Aquarium Fish book - Scott Michel

golby · 10/20/2009, 07:51 AM

There are two on Amazon that I'm looking at and they appear to be the same, but different. Can someone recommend one book over the other?

A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes: 500+ Essential-To-Know Aquarium Species (Paperback)

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A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes: 500+ Essential-to-Know Species (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional) (Paperback)

Thanks!

screwtape · 10/20/2009, 08:45 AM

The reef book focuses on reef safe marine fish (won't eat coral/inverts etc), if you're planning a reef I would recommend this book. If you're going for FOWLR or an aggressive tank you might want the other one.

10/20/2009, 07:51 AM	#1
golby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 242	Aquarium Fish book - Scott Michel There are two on Amazon that I'm looking at and they appear to be the same, but different. Can someone recommend one book over the other? A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes: 500+ Essential-To-Know Aquarium Species (Paperback) -or- A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes: 500+ Essential-to-Know Species (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional) (Paperback) Thanks! __________________ Unless I explicitly state otherwise, assume that I have tested my parameters recently and they are: Temp: 80F Salt: 1.023-1.024 pH: 8.2 Amm: 0 'trite: 0 'trate: 0 Phosphate: 0 Copper: 0 Calcium: 360-420 dkH: 9 Current Tank Info: 90g internal overflow; 30g sump; ~325 Watts 6500K CFL bulbs; 100 lbs LR; mixed reef with LPS (frogspawn, torch, trumpet and bubble) and softies (leathers, mushrooms and lots of zoas)

10/20/2009, 08:45 AM	#2
screwtape Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 69	The reef book focuses on reef safe marine fish (won't eat coral/inverts etc), if you're planning a reef I would recommend this book. If you're going for FOWLR or an aggressive tank you might want the other one.