AQUALOG All Livebearers and Halfbeaks (Aqualog-Reference Books) (Hardcover)

by Frank Schafer (Author), Michael Kemkes (Author)

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Product Description
Another premiere by AQUALOG: the first reference book to show not only the well-known guppys, mollys, swordtails, platys etc., but also all others, in over 2,000 color photographs. All wild and breeding forms and color variants as well as hal fbeaks. All AQUALOG -reference books introduce each fish (incl. breeding forms etc.)with at least one color photo and a short description. The ingenious code number system labels every known or newly discovered fish with an individual code number. This number re mains, despite any scientific renaming. Moreover, it enables you to communicate internationally about any fish without the danger of confusion regarding local names! Your AQUALOG -reference book always stays up-to-date! All newly discovered or bred species are regularly published as supplements or so-called "stickups" in our AQUALOGnews. These stickers can be attached to the empty pages at the end of your book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Aqualog Verlag GmbH; 1 edition (May 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3931702774
• ISBN-13: 978-3931702779
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,229,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My bible, July 20, 2002

By	morten jensen "morjensen" (Stavanger Norway) - See all my reviews

This is the book that allways are on my nighttable,its just fantastic,if you are in to livebearers this book is a must,never mind the price,it is worth every dollar.
To be honest,i am so satisfied with this book,i have two copies,one in the fishhouse,and one on the nighttable.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You never saw so many Livebearers and Halfbeaks in a book., March 10, 1999

By A Customer

I think this is the best book about Livebearers and Halfbeaks. Probably you have a book about guppys, or you have a book about mollys, but I believe you never saw so many Livebearers and Halfbeaks at one time and in just "a" book. The best reference book great help you to recognize guppys, mollys, and other Livebearers and Halfbeaks. It's useful for someone who like these kinds fish.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Aquarist's Bible for Livebearers, January 23, 2007

By	J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

All of the Aqualog books are excellent value, although they are not particularly cheap. They are full to the brim with first class colour photographs and to reproduce these in a book is an expensive process. Whether they are about the beautiful Livebearers, new strains of which are coming into the aquarist trade or in this case arguably the most beautiful freshwater tropical fish species, they are the most comprehensive identification books you can buy. They never become dated because as new fish become available to the aquarist trade the books are updated. There is plenty of literature on Livebearers but none better than this.

Normally the books do not really deal with the basics of fish keeping, there are many and varied books that do that. They are in the main a fish identification encyclopaedia. But for those aquarists who are particularly interested in a single species or group of fish they are indispensable.