

Wait – how did this make the list? Oh, right, the same way all of the bestselling reef aquarium books did: You, the astute and good-looking Saltwater Aquarium Blog reader, voted by purchasing this book. It’s a great introductory book for beginners starting their first saltwater aquariums and one of the books I recommend for newcomers. But that doesn’t matter because the content within is also well-written and easy-to-read. Ok, so I’m judging the book by its cover. The advantage it confers is you get to see a startlingly beautiful image of my favorite fish, the Banggai cardinalfish, on the cover. Where those books are short and stocky, this book is large, wide, and thin. It’s a paperback book taking up the exact opposite space as the PocketExpertGuides above. The New Marine Aquarium is another of my favorites. Good thing you have plenty of bestselling reef aquarium books to choose from! #6: The New Marine Aquarium For more information, you’ll have to find, well, more information. The only downside is each species only gets a short, snackable summary. They’re classic, useful, well-written, and well-edited. On Amazon, both PocketExpertGuides are top-rated books, with nearly perfect review ratings. My own system is to put a Post-It note on the pages for the fish on my bucket list.

I love thumbing through the pages to read and re-read the entries for my favorite animals. It’s the perfect alternative if you don’t have your phone with you or can’t get a cell signal with all that water around. Then you can bone up on the care requirements of a particular species of fish before you leave the store. Again, it won’t quite fit in any pockets I have, but it’s plenty small enough for you to bring with you into the fish store. Michael wrote the reference for Marine Fishes. You got it, the other handy reference guide you’d expect on any bestselling reef aquarium book listing. It’s the perfect reference guide if you plan to add any of these unique creatures to your tank. You get everything you need, including care and feeding. The PocketExperts provide over FIVE HUNDRED species of aquarium invertebrates you may or may not be familiar with. If you look, Microcosm publishes an entire set of these guides, and if you can think of it? You’ll probably find one (including one more popular addition to our bestselling reef aquarium books). Shimek wrote the Marine Invertebrate version of this popular series. Okay, you’re not going to actually fit this paperback into your pocket – it’s just the name of the series.
