Cichlids of North and Central America

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Summary: Not bad, but there are better Central American cichlid books
Review: Contains some useful information, but TFH's "Cichlids From Central America" book, by Ad Konings, is MUCH better.

Rating:
Summary: Not bad, but there are better Central American cichlid books
Review: Contains some useful information, but TFH's "Cichlids From Central America" book, by Ad Konings, is MUCH better.

Rating:
Summary: Misleading
Review: The best part of this book is the pictures. As with many TFH books the promise exceeds the delivery. There is very little information of use to the hobbiest included in this work. So basic a fact as the size the fish reach is missing. Many of the fish shown are never or very rarely available to the hobbiest. Years ago TFH published a book, I beileve the title was "The Fishes of Lake Karibi". This book had nothing to do with the aquarium hobby, but rather was a study of the commercial fishery on this lake. A hobby publisher should publish hobby books and leave text and science books to someone else. Or publish them under another name.

Rating:
Summary: Misleading
Review: The best part of this book is the pictures. As with many TFH books the promise exceeds the delivery. There is very little information of use to the hobbiest included in this work. So basic a fact as the size the fish reach is missing. Many of the fish shown are never or very rarely available to the hobbiest. Years ago TFH published a book, I beileve the title was "The Fishes of Lake Karibi". This book had nothing to do with the aquarium hobby, but rather was a study of the commercial fishery on this lake. A hobby publisher should publish hobby books and leave text and science books to someone else. Or publish them under another name.

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Summary: Hardcover to softcover!
Review: The book pictured is a large hard cover book.This book I would very much like to have several copies of,as well as the paperback that is being sold which is a different book.