Good book for coral selection and id's

[Lauraann]

Can anyone give me some sugestions on a good book for a me to figure out what corals and other inverts to put into a 90 gal reef tank....Haven't set it up yet what to have a stocking plan first.....and where can I find out what to put in first...ect....thanks

 

[Len]

Hey Laura,

There's several good choices I recommend for coral ID and general husbandry:
Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History
by Eric H. Borneman

Corals: A Quick Reference Guide
by Julian Sprung

Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide
by Julian Sprung, Daniel Ramirez

Those three are easy to read and give you a good start in selecting corals and inverts. I don't know of any book I consider complete and thorough (there's simply too many species and too much info to assimiliate) but these three will give you a solid foundation.

Also check out Reefs.org's reading recommendations:
http://www.reefs.org/library/reading/

Hope that helps, and welcome to our community!

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome to RDO!

Here's a few:
Aquarium Corals, Eric Borneman
A practical Guide to Corals for the Reef Aquarium, Puterbaugh and Borneman
The Reef Aquarium Vols I and II, Sprung and Delbeek

 

[Lauraann]

thank you...I already have reef invertebrates by calfo & Fenner....I have learned a lot I found that even though I have a fish olny ..... I know nothing....seems the more I read the less I know....wish I was 13 again and knew it all :lol:

 

[WannaBeReefer]

lol, I second that!

 

[Ben1]

Well for pictures of SPS id's try the 3 vol series Corals of the world by JEN Vernon it is uncomparable to most other sources but not the best book for newbies. I have huge library and still reference Reef Aquarium Vol 1 and 2 by delbeek and sprung. Great books! Now if they would just come out with 3 and what ever happened to Reef fishs vol 2 from Scott Micheal?