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While on vacation in Florida, I read Reef Fish Behavior by Ned Deloach and Paul Humann. It is a fascinating, well researched book on the behavior of our tank residents in the wild, based on many hours and months of observation on dives. Completely aside from how interesting it all is, I think we can be better aquarists from having some background in this subject. There are incredible pictures, here, too, showing life and death on the reef.
The writing is well done--witness, for example, these few sentences taken from the section on Sailfin blennies:
"...late one afternoon we saw a Sailfin making a mad dash across the seafloor. The little fellow looked vulnerable and out of place in the open....This was our first observation of what we came to call runners. After several minutes of crazy zigzags, the runner arrived at a hole occupied by a slightly smaller male, and a miniature version of a marine Jurassic Park commenced."
The book lists for $40 but can be found for less on the internet.
Wynne
The writing is well done--witness, for example, these few sentences taken from the section on Sailfin blennies:
"...late one afternoon we saw a Sailfin making a mad dash across the seafloor. The little fellow looked vulnerable and out of place in the open....This was our first observation of what we came to call runners. After several minutes of crazy zigzags, the runner arrived at a hole occupied by a slightly smaller male, and a miniature version of a marine Jurassic Park commenced."
The book lists for $40 but can be found for less on the internet.
Wynne
