Looking for a book

[BL1]

So, I'm about to place my order for The Conscientious Marine Aquarist, and I came across this book

http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/prod_lrg_images/719/30374719.jpg I wanted to see if anyone here has that book, and if it's worth buying. It's like $6 on the website, so I figured I'd get it since it's just about clownfish, and that will be my first fish. If not, would these books be a better to learn about fish, inverts, and possibly coral? Thanks!

 

[ltljoker]

That marine fish book is one that all 3 of my lfs use so i bet its one of the better books out ther. I recommend if your going to get corals this book is amazing

 

[andysgirl8800]

I have the marine fishes book and it's excellent! IMO

 

[Bifferwine]

I HIGHLY recommend the Marine Fishes and Marine Invertebrates books. Both of those are totally awesome and very helpful. I own both of them.

 

[BL1]

Biff, I saw you and Dennis recommend those books in another thread, that's why I added them. I really wanted to find out about the Clown book but, I ended up buying it anyway though because it was only $6 so I figured why not.

 

[Bifferwine]

Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question :( I'm not familiar with that clown book, but the Barron's books are a pretty popular series and usually give a good overview.

 

[BL1]

No, you were fine, I was asking about those books as well I mainly wanted to know about the clown one but, any and all book suggestions are welcome.

ltljoker, I found that book on Barnes&Noble and almost :pooh: myself when it said $97 for a used copy. I did find it on MarineDepot though after some searching and just bought it for $32 ... I'm much happier with that price. So... now I have 5 books on the way and I'll have to find time somewhere to read them :ugh:

 

[Bifferwine]

Try Amazon.com too -- you can usually find "like new" used copies for pretty cheap!

 

[BL1]

there's some website I always get to, not sure of the name but, the new book at Marine Depot was cheaper than the used ones at Amazon

 

[andysgirl8800]

A bargain hunter is not a bad trait to have sometimes *L* Good pickups! Sometimes your local library will carry some of those books, so you can try before you buy, in some cases.

 

[mng777777]

try half.com

 

[dcantucson]

Good call Justin.

 

[Navarchus]

In my opinion, most of what you need to know can be found on the internet. That said, I like to have books around the house to flip through. My favorite so far is:

 

[BL1]

The reason I tend to like books better is because I have a source in front of me where I can find a lot of the information I'm looking for. As opposed to the Internet where I either have to do a search and wade through many garbage filled websites and others that include peoples opinions when, they have no idea what they're talking about. I along with many others have been pretty fortunate finding this website however.