Corals: A Quick Reference Guide

Sure, it would also have been possible to include all the thousands of corals known worldwide in this book, instead of restricting to those held in aquaria. But then you wouldn't succeeed in bringing the book with you to the aquarium retailer in order to identify corals in the dealer's tank before you buy. With this book that works...

What a great start to the series! You can't ask for a more easy to use format. Very informative and staight to the point. And the pictures! This thing is a coffee table took and a reference guide! If you keep a reef aquarium you need to own this book.

This is a great quick reference guide for corals commonly found in the reef trade. I won't kid you, you will not find as much information here as you would in larger volumes such as The Reef Aquarium (TRA) Vol. 1 & 2. This is a handy book for getting quick stats such as lighting requirements, foods accepted, tank placement charts, aggressiveness, hardiness, and more. I bring the book with me every time I go coral shopping. With a book like this at your side you will always have all the facts BEFORE you make your coral purchase!

An excellent book for every reef aquarists. It's about corals, not like many books out there where you can just read about pumps, skimmers, HQI lamps e all that budgets. Julian teaches us the most important informations we need: the diferences between the needs of each species of corals. This is what we need to know to provide the best possible for our animals.

The perfect gift for that reef hobbist or scuba diver in your life. This book is full of great pictures of both hard and soft corals. It explains the best placement, lighting needs, and feeding needs. Perfect for identification.