books to have

[mr_alberta]

Originally Posted by fishguyxd

So what are the books titles and or web sites most reefers have for
1)starting out
2)fish id's
3)coral id's

my thoughts behind this post is to help others know which are great to have or visit on the net.

A good book (though somewhat general) for ID-ing fish is "Marine Fishes" by Scott W. Michael. A good book for ID-ing inverts is "Marine Invertabrates" by Ronald L. Shimek. A good book for ID-ing corals is "Aquarium Corals-Selection, Husbundry and Natural History" by Eric H. Borneman.

Some invaluable websites are: ReefCentral, Fishbase.org, reefs.org, nano-reef.com, aquaiumpros.ca, canreef.com, and aquariacanada.com. WetWebMedia is also very very good though somewhat harder to navigate.