Elasmobranch Books

The author, Scott Michael, has written or collaborated on quite a few books on marine fishes (both in the wild as well as in aquaria). It certainly seems like he has been there and done that. I look forward to getting my copy.

So, @Reedfish... thinking of converting to the dark side?

 

@SalmonAfrica .. when did you order yours?

Mine said expected delivery 22/09 but I still haven't received it....

 

"Your order has been shipped!"

I ordered it at the beginning of the week, and it's shipping out of the US. It said that I can expect it anywhere between mid- and end-October. So it'll either be an early birthday present, or just a birthday present.

@MariaS - who did you order through? I find it depends on who you use and where it comes from. I've had orders arrive notoriously late (months), but in general they arrive within a week of the expected delivery date.

@Reedfish - I spent the past week or more reading reviews, and chatting to people about it. Got a bit more background on the author. Compared it to other books on my wishlist... I ended up having to order it. I very nearly ordered a different book, but luckily I did some digging. The book didn't get bad reviews, per se, but it was apparent that it wouldn't be what I was looking for. So the shark book got bumped up the list.

Regards,

 

Thanks @SalmonAfrica .. I ordered from Abe but it said Seller: TextbookRush on the confirmation
Think its coming from the UK
Well... hopefully next week....

 

@MariaS - I've never ordered from the UK, so I can't give any input on that. It sounds like a third party dealer, so expect a little more time on the clock (that's what I do, anyways).

@Reedfish - it was a book on fish breeding by Jay Hemdal, a moderately well-known aquarium author, he's worked in nearly all aspects of the aquarium world (including public). I was very keen on having some of his work in my collection, but the particular book I was after very much overlapped my current literature. Had to give it a skip.

I was very much on the dark side to varying degrees before - years back I had several brackish setups, and one large marine tank, solely for moray eels. I will go back again eventually, but I have a few freshwater projects I'd like to attempt before heading back that way.