New, expensive catfish book! Anyone read it yet? Thoughts?

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 27 Nov 2004, 13:07

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Post by **Shane** » 27 Nov 2004, 13:37

There are actually two books (Vol. I and II). I have both but they arrived in Colombia as we were packing up to move. I can not wait for them to arrive here so I can read them. HH (Silurus) was a contributing author and may be able to post something about the contents.
-Shane

Post by **Silurus** » 27 Nov 2004, 14:39

These are fairly technical works. Something you may want to get if you're really into catfishes. But if you are looking for pretty pictures and perhaps some way to ID catfishes, then this is not the book for you.

Here is a more detailed explanation of the contents. You can also download the chapter I wrote on the Bagridae here.

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 27 Nov 2004, 18:36

Thanks Silurus, I am into catfishes.....but more looking for an updated 21st century version of Sands' 'Catfishes of the World' series rather than a more technical breakdown. Thanks, GW

PS-are you in the know about anything like that coming down the pipeline? VOl 2 of the German Wels series (coming soon??)

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 29 Nov 2004, 00:20

Vol II will be with us soon and Vol appears in English even sooner. At least apparently so, the publishing deadlines are even more elastic than my inbox.

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 29 Nov 2004, 00:25

fishman33437 wrote:but more looking for an updated 21st century version of Sands' 'Catfishes of the World' series

What is planetcatfish.com if it is not that? I ask the question in all seriousness.

Jools

PlecoCrazy · Post by **PlecoCrazy** » 29 Nov 2004, 02:19

The book sounds like it is very informative, might be a bit over my head but I am sure I would learn something. Pretty high price tag though. That will be the most expensive book in my collection whenever I save enough to get it.

Oh, and Jools, planetcatfish.com is definently the 21st centuries answer to catfish knowledge. Keep up the great work!

Post by **Shane** » 29 Nov 2004, 05:52

Not to toot our own horn here (Toot, Toot!), but we have many, many times the photos in the Burgess Atlas, more articles than a lifetime subscription to an aquarium magazine, and our information is updated on an almost daily basis. We also have the knowledge and contributions of aquarists all over the world. If Jools shut down the site tomorrow and printed it off into book form, it would be several volumes as large as the Burgess Atlas.
Probably most importantly, we can update and correct information. The Sand's books will always misidentify the blue eye pleco as Panaque suttoni. We are able to correct problems like this on the spot so that the info on the site is always the most up-to-date and correct as possible.
-Shane