History (Paperback)

~ Eric H. Borneman (Author), J. E. N. Veron (Foreword) "Coming home from Woolworth's with my first 10-gallon fish tank, complete with undergravel filter and freshwater angelfish, I had no vision of the day when..." (more)
Key Phrases: cluster acropora, autozooid polyps, retractile polyps, Special Information, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef (more...)

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Product Description

Beautiful, bizarre, and among nature's most colorful creations, living corals are now being successfully kept and grown in a rapidly growing number of home reef aquariums. Designed to help new and experienced aquarists to select the most appropriate corals for their systems and to provide guidance in keeping them healthy for the long term, this all-new book is packed with the advice of a seasoned coral keeper. More than 700 world-class full-color photographs and text reviewed by leading coral biologists and reef aquarists guide the reader through the selection and husbandry of hundreds of species including soft corals, corallimorpharians (mushroom corals), gorgonians, zoanthids, large-polyp stony corals, and small-polyp stony corals. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890087483
• ISBN-13: 978-1890087487
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #725,426 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coral book!, March 30, 2002

By	Ann C. Gassiot (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History (Hardcover)

I cannot say enough positive things about this book. I have a significant collection of books on marine fish and reef aquariums,and this is easily one of the best I have. If you are planning to keep corals and are really serious, you should buy this book and follow Borneman's advice. The pictures are excellent, and the depth and intelligence of the coverage on everything from corallimorphs to stonies is exceptional.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coral reference, May 4, 2005

By	Erik Cornelissen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History (Hardcover)

Hands down, the best coral (soft corals, hard corals, and coral-like such as mushrooms) reference in my library. I use other reference guides, but always come back to this book. It has the most complete discussions on corals available to the aquariust. It is much cheaper than other coral references I have, and I think this is superior.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Up-to-Date modern Information on maintaining corals, June 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History (Hardcover)

Wow, what an awesome book. At first I thought it would be just another Coral ID book, but it is A LOT MORE! It's an easy reading text, while providing some good in depth technical meat. The pictures are top notch, and He actually has corals in there that I feel are common or have seen for sale in stores, yet no other book I have ever seen covers them, until now. Eric's experience and knowlegdge is top notch. He provides some really good information based on radical new discoveries as well as more current accepted practices etc.

My advice: this is a must buy for any reef aquarist, both novice and expert. The information is modern and up-to-date. If you don't have time to read all the current information on reef aquariums and coral husbandry online on the Internet, you might want to get this book, as it will give you a nice summary of current information.