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Unread 08/17/2013, 02:48 AM   #1
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Question Best book for coral care/selecting reef save fish & inverts

What books would you suggest?

Looking for something that has good info on coral care
And a book that helps select reef save fish/inverts

It can all be in one book or seperate books


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Unread 08/17/2013, 03:24 AM   #2
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/189008...A3S6HU23HR3RXV

Has anyone read this one?
"Natural reef aquariums"


It's cheap and has some really good reviews
Just wondering if the info is good


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Unread 08/17/2013, 10:32 AM   #3
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I have that one. Great book IMO. A couple others are Aquarium Corals by Eric Borneman, & Reef Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo & Robert Fenner.


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I have several books, and this is my favorite for corals. It's on sale, too, half of what I paid for mine:
http://www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Coral...=eric+borneman


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Unread 08/17/2013, 09:52 PM   #5
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I have several books, and this is my favorite for corals. It's on sale, too, half of what I paid for mine:
http://www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Coral...=eric+borneman
I have yet to hear one bad thing about that book

I think I'm going to pick it up


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