Authored by Eric H. Borneman with the Foreward by Dr. J.E.N. Veron, this authoritative and comprehensive guide is packed full of everything you want to know about corals, both how they live in nature and how to take care of them in a marine aquarium. "Aquarium Corals" is a book that all coral reefkeepers should obtain for their reference library.
- Description - A complete identification, characteristics, and coral care profile book that has 464 pages packed with more than 700 world-class photographs and text reviewed by leading coral biologists and coral keepers.
- Price - Moderate range.
- Publisher - T.F.H. Publications; Co-Published by Microcosm Books
- ISBN # 1890087475 (Hardcover; 2001)
- ISBN # 1890087483 (Paperback; 2001)
This authoritative and comprehensive guide by aquarist Eric Borneman is packed full of everything you want to know about corals, both how they live in nature and how to take care of them in a marine aquarium. Along with hard corals it includes a diversity of soft corals, as well as popular and rare large-polyp and small-polyp stony corals. With the principal photographers being Scott W. Michael, Janine Cairns-Michael, Alf Jacob Nilsen, and Paul Humann, the full color illustrations found throughout the book are without a doubt quite spectacular.
Chapters in "Aquarium Corals" extensively covers the following topics:
- Anatomy Lessons
- Zooxanthellae
- Foods & Feeding
- Secret Lives
- Taxonomy
- The Corals (Classes, Subclasses, and Orders)
- Husbandry
- Water Chemistry
- Care & Handling
- Coral Health
- Conservation
We highly recommend "Aquarium Corals - Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History" for all coral reefkeepers.
About the Author: Eric H. Borneman writes frequently on marine subjects for various periodicals such as "Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, Tropical Fish Hobbyist", "Pactical Fishkeeping", and others; Dr. J.E.N. Veron is a preeminent coral biologist and author of "Corals in Space & Time", and "Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific".
