The Marine Fish Health & Feeding Handbook: The Essential Guide to Keeping Saltwater Species Alive and Thriving (Hardcover)

by Bob Goemans (Author), Lance Ichinotsubo (Author), Matthew L. Wittenrich (Photographer), Gerald, Dr. Bassleer (Photographer), Martin A. Moe (Foreword) "Coming face to face with a healthy marine aquarium for the first time, most of us are dazzled by the brilliant colors, captivated by the..." (more)
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Product Description
The Marine Fish Health & Feeding Handbook is the most complete, up-to-date, profusely illustrated marine fish health guide for home aquarists ever published. It includes hands-on advice for preventing, recognizing, and treating all common marine diseases, conditions, and maladies. Hundreds of color photographs illustrate symptoms, quarantine systems, foods and feeding, and preventive husbandry techniques. The book also contains information from scientific research performed by leading authorities that deals with various aspects of seahorse biology, ecology, systematics, and conservation and combines it with captive-care techniques of nationally recognized aquarists to make the best possible book on the subject to date. From first-aid tactics to everyday feeding for long-term success, this reliable guide offers easy-to-follow, state-of-the-art advice on keeping a saltwater aquarium healthy, well-fed, and free of common diseases and maladies.

Sooner or later, every marine fishkeeper will need this book. From beginner to expert, The Marine Fish Health & Feeding Handbook is the must-have new reference for every marine aquarium owner. It is an indispensable tool for all aquarium shops and staff who care for and sell marine livestock.

About the Author
Bob Goemans is a lifelong aquarist and a prominent figure in American and European marine aquarium circles. He is an independent spokesman for the hobby and has written for publications that include Tropical Fish Hobbyist, Marine Fish Monthly, Freshwater and Marine Aquariums, Seascope, Practical Fishkeeping,and Marine World. Bob lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Lance Ichinotsubo has been an aquarium hobby professional for more than 30 years. He is president of Captive Seas, Inc., a design, installation, and maintenance consulting firm with clients around the world. Lance is a founding member of the American Marinelife Dealers Association (AMDA) and has been involved with the Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) and the Advisory Council for the International Game Fish Association. He lives in Margate, Florida.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (February 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890087955
• ISBN-13: 978-1890087951
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,949 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Health and Feeding Handbook", March 9, 2008

By	Paul G. Carpenter "Dr. Paul Carpenter" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a tank keeper for twenty years and have read every book written on the subject. This new book by Bob Goeman's is by far the the most comprehensive, up to date,accurate, well written, and organized book to have been published in several years. The chapters on feeding and maintaing the health of the corals and fish are outstanding but there is so much other information in the book about the latest techniques of maintaining salt water aquariums. The book's title could have been "Everything You Need To Know To Maintain a Spectacular Marine Aquarium". There are at least a hundred beautiful photos and the information is cutting edge. Your tank can only benefit by your reading of this book!. It should be part of every "Reefers" library.
Dr. Paul Carpenter

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Marine Fish Health & Feeding Handbook, April 25, 2008

By	Les Gerson (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

The Marine Fish Health and Feeding Handbook should be on the shelf of every novice as well as veteran saltwater hobbyist. It is a beautifully presented book. It provides an excellent common sense overview of general marine fish maintenance, feeding and healthcare.

The 232 page volume is broken down into 3 parts: The Healthy Marine Aquarium, Foods and Feeding, and Diseases and Conditions. The information contained in the 10 chapters provides a good starting point to assess why your saltwater fish tank and fish may not be thriving.

The Section on Diseases and Conditions gives the aquarium hobbyist an introduction into the complexities of treating and diagnosing fish disease. However, the medical information contained in the book is general, and in a continually changing field of new treatments and medicines for use in marine fish, is not intended to supplant the use of an aquatic animal veterinarian, or aquarium consultants such as the author Lance Ichinotsubo, to correctly diagnose and treat many similar looking fish diseases and saltwater aquarium problems.

Both authors have done a highly commendable job providing a wealth of practical knowledge in this book, garnered over their years as both aquarium hobbyists and professionals.

Les Gerson, D.V.M. Aquatic Animal Veterinarian

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent, May 16, 2008

By	Scubagirl - See all my reviews

I've successfully kept tropical marine aquariums in all sizes and shapes for almost thirty years - I started with a baby lionfish in a then-fashionable perspex cube and my last one was a ten-feet long, 240-gallons beautiful monster of a tank housing a whole complex reef community. I think I can safely say that Bob Goeman's new book is an exceptionally complete, well-written, easily understandable, beautifully illustrated guide to the do's and dont's of reef keeping which should not go missing from any serious marine aquarist bookshelf. I wish something of this scope had been available in the past - it would have saved me quite a few heartbreaking disasters!