When I got into the hobby there were no reef books as there were no captive reefs then (1971)
The only salt water fish book I knew of was "The Saltwater Aquarium in The Home" By Robert Straughn.
The man collected and kept just about everything and that was in the fiftees.
I read that many times and still have it. But no one kept reefs then and not much was known about bacteria, nitrogen cycles, ich (which we know as oodinium) etc.
So In about 1972, I got certified for SCUBA diving and have been diving every since.
So when I wanted to learn about Moorish Idols, I went to Bora Bora in Tahiti and spent time with them where they live. I did that for most of the fish we keep and the fish told me how to keep them alive and happy.
The only salt water fish book I knew of was "The Saltwater Aquarium in The Home" By Robert Straughn.
The man collected and kept just about everything and that was in the fiftees.
I read that many times and still have it. But no one kept reefs then and not much was known about bacteria, nitrogen cycles, ich (which we know as oodinium) etc.
So In about 1972, I got certified for SCUBA diving and have been diving every since.
So when I wanted to learn about Moorish Idols, I went to Bora Bora in Tahiti and spent time with them where they live. I did that for most of the fish we keep and the fish told me how to keep them alive and happy.