A complete digest for all aquarists. Features 600 aquarium fish and 100 aquatic plants in full colour. Condensed, concise information for every aquarist.

This valuable supplementary volume to the Aquarium Atlas is a delicacy for demanding, inquisitive and 'advanced' aquarists. More than 850 rare fish species and 150 aquatic plants are presented ; natural biotopes of our aquarium fishes and 50 blooms are shown in colour photographs. Overall, a fascinating display of shapes and colours.

Aquarium Atlas Volume 3 contains over 900 fishes and 80 plant species not presented in the previous two volumes, making the Baensch Aquarium Atlas the most complete work of its kind being sold today.

All information is presented in an easily accessible form, and each species description is accompanied by spectacular photos.

With this third volume, Kurt Paffrath has now presented virtually all aquatic plants of interest to the hobbyist.

A truly remarkable work that no dedicated aquarist will want to be without.

The Aquarium Atlas Volume 4 presents about 700 fish species.

All are new to the series.

Most are fairly recent imports which are not covered in any detail in aquarium books.

Through collaboration with photographers, importers, and hobbyists, the publisher has collected abundant information on each species.

We are certain that the reader will acquire more knowledge from this book than from any other available aquarium book or magazine.

Hard back edition

The Photo Index is an autonomous, self-contained reference.

It provides a photograph and a short description of all fish species in the Aquarium Atlas Vols. 1-5.

Almost 4,600 color photographs of approximately 4,000 species are presented.

All who use the Aquarium Atlas will appreciate the comprehensive index with its approximately 30,00 genus/species and species/genus entries, common names, and synonyms. A glossary completes the book.

This atlas is a comprehensive treatise of all known South American dwarf cichlids. Every described Apistogramma species, many of which are novelties, are presented. An original key to identify Apistogramma spp. has been included as well as explanations on maintenance, breeding, and factors determining sex. Species identification of juvenile and female Apistogramma spp. gives aquarists assurance that he/she is maintaining pure bloodlines.

Numerous drawings, distribution maps, close to 1400 colour photos, and the most extensive bibliography ever assembled for the genus complete this reference

In addition to Apistogramma species, this reference work also includes :

Crenicara, Biotoecus, Crenicichla, Laetacara, Microgeophagus, Nannacara, Taeniacara and Teleocichla

This new 2nd supplementary volume presents an overview of Apistogramma species with nominal lists of valid, invalid and still undescribed species and a completely revised and updated identification key to genera and species (one new genus and several new species introduced recently to the aquarium hobby are presented here for the first time).

Several chapters cover systematics, biogeography and evolution and the bulk of the book presents species descriptions and photographs for Apistogramma (including as yet undescribed species and morphs), Biotoecus, Cleithracara, Dicrossus, Ivanacara gen. n., Mikrogeophagus, and Nannacara.

The book offers both the hobbyist and the scientist a valuable pictorial reference with a wealth of supplementary information.

The suckermouth catfishes are presently comprised of over 650 described and many additional undescribed species. This makes them the largest family of South American catfishes, and many of its members are popular aquarium residents

This book is the first volume of a 2-part thorough treatise on the family Loricariiddae, to an extent unavailable to date

The emphasis of this first volume is on an introductory section describing the habitats and providing extensive information in regard to maintenance and reproduction, as well as the presentation of the sub-families Hypoptopomatinae (eg Octinclus) and Loricariinae.

These interesting fishes are lavishly presented in over 900 full-colour photographs

An additonal more concise section deals with the families Cetopsidae (Whale catfishes), Nematogenyidae and Trichomycteridae (parasitic catfishes)

The Catfish Atlas is intended not only as an indentification guide for the interested aquarist, but also an aid to the proper maintenance and reprodution of these fishes.

The scientifically inclined reader, too, will find this worldwide largest monograph on sukermouth catfishes an invaluable reference

Catfish Atlas Vol 1 (English)

Authors : Hans-George Evers & Ingo Seidel

Published by Mergus

Hard Back : 940 pages : over 900 full colour photos

ISBN : 3-88244-064-3

Please Nore : Catfish Atlas Vol 2 : is not yet available in English translation, only in German, which we do not offer for sale