Product Description

This is the VOLUME 1 of a unique photo reference guide with over 390 large and brilliant color photos of cichlids from Africa: mainly Malawi, some Tanganyika and a few Victoria Lake cichlids. Hardcover, 206 pages.
THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, GERMAN AND CHINESE.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #212039 in Books
• Published on: 1995-12-31
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 206 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent Photography and Identification
I have rated this book a 5-star book based only on the photographs in the book. Easy species of fish is shown in brilliant color against black backgrounds on every page. Teh fish are large pictures too so you can view a lot of detail. The other portion of this book has common names and scientific nomenclature for each species.

The book will give some brief lines of information regarding habits of the fish but it is very limited. A great book for choosing fish you would like to obtain and contacting your local pet stores to then purchase for you. If you are looking for breeding, diseases, feeding, etc, then you would do best to find another reference.

Yet another 'fish coffee table book'
I stumbled over (literally) this book at a fish store a few months ago. At a glance I saw fabulous pictures, all set on black, with lots of text to accompany each species. That was then.

Last week I received my own copy of the book. While each species is well represented by picture, the accompanying text is 1) spelled out in 4 languages on each page (reducing the sheer quantity of text information fourfold), and 2) is generally unrelated blabber. For example, one such blurb reads "No two cichlids are ever identical. Coloration varies somewhat from individual to individual..." I was hoping for a little more useful information about the species' behavior, feeding, breeding, etc.

Still, it makes a nice coffee table book.

Best Malawi pictorial reference!
Best Malawi pictorial reference, the photos are first rate with an example of male and female photos for each species. Don't buy another Malawi Cichlid without it!