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Summary: the most important book for aquarium owners
Review: A hobbyist's text for the hobbyist and by the hobbyist. No extraordinarily complex scientific jargon, no theoretical suppositions based upon reams of "inconclusive evidence" and no confusion. The author gives a complete, thorough and exacting look into the life cycle of the clownfish - from egg to reproductive adult, and does so in a completely understandable, readable and enlightening fashion. The varied species of clownfish are discussed in depth as is their mutualistic assoiciation with anemones, and then the author launches into a step by step guide to breeding and rearing larval clowns! Imagine all of this from the comfort of your own home! Included in this hands on how to manual is a discussion of water chemistry and clownfish disease. Especially important is the list of contacts at the end of the book. Why don't ALL authors do this? Whether you want to learn more about clownfish, their mutualistic associations or you are contemplating the purchase of a broodstock pair, buy no other book than this one!
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Summary: All the world loves a clown
Review: A hobbyist's text for the hobbyist and by the hobbyist. No extraordinarily complex scientific jargon, no theoretical suppositions based upon reams of "inconclusive evidence" and no confusion. The author gives a complete, thorough and exacting look into the life cycle of the clownfish - from egg to reproductive adult, and does so in a completely understandable, readable and enlightening fashion. The varied species of clownfish are discussed in depth as is their mutualistic assoiciation with anemones, and then the author launches into a step by step guide to breeding and rearing larval clowns! Imagine all of this from the comfort of your own home! Included in this hands on how to manual is a discussion of water chemistry and clownfish disease. Especially important is the list of contacts at the end of the book. Why don't ALL authors do this? Whether you want to learn more about clownfish, their mutualistic associations or you are contemplating the purchase of a broodstock pair, buy no other book than this one!
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Summary: All the world loves a clown
Review: A hobbyist's text for the hobbyist and by the hobbyist. No extraordinarily complex scientific jargon, no theoretical suppositions based upon reams of "inconclusive evidence" and no confusion. The author gives a complete, thorough and exacting look into the life cycle of the clownfish - from egg to reproductive adult, and does so in a completely understandable, readable and enlightening fashion. The varied species of clownfish are discussed in depth as is their mutualistic assoiciation with anemones, and then the author launches into a step by step guide to breeding and rearing larval clowns! Imagine all of this from the comfort of your own home! Included in this hands on how to manual is a discussion of water chemistry and clownfish disease. Especially important is the list of contacts at the end of the book. Why don't ALL authors do this? Whether you want to learn more about clownfish, their mutualistic associations or you are contemplating the purchase of a broodstock pair, buy no other book than this one!
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Summary: best fish book I've ever seen
Review: Beautiful pictures! Elegant prose! Enough information to teach 5 college courses!I wish I had the words to describe how great this book is. It's really really good.
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Summary: the most important book for aquarium owners
Review: I found this book to be the most interesting and important book in my marine aquarium hobby. The details on the clownfish and anemonies was very helpfull in setting the tank up. The book also carrier the reader into breeding practices, or allows one to stay with collection and enjoyment of marine aqua-scaping. There is also information in this book not found in other resources that helps significantly in enjoying this hobby.
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Summary: Clownfishes
Review: I have been reading aquarium related books for almost thirty years and this is easily the best yet. Clear, simple, yet very informative and complete.
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Summary: Clownfishes
Review: I have been reading aquarium related books for almost thirty years and this is easily the best yet. Clear, simple, yet very informative and complete.
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Summary: The best introductory book on breeding marine fish. Period.
Review: I have purchased and read a half dozen books that cover the question of breeding marine fish, including books by Martin Moe, Frank Hoff, and others. None of them have presented their information in the readable manner that Clownfishes does. The sections on individual species of Clownfishes and Anemones were very helpful, including some great pictures of anemones both in tanks and in the wild. Ratings of difficulty in each phase of the breeding process are included for selected species. "Articles" in boxes outside the text provide simple, step-by-step procedures for doing just about everything: culturing algae, culturing rotifers, setting up various tanks (brood stock, larval, growout, etc.), preparing your own foods, tricks of the trade for handling various little chores, hints on how to sell the fish you raise, and ways of doing it all with a minimum of fuss and cost. While the main purpose of this book was not to tell someone how to setup a tank or teach about basic saltwater aquarium keeping, I found several explanations in the book to be easier to understand than those found in books by Tullock, Delbeek and Sprung, and Moe. It is probably superfluous at this point, but I highly recommend this book - to anyone interested in breeding marine fish in particular, and to salt water hobbyists in general.
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Summary: A very refreshing, concise and informative Clownfish book
Review: I must say it was so refreshing to read Clownfishes. I have yet to find another clownfish book as concise and informative.It was written for the average individual in a manner that the majority of aquarium hobbyist would understand. A gold mine of useful information. Mrs J.Wilkerson can deservingly be proud of the contribution that she has made towards this fascinating hobby.
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Summary: Very Informative Book!
Review: I read this whole book in one day. You will learn about the natural history, different species, and host anemones...as they relate to breeding clowns. I only wish the author had gone into more detail about larval and grow-out tanks. This is a great introduction to clownfish breeding and highly recommended!
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