Dr. Burgess’s Atlas Of Marine Aquarium Fishes
By addebook • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Biology •
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Dr Burgess’s Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (Guide to Owning) [Animals / Pets]
by Warren E. Burgess
Dr Burgess’s Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (Guide to Owning A…)
By Warren E. Burgess
Publisher: TFH Publications
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: 2000-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0793805759
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780793805754
Binding: Hardcover
Summary: outdated
Rating: 1
most of the photos are old and not very nice - missing are common names and explanation for each genus of common features - behaviour…
I don’t reco.
Summary: Great reference book, but must know how to use it
Rating: 5
This book is not for lazy people , have a lot of fishes and information about fishes on it, but you must learn to read this book, because the info is on simbols and the reference is in the index.
Once you know how to use this book, it can be of great help identifying fish ,their origins, foods, care, and needs.
All i have to say is, if you want a book about fishes, and want to learn a lot about them, this is the book that you are looking for.
Summary: Nice additional reference, but can’t be primary
Rating: 2
This book has endless pictures and drawings of fish. Many pictures are good, although there are plenty that appear as taken long ago with inferior film and recently scanned. It is a great to find a particular fish, especially if coloration is different. Here, many times there are many different pictures for a single fish to show differences which is very nice.
The book has icons regarding lighting, salinity, foods, etc., for each picture. The icons could o a better job showing compatibility or aggressiveness.
What this book does not have is a description that is very helpful to the aquariust such as “this fish will eat your hermit crabs”, “this fish becomes a bully to conspecifics”, “this fish may nibble corals” on either the family or species level. The short rundown on each family is not enough.
By all means buy this book to increase your collection, but if it is your first fish book to make selection choices, I suggest you look elsewhere and that is not even considering the price.
Summary: Major Help for Newcomers
Rating: 5
This book was probably designed for intermediate to advanced marine hobbyists. However, I bought it just getting into the hobby and it was invaluable for one reason. It shows every known fish, and as another reviewer says, talks about sociability, smallest tank size (big one), and diet. What was most useful for me was to help me design my ultimate tank as far as colors, types, compatability, etc without ever spending a dime. Well worth the money just for the comprehensiveness.
Summary: Complete Disappointment
Rating: 2
I read the other reviews before I bought the book, and I can’t help but wonder if we’re talking about the same book. Yes, it has really nice pictures, and yes, it covers a tremendous range of fishes, but the information is way too general to be at all useful. I will admit that my opinions result from being an aquarium owner, but I simply don’t see any practical applications here for most of the general public unless you just want to see pretty pictures.
For those who are considering buying this book, I seriously suggest that, if at all possible, give it a quick read and find out what you’re truly getting.
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