Who collects reef books?

[AlgaeBarn]

I know this collection is missing a lot of great books - which do you recommend I get next?

-Raven

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Idk u have a good selection. Lol.
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[BleuDude]

I collect aquarium, fish, invert, pond, and aquatic plant books in general.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I collect aquarium, fish, invert, pond, and aquatic plant books in general.

Awesome! Do you have a favorite? Aquatic plant books- I'm thinking I need to focus/venture next

 

[Seamore2001]

I don't see Svein A Fossa and Alf Jacob Nilsen's The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium in your collection. A fantastic 4 volume series from the late '90s to early 00s, and it's still an amazing set of quality reference material.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Love that! I will look them up Thank you! -Raven

 

[TheOldSalt]

Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo is one of the best books ever written on reefing. There's like 17 big pages just on getting rid of algae. It's a book on coral farming and reefkeeping, and a very fine one. The title is misleading a bit, but the book is a treasure.

 

[Shnicnick]

Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo is one of the best books ever written on reefing. There's like 17 big pages just on getting rid of algae. It's a book on coral farming and reefkeeping, and a very fine one. The title is misleading a bit, but the book is a treasure.

Which edition? Looking on Amazon I found several!

 

[Peace River]

I have a solid collection of fish books from 1902 to the present. A few that I continue to return to are:
- Breeder's Guide to Marine Fishes (Wittenrich)
- Clownfishes (Wilkerson)
- Conditioning and Rearing of Fish - Emphasis on Clownfish (Hoff)
- Culturing Live Foods (Hellweg)

 

[Gtinnel]

I have two that I checked out of the public library 20ish years ago and never returned, does that count as a collection?

 

[Peace River]

I have two that I checked out of the public library 20ish years ago and never returned, does that count as a collection?

It probably does to the local library!!!

 

[ReefRondo]

I have a small collection so far but always growing. I’d highly recommend Corals of the world.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I have two that I checked out of the public library 20ish years ago and never returned, does that count as a collection?

Shame, shame! but then what can you expect from a wolverine....

(go bucks )

 

[Reefing102]

I see no one seems to have the book our own @Paul B wrote

The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist: A 60-Year history of Fish Keeping

 

[AnnLett]

I hate reading books.

 

[mfinn]

I started reefing back in the early 80's before the internet and your book collection ( and lfs and local clubs) was your best source of information.
I have 35-40 that I've collected

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I have two that I checked out of the public library 20ish years ago and never returned, does that count as a collection?

It counts for... something

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I started reefing back in the early 80's before the internet and your book collection ( and lfs and local clubs) was your best source of information.
I have 35-40 that I've collected

Which ones do you refer to the most?

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I hate reading books.

Are you a podcast/audiobook type of person?

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I see no one seems to have the book our own @Paul B wrote

The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist: A 60-Year history of Fish Keeping

* adds to wish list *