Aquarium Corals: Selection,Husbandry,and Natural History

by Eric H. Borneman, Scott W. Michael (Photographer), Janine Cairns-Michael (Photographer)

Overview

Once Considered A Farfetched Fantasy, the successful keeping of live corals in home aquariums is now an exciting reality. Selecting among a bewildering array of soft and stony corals is the primary focus of master aquarist Eric Borneman's text, which gives both novice and expert coral keepers clear and vital information on coral biology, natural history, and care requirements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781890087470
Publisher:	TFH Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	8
	Introduction: Aquarium Corals: Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History	13
Chapter 1	Reef Worlds: Beauty, Biodiversity, and Scientific Wonders of the Coral Realm	19
Chapter 2	Anatomy Lessons: Polyps That Rule--and Build--the Reefs	35
Chapter 3	Zooxanthellae: The Symbiotic Algae of Corals	47
Chapter 4	Foods & Feeding: Nutrition on the Reef and in the Aquarium	57
Chapter 5	Secret Lives: Competition and Reproduction	69
Chapter 6	Taxonomy: Coral Classification--and Its Limitations	89
Chapter 7	The Corals: Families, Genera, and Species of Special Interest to Aquarists	95
	Class Hydrozoa: Fire Corals and Lace Corals	99
	Subclass Octocorallia: Soft Corals, Stoloniferans, Gorgonians, Sea Pens	107
	Order Zoanthidea: Colonial Anemones and Button Polyps	177
	Order Corallimorpharia: Mushroom Corals	193
	Order Scleractinia: Stony Corals	211
Chapter 8	Husbandry: Captive Reef-keeping Approaches and Essentials	323
Chapter 9	Water Chemistry: Parameters to Know and Maintain for Success with Corals	343
Chapter 10	Care & Handling: Selecting, Acclimating, and Siting Corals in the Reef Aquarium	359
Chapter 11	Coral Health: Recognizing, Preventing, and Treating Diseases, Worrisome Conditions, and Pests	367
Chapter 12	Conservation: Endangered Reefs and the Ethical Coral Keeper	399
	Contacts	406
	Glossary	409
	References	418
	Photography Credits	449
	Special Thanks	451
	Index	453
	About The Author	464