Aquascaping Books

[JayP]

New (for me) reading to add to the bookshelf. Been wanting Amano San's books for some time but the price, even for used, is quite high. Finally bit the bullet on a used copy of the Complete Works since it was a little less expensive than used copies of the individual Nature Aquarium volumes. It will be next to George Farmer's book.

What other books do you have?

 

[BenB]

If you want just aquarium pictures, Aquaforest usually has books of the ADA contest pictures. It's more of a magazine.

 

[BenB]

They highlighted this book in the Sept AGA Clippings. Not sure if this is what you are looking for. It's new.

Flora of the Orinoco - RIVER EXPLORER - UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER - MIKOLJI

Ivan Mikolji's second book in the series, Flora of the Orinoco, Aquatic & Semi Aquatic plants. Enjoy the beauty of these plants in their natural habitat.

www.mikolji.com

 

[Capraquaria]

George's book was my first aquascaping text. I then found a deal on Amano's Nature Aquarium World book 2, but like you, ended up with the complete works instead, as books 1 (in good shape), and book 3 were pretty pricey and/or difficult to find in my initial used book search. However, I did just score both books 1 and 3 on Etsy of all places, and they are in mint condition, and didn't cost the moon!



In addition to that, I was also looking for a handy aquascaping plant reference, as there are a number of plants that are now used in the hobby that I didn't even know existed 25 years ago. Steven Chong had mentioned this book in a contest aquascaping video series, and recommended it as a reference book. I found it on Amazon of all places. Took a bit to arrive as it shipped directly from Japan, but I love it. Concise, with a representative color photo of each species listed, placement in the aquarium/height, CO2 requirements etc. We have the technological advantage these days that my lack of ability to translate Japanese is not an impediment, as my phone does an ok job.

 

[BranchScape]

New (for me) reading to add to the bookshelf. Been wanting Amano San's books for some time but the price, even for used, is quite high. Finally bit the bullet on a used copy of the Complete Works since it was a little less expensive than used copies of the individual Nature Aquarium volumes. It will be next to George Farmer's book.

What other books do you have?

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You can get the OG ADG book from the early 2000s used for cheap on amazon

Amazon.com

 

[BranchScape]

They highlighted this book in the Sept AGA Clippings. Not sure if this is what you are looking for. It's new.

Flora of the Orinoco - RIVER EXPLORER - UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER - MIKOLJI

Ivan Mikolji's second book in the series, Flora of the Orinoco, Aquatic & Semi Aquatic plants. Enjoy the beauty of these plants in their natural habitat.

www.mikolji.com

I cheeped out on buying his two books. But debated it for a while, if my office is upgraded how I want it to be I may revisit them.

 

[Art]

If you spend some time, you can pickup Amano's 1-3 "relatively" cheap. I recently purchased them for around $70 each.

The sad part is that I used to own these and stupidly sold them during one of my "phases"...

 

[MrJG]

Haha same here I think. Or they are buried somewhere in a box from moves, really should put some effort into looking for them.

 

[BenB]

I never knew ADG made a book. Oh well

 

[JayP]

You can get the OG ADG book from the early 2000s used for cheap on amazon

Amazon.com

I imagine it also discusses saltwater, but I figured for $13 used, why not.

 

[BranchScape]

I imagine it also discusses saltwater, but I figured for $13 used, why not.

I like it as a picture in time. I got it when it came out so it reminded me of what I dreamed of then vs now. Then I donated it to a library in Costa Mesa when I moved. So I bought it again back during covid for maybe $5 and it was like a blast from the past.

 

[Koan]

Tai Streitman's book






is finally coming out in two weeks

 

[Kwyet]

I’ve been waiting for that book for 3 years!

 

[Koan]

Tai Streitman's book

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is finally coming out in two weeks

is coming out in "The Future"

 

[Capraquaria]

is coming out in "The Future"

I received a similar Amazon message this evening. At this point, another 60 days isn't a big deal, and I am sure it will be worth the wait once it is released. I was more concerned when the option to even purchase it disappeared from Amazon completely. I honestly feel bad for Tai. I have watched several videos where the subject of his book comes up, and his disappointment with this publisher is palpable. The publisher seems to be slow to get back to him after he submits revisions, and has already made him significantly edit the content down from what he originally intended. They certainly don't seem to be in a hurry to get the book out in print, and recover costs. Let's hope if he publishes another, he chooses a different publisher to work with.

 

[Kwyet]

Yes, it’s been several years of pushing back the expected release date. I’m not very confident that it will ever be published.