My birthday dating about 2 weeks back, I had enough time to look through this eagerly awaited present thoroughly and to even read most of it by now.
What shall I say? It exceeds all my expectations.
To be honest – when I first heard about the book, I didnt’t expect much news – having all the information on keeping and breeding and species/ forms here at this website and on the IGL-homepage and the corresponding forums. Most of this information comes from the authors of the book – Peter Finke and Martin Hallmann. So I expected a comprehension of all information already given.
I would never have expected to learn so much new!
The book not only contains chapters on keeping, breeding, behaviour, species and forms, but discusses critical aspects of keeping paros, gives valuable information about habitats (and habitat destruction), critically comments environmental degradation (and our share of it!).
And, overall, it is nicely bound, good paper quality, wonderful photos!
So if anyone thinks (like I thought) this book is maybe nice, but redundant – No! It is very nice, indeed – and it is essential to have it!
A huge thank-you to the authors!