I actually wish I had order this before everything that’s happening now happened....pretty sure this next year Will be though (financially)
Interesting books?
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Two follow up questions on this post, who is the author of the book titled large cichlids in the photo with the four fish on the top of the pile?View attachment 1409575
The one above, is one of the most comprehensive, and others seem to be cocktail table (basically photo) books in comparison as far as reading goes. But below, ( it was easier to just get a pic than write them all out) is my 50 + years of cichlid keeping collection.
There are also books dedicated to the fish of individual countries, like the Freshwater Fishes of Mexico by Robert Rush Miller,
and one I use constantly these days (because of my location) "The Freshwater Fishes of Costa Rica" by Willam Bussing which shows locations of species all
over Central America.
Subscriptions also keep it fresh.
Also, I do quite enjoy the fish from Mexico! Do you recommend the book by Robert rush miller?
I agree. There is some books on south american cichlid species and Biotopes that I want to purchase but I am holding off for a little bit at the moment.
This book is American Cichlids ii by Dr Wolfgang Staeck, and Horst Linke.
Beside general info, and habitat photos, in many cases there are maps with catch locations, and insets with the water parameters of the locations, containing parameters like pH, hardness, conductivity, general current/flow conditions and temp. There are also lists of local fish species that were found with the subject of each section.
Here is an example one of the insets used for the catch location of Heros severus ( I must admit I find this type info very useful, in deciding if a certain species belong in my tanks, with my available tap water
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Since in the last post I showed an inset of the catch location with water parameterss of a South American soft water species.
Below is an inset of a catch location for the hard water Central/North American species Vieja bifasciata.
Note the contrast between South and Central American cichlid water habitat.
And below an inset for the Texas cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus.
Below is an inset of a catch location for the hard water Central/North American species Vieja bifasciata.
Note the contrast between South and Central American cichlid water habitat.
And below an inset for the Texas cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus.
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Where inserts are not used for habitat, this is how it may be described, and a shot of a map below.
Note the winter temp for some Gymnogeophagus balzani (for we fahrenheit users), 10'C is equivalent to 50' F.
Note the winter temp for some Gymnogeophagus balzani (for we fahrenheit users), 10'C is equivalent to 50' F.
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Thank you for sharing this, I might make this my next book.
yesterday I ordered Cichlids from Central America
I have really enjoyed the Konnings Central Amer book you just ordered.
There is great info about feeding, separating genera by what certain cichlids eat, and theories about how the different feeding strategies evolved.
One of the first books I'd seen, pointing out and explaining that all, in fact most Central American cichlids aren't strict carnivores.
