Books on Apistogramma

[Levin Tilghman]

Any good book recommendations for Apistogramma?

 

[Apistoguy52]

In English, Cichlid atlas 1, and CA 2 by Romer are probably as good as it gets. If you’re willing to translate, Apistogramma and friends (?) by Koslowski is purported to be the superior book.

 

[Mike Wise]

A repeat, but still holds true: https://apistogramma.com/forum/threads/books-recommendations.5241/#post-30493
TomC's web site is really excellent for later information: https://www.tomc.no/

 

[anewbie]

What is the difference between Cichild atlas volume 1,2 and 3 (I think)? I have volume 2 but not sure if the other volumes add much.

 

[Mike Wise]

For the most part they discuss different species, plus more recent information in CA2. There is no CA3, at least yet.

 

[anewbie]

For the most part they discuss different species, plus more recent information in CA2. There is no CA3, at least yet.

Does volume 1 cover much in apisto and other dwarf cicihld ? The reason i ask is volume 2 is readily available but not volume 1.

 

[Mike Wise]

CA1 covers almost every dwarf cichlid species known before 2000. CA2 covers updates and new forms since then. CA1 is nearly impossible to find anymore. Those who have it keep it. Sadly Uwe told me years ago that the last 1500 copies in English were destroyed in a warehouse fire, so they're rare. If you're bilingual there are German and French versions out there.

 

[Apistoguy52]

There are a few CA1 copies floating around. After a few years of watching, I managed to scoop one on EBay for $80

 

[anewbie]

CA1 covers almost every dwarf cichlid species known before 2000. CA2 covers updates and new forms since then. CA1 is nearly impossible to find anymore. Those who have it keep it. Sadly Uwe told me years ago that the last 1500 copies in English were destroyed in a warehouse fire, so they're rare. If you're bilingual there are German and French versions out there.

Pity he doesn't reprint it - or update it and reprint it. If printing isn't feasible he could maybe sell a pdf (of course some would copy it but ....)

 

[Frank Hättich]

Pity he doesn't reprint it - or update it and reprint it. If printing isn't feasible he could maybe sell a pdf (of course some would copy it but ....)

Some years ago Uwe said that he plans to publish a revised edition of CA1, so maybe one day in the future...

 

[Bill D.]

In English, Cichlid atlas 1, and CA 2 by Romer are probably as good as it gets. If you’re willing to translate, Apistogramma and friends (?) by Koslowski is purported to be the superior book.

Where can vol 1 be purchased reasonably. e

 

[Mike Wise]

Where can vol 1 be purchased reasonably. e

Sadly, it cannot be found at a reasonable price anymore. Maybe, if you are lucky, you might find it at a secondhand/charity store, but rather unlikely. I have 2, 1 in English and 1 in German - and you will not get either until you pull them from my cold, dead hands.

 

[Apistoguy52]

Where can vol 1 be purchased reasonably. e

You just have to be diligent watching Amazon and eBay. I scooped my vol 1 for $80 on eBay after a few years of watching

 

[Bill D.]

You just have to be diligent watching Amazon and eBay. I scooped my vol 1 for $80 on eBay after a few years of watching

Amazon is asking a lot of money like $148.00 or something. Crazy prices for an older book

 

[Apistoguy52]

148? Believe it or not, that’s not horrible. When I was hunting my copy, typical Amazon/eBay pricing was in the 4-800 range

Amazon is asking a lot of money like $148.00 or something. Crazy prices for an older book

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

When I was hunting my copy, typical Amazon/eBay pricing was in the 4-800 range

It is a shame.

I'd like to recommend Mike Hellweg's book on live food to people, but it now sells for silly money, and I'm guessing very few of the purchasers are purchasing it because of its content.

<"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culturing-Live-Foods-Michael-Hellweg/dp/0793806550">

cheers Darrel

 

[anewbie]

Hi all,

It is a shame.

I'd like to recommend Mike Hellweg's book on live food to people, but it now sells for silly money, and I'm guessing very few of the purchasers are purchasing it because of its content.

<"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culturing-Live-Foods-Michael-Hellweg/dp/0793806550">

cheers Darrel

$400 - too rich for me

 

[BSMet94]

Am I horribly out of date with my old 1990s book "Dwarf Cichlids: American Cichlids I" by Linke & Staeck from Tetra Publishing? That's what I have on my shelf, along with "The Cichlid Aquarium" by Paul Loiselle.

I've been away from the hobby for 20 years, and I'm just now collecting substrate and identifying plants to start setting up my 40 gallon tank again this summer. I've decided to challenge myself and try to keep at least one Apistogramma once I get the tank planted and established with a handful of tetras. Previously, I had rift lake cichlids, mostly because our water is naturally very hard and a bit alkaline here in the foothills of Los Angeles, and it was just that much easier. Stupidly, we had record amounts of rain this spring.... I should have been saving that!!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Am I horribly out of date with my old 1990s book "Dwarf Cichlids: American Cichlids I" by Linke & Staeck from Tetra Publishing? That's what I have on my shelf, along with "The Cichlid Aquarium" by Paul Loiselle.

I've got both of those.

mostly because our water is naturally very hard and a bit alkaline here in the foothills of Los Angeles, and it was just that much easier. Stupidly, we had record amounts of rain this spring.... I should have been saving that!!

I have hard tap water as well, and am a rainwater user, but I'm going to guess (all right I know) that it rains a lot more in SW England than it does in the SW USA.

cheers Darrel

 

[MacZ]

Am I horribly out of date with my old 1990s book "Dwarf Cichlids: American Cichlids I" by Linke & Staeck from Tetra Publishing?

I don't have a copy, but you can expect the taxonomy to have changed somewhat since.

mostly because our water is naturally very hard and a bit alkaline here in the foothills of Los Angeles, and it was just that much easier. Stupidly, we had record amounts of rain this spring.... I should have been saving that!!

Saving... well, not enough, because using soft water like rain or RO has to come from a steady source and your region is mostly semi-arid to full-on desert. You can scratch breeding and maybe should consider only a handful of species known to be tolerant of harder water. Personally I'd probably scratch south america as a whole and do a shelldweller tank.