This is a great book for any aquarist or someone who loves marine life. It is filled with lots of great facts and information about the ocean world and how to take care of an aquarium. It is a great format with lots of information.
This book is great fun, providing mind-bending puzzlers to expert marine aquarium keepers and an easy-to-digest review of important concepts for beginning hobbyists.
The Moes are the undisputed "First Couple" of the marine aquarium hobby in North America, and their bestselling handbooks have helped hundreds of thousands of newcomers with their first saltwater endeavors.
Underlying the lively questions (Q: "What is a kriesel?")*, all of which have entertaining multiple choice answers, is the authors' obvious goal of wanting to educate and challenge the reader. Trick questions abound, which may prove maddening to some but seem to be intended to keep jaded expert readers on their toes.
There is currently much talk of testing and certifying marine hobbyists before they can buy wild-caught saltwater livestock, and The Marine Aquarists' Quiz Book may give a taste of real life questions-to-come. In the meantime, it is great refresher course, filled with useful facts and provocative trivia that the reader will want to share with others.
(*A: A special cylindrical tank with revolving currents designed to keep moon jellies and sea nettles in captivity. Developed at the Monterey Aquarium and named after the German word for carousel.)
