a good coral book??

I hope to start adding some coral next month and wanted to do some research. can anyone recommend a good book on corals. i want something kind of like an "encyclopedia" of aquarium corals. lots of pics and specific information on captive care.

thanks

 

Anything by Erik Borneman or Ronald Shimek should be a good read for a beginner. Anthony Calfo is another great author, but his books can be a little bit tougher to get through(for me anyway) and I think he does more coral propagation books than anything, it's been a while since ive seen any of his publishings. I would highly recomend The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner, that is a must for any beginner, although some parts are a little bit outdated but that isn't too big of a deal.

 

This is the one that I like.

Amazon.com: Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series) (9781883693091): Julian Sprung: Books

 

holy crap is that in US dollars, or some kind of crazy amazon currency

how big is that book???

 

well looking through the pages on amazon that is pretty much exactly what i was talking about as far as "encyclopedia" style. think that just got bumped on my chrsitmas list

 

I think that amazon has a typo on that price. Here is another link @ marine depot.

Corals: A Quick Reference Guide by Julian Sprung

I think I may have gotten an even better deal at Premium Aquatics.

Look to spend $25-35 USD. Well worth it if it helps you make smart choices about even 1 or 2 corals.

 

Ha, ok that's better. Thanks, will order

 

lots of good info here,i like the high rez pdf files.

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