The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists
A bestseller since it’s initial release back in 1998, The Conscientious Marine Aquarist is one of the best respected, much loved, time-tested and hands-on marine aquarium books ever released.
Now completely updated from cover to cover with brand new text, design, and NEW and improved photo’s.
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist is the essential book for those new, intermediate, and even serious marine aquarium keepers alike. This must-have new edition is an indispensable guide, that spotlights scientific research by the leading authorities that deals with various aspects of biology, ecology, systematics, and conservation.
This mass of information coupled with marine care techniques from nationally recognized aquarists, this includes some very fascinating, never-before-seen photographs too.
For hands on marine aquarists of any level, who seek a comprehensive and up-to-date resource of info, to helps ensure success in the hobby, The Conscientious Marine Aquarist is the best book out there, bar none. Buy it now.
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THE “Must-Have” volume for beginning and intermediate…,
This is far and away the best book about hobbyist fishkeeping I have EVER read – that includes everything for freshwater, as well. Probably little here for the very experienced marine aquarist, but for the beginner, there is NO BETTER BOOK. It’s worth every penny I spent on it. The author even points out silly errors and terrible misinformation present in OTHER books I also own! It is the ultimate reference, with enough information to take the complete newbie from a simple fish-only setup to a reasonably advanced reef system, avoiding the many, MANY possible pitfalls in between, from equipment and feeding, to which fish will eat your invertebrates (and vice-versa). Highly opinionated, and incredibly experienced, the author also demonstrates a rare talent in this typically dry genre: His prose is actually FUN to read, and his points are highly memorable because of it.
I might repeat the cliche’ “If you read only one book about marine fishkeeping…” But the fact is, until you get to really exotic reefs and invertebrates, you only NEED to read one book – This one.
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The above review was written quite some time ago, and I’m making this addendum because I now have a relationship with Mr. Fenner (I work on his website(s)) and I think it’s important to disclose that – also because Amazon finally added this ‘edit’ feature! Also important though, I now believe that “The New Marine Aquarium” by Michael Paletta is possibly a better beginner’s book. I still think Bob’s CMA (as it is called by insiders) is the “One Book”. But if you plan on having -more- than one, and you’re looking for your first, you might check out Paletta’s, it’s a shade easier to digest than the all-powerful CMA. [grin]
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Thinking of getting into the saltwater aquarium hobby? Do not buy anything until you have read this book cover to cover! You will be sorry if you don’t. By applying the principles in this book, you will have much greater success at the venture. You will save a lot of money and spare the lives of many fish.
But first, buy and read The New Marine Aquarium by Michael S. Paletta. It’s a great starting point. Then read this one and give this great hobby a go.
Being a marine aquarist is a great responsibility. Most marine aquarium fish are wild-caught. We have a responsibility to choose only those can thrive in captivity and are not endangered. Beyond that, we have an obligation to properly care for the animals we have assumed stewarship for. This book makes that clear and it will welp you achieve this.
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