FISHES AQUACULTURE –
This second volume in the series features the anemones and soft corals associated with reefs, detailing their biology and husbandry requirements, and featuring numerous species descriptions, with the benefit of wonderful colour photographs. Also featured is new information regarding parasites in reef aquariums, and captive culture of anemones and soft corals. The book finishes with another section featuring more stunning images of reef aquariums around the world.
pp. 546 illusts #020325 (Prev ownership label on fep)
Nature / Animals / Fish
Pets / Fish & Aquariums
Alcyonium algae Amplexidiscus Anthelia aquaria aquarists areas asexual reproduction attached branches Briareum brown budding captivity Caribbean chapter chemicals Cladiella Clavularia clownfish cnidae Cnidaria coenenchyme colonies Colour column Common Name corallimorpharian corallimorphs crabs Dendronephthya develop Discosoma Distinguishing Characteristics eggs encrusting Entacmaea Family Fautin feeding fish gastrovascular genera genus gorgonians green grow growth Hartog Heteractis Heteroxenia Hyman Indo-Pacific J. C. Delbeek light Lobophytum longitudinal fission mesenterial mesenterial filaments mouth mucus Natural Habitat nematocysts Nephthea nutrition occurs octocorals oral disc Pachyclavularia Palythoa pedal disc pedal laceration pinnules planulae polyps predators prey Protopalythoa quadricolor reef aquarium reef slopes Rhodactis Ricordea rock sand Sarcophyton Scientific Name sclerites sea anemones Sexual reproduction shallow Shick shrimp Similar Species Sinularia soft corals Solomon Islands spawning specimens spicules Sprung stalk Stichodactyla gigantea stolons stony corals strong water motion Suborder substrate tentacles tips tissue Transverse fission tubes Xenia yellow zoanthids Zoanthus spp zooxanthellae