Baensch Marine Atlas

by Hans A. Baensch

Book Overview

The Baensch Atlases are found in the personal and professional libraries of aquarium keepers throughout the world. Lavishly illustrated in color with information from leading biologists and aquarium... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890087084
• ISBN13: 9781890087081
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Microcosm.
• Length: 1216 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 4.8" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

German Book

These reason Marine Angelfish and Butterflies are left out of this book and also the subsequent volumes, is that this is a German book written in English and the government of Germany banned the importation of all Angelfish and Buterflyfish. There is no point talking about how great Angelfish are if you cannot get them wheer you live. Also, I doubt the author has much pratical experience with them. That being said, it is still a great book that every serious hobbyist should have in their library. Volume Two covers sponges, soft corals, hard corals, and molluscs. Volume Three has more molluscs, worms, starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. There are even more volumes, I believe a total of five written now, but only these three in English.

Great- a must for anyone new to saltwater aquariums

I started my first saltwater tank less than a month before I took this out from the library. I wanted to find a few "store bought" species I could mix with the ones I have captured on recent dives. This is an excellent book for anyone wanting a simple straight forward guide to the most commonly kept species. I have decided to buy this book, and the only thing bad which can be said about it is it doesn't include Octupi. (Only fish and invertebrates.) Since my library doesn't own volumes two or three I will take a chance and buy them to find out more about various mollusks I have collected.

One of the best books money can buy

This is a brilliant book. It tells you almost anything you need to know. But this book is vol. 1 and vol. 2+3 tells you a lot more about Invertebrates. This is the best book on shrimps and surgeonfishes and algae I have ever seen. It is translated perfect from German to English. If you live in America there is something that you may not find to interresting. It describes all the things in LITER instead of GALLON. This is its only weakness. But if you are a Marineaquarist like me, then you should purchase vol. 1+2+3Hope you can use my little review.CiaoFrom Morten Baljscher (Denmark)

Good book, worth the price and more

This book has been an invaluable reference. It's big 'n' heavy (hardback version) but I carry it around with me to read anyway. The photos are beautiful.

A Brilliant Reference : A Must for the Marine Enthusiast

Rarely do you find a book as concise, up to date and easy to read as this true reference guide by some of Europe's top experts.I particularly recommmend the chemistry section written by Dr. Manfred Schluter, a well known authority on the subject. The book can be read from cover to cover by the beginner, enthusiast and experienced aquarist. Having met one of the authors at a pet fair, I can assure you he practices what he preaches. While some of the products described cater to the German market ( which probably produces the world's best equipment ), it is also totally relevant for other markets. The first section goes through the basics of setting up a tank from using an algae scrubber to more sophisticated electronically controlled set-ups.UV equipment, reverse osmosis, protein skimmers etc. are all thoroughly dealt with with personal recommendations dotted throughout.It goes on to talk about water chemistry in great detail, tests, maintenance etc. Following this is a section on the care of invertebrates and fishes and a brief description of the most common fish diseases.Before reaching the atlas section it has an extensive section on the much neglected topic of algae showing many species and the correst way of growing, collecting, transporting and cultivating them.The atlas, while not exhaustive as there are further volumes to come, details the habitat, lighting requirements, compatibility, feeding preferences and other useful but essential basic parameters.I can not recommend this book enough. It is superb.