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

Must have for reef keepers

Was recommended by the store and tells all. Every category of fish!

It was my mistake to buy the Kindle version of this book. The book itself is great - but... I am not happy with the Kindle version. The photos are simply too small in Kindle Fire. I bought the hard copy (book) of  A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Invertebrates: 500+ Essential-to-Know Aquarium Species  and I am entirely happy with it."Banana Wrasse" specimen in this book differs from banana wrasse in  What Fish? A Buyer's Guide to Reef Fish  Well, the Latin name is different too.  What Fish? A Buyer's Guide to Reef Fish  says that banana wrasse can sleep by digging/hiding under fine sand and it is quite small fish. I guess there are two types of banana wrasse.Overall, this is a good book.

4 out of 5 stars because of the picture quality issue mentioned in other reviews. It is not ALL pictures being poor quality, and actually fairly few, but the publisher should still have better quality control, and as others have pointed out, a major purpose of this book is for visual identification.Aside from that, I feel the information is invaluable and the "compatibility" key for the various co-inhabitants in a reef style aquarium is pure awesome. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to have a reef style tank setup.

I always refer to this either when I'm shopping for a new fish or checking on compatibilities of the current stocking of my aquarium. Great guide with detail and clear photos of different families of fishes. Scott Micheal is an excellent author and photographer. I highly recommend this guide and it's companion guide by Ronald Shimek, Marine Invertebretes.Please click YES if my review have been helpful to you, it will encourage me to continue writing and updating my reviews, and leave a comment if you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer if I can be of help.

The book is a good quick guide for fish species selection. I live in a location where species selection is limited. The guide helps to evaluate an available species at the local fish store. I keep the book in Kindle format on my phone and use it when looking at an available species to see if it fits an open niche in my reef tank.So far the information in the book matches my first hand experience.

I have been in salt water hobby for years and this is by for the most user friendly reference for marine fish, period. A stable aquarium depends on fish comparability within a system--which fish do and don't get along with one another, which fish get along with inverts or corals, etc. You can't absolutely trust the kids that work in fish stores for advice. You need to do this research yourself yourself. With the money that you're spending on everything, it's well worth your time to make sure you're putting the system together right.

This comes in very handy when u want something specific from your local fish store and they don't know what you are talking about. Key symbols describe coral and invertibrate compatibility. So good I got the kindle edition so i can access it on my phone and tablet. Knocked one star off because of an overly pixelly plate on pg.81 of a Reynolds reef basslet. Otherwise an excellent guide on the fly. Highly recommend it.

Very good.

Ce livre est une bonne référence.Je trouve la classification sur base des noms anglophone décevante, c'est parfois un peu difficile de trouver une espèce dont nous avons soit le nom français, soit le nom latin, mais en cherchant un peu on fini par trouver.Le principal avantage de ce livre réside dans la grande diversité des espèces décrites.Je n'ai jusqu’à présent par encore rencontre de poisson chez mon revendeur local qui ne soit décrit dans ce livre :-)Malheureusement les descriptions sont un peu courtes, c'est donc une base intéressante, mais qui doit être complétée par des recherches ou d'autres livres plus spécialises.

this was a gift to a new fish keeper. well done and thank you. arrived ahead of schedule. no problems

A valuable resource for any reef keeper.

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