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platty252
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Advice on books

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Can anyone advise me on any good books on pleco.
Not so much quick reference books, but more indepth.
Ideal conditions, feeding,breeding ect.
Any advice will be greatly appreceated. D.
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platty252,

I think there is better ,more in depth info on the web eg websites like www.Planetcatfish.com and this forum, than is found on books.
There are also various breeding reports and lecture reports on PC, that are very useful.

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Post by Kimbo »

A few of the books i have been told to get and am still aquiring are :

By Erwin Schraml
AQUALOG "Loricariidae All L-Numbers. 2nd Edition"

DATZ
"All L-Numbers: Care, Diet and Habitat"

by Kathy Jinkings
"Bristlenoses: Catfish With Character"

by Ulrich Glaser, Wolfgang Glaser
AQUALOG "Loricariidae all L-Numbers (Aqualog Reference Books)" (+13 Suppliments)
AQUALOG "The Most Beautiful L-numbers"

By Midori Kobayagawa [GERMAN]
"Faszination Welse"

Also i believe there is a good book by Larry Vires called "Loricariidae: The tricks of the trade"

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thanks

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Thanks kimbo, I will look into them.
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Hi platty252,

See attached link for advert for catfish books.
http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/p ... _20405.php

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Post by Artic circle »

Kimbo wrote:
Also i believe there is a good book by Larry Vires called "Loricariidae: The tricks of the trade"

HTH
If you found this book, tell me also :) I have searched but not found, even Amazon doesn't have it :(
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Hey mate i have found were to get it, just let me find the link again! :wink:
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