A Fishwatchers Guide to The Saltwater Aquarium Fishes Of the World Book 1: The Tropical West Atlantic, Hawaii, Baja and the Red Sea
Fenner, Robert M.
Publisher: Wet Web Media, 1999
ISBN: 096726300x
$36.00 (Includes Shipping to Canada or the U.S.)
A regional account of species of use to the Marine Aquarist, with notes on suitability, husbandry & behavior, by Robert (aka Bob) Fenner. Foreword by Ted Chua, All Seas Marine. Besides having a very long title, this book is an account of marine fishes hailing from the worlds primary collection locales with notes on their appropriateness and husbandry. Including rating of species by Historical Survivability, Geographic Distributions, Species to Avoid, and Others Unknown to Consider. Notes on Selection, Care, Ultimate Size and Maintenance. Live Macro Algae, Collection Methods and Diving are also covered. Hundreds of Photos, Maps.
From the Author:
After long thought, investigation of others declared opinions, and handling tens of thousands of these species I have come to a set of scores for each on its likelihood of surviving the rigors of aquarium care. Yes, to some degree this information is necessarily historical (what has happened, may not be the general trend to come), and is subject to improvement on the keepers side as a consequence of providing larger, more stable quarters (like public aquariums), and more diligent husbandry. But, by and large a relative score of one (1) indicates the highest and best survivability under captive conditions; let uss say most of the specimens of this species collected surviving more than three months. A score of two (2) is indicative of a mortality of more than fifty percent between one and three months. Lastly, and sufficient for our purposes, a three (3) is the worst score, with more than 50% of the species perishing before a months time of capture. I entreat you to leave the latter group to the sea, or at least to study and provide the best possible circumstances for these animals.