{"id":2291,"date":"2025-03-13T22:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/2025\/03\/13\/the-wait-is-over-our-ancistrus-book-will-be-published-in-may-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:55:56","slug":"the-wait-is-over-our-ancistrus-book-will-be-published-in-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/en\/2025\/03\/13\/the-wait-is-over-our-ancistrus-book-will-be-published-in-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The wait is over: our Ancistrus book will be published in May 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div id='beitragsbild'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus\" 0=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/><\/div><!-- beitragsbild --><\/p>\n<p>Good things come to those who wait! After many years of intensive work and numerous requests from the community, the time has finally come: Our long-awaited book <strong>&#8220;Antennenwelse: Die Harnischwelse der Gattung Ancistrus&#8221;<\/strong> will officially be published on <strong>May 5, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; that&#8217;s the day we start shipping!<\/p>\n<p>But even before the official publication date, we will be presenting the book to the public for the first time &#8211; from <strong>April 25 to 27, 2025 at aqua EXPO XXL in Hamm\/Westphalia<\/strong>. Both authors will be waiting for you in person at their stand, signing books and looking forward to talking to you.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>It&#8217;s worth pre-ordering &#8211; with a subscription price!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Those who order the book early and pay by <strong>March 10, 2025<\/strong>, will receive it at the exclusive subscription price of <strong>EUR 75.95 instead of EUR 79.95<\/strong>. A great opportunity to secure a high-quality reference book at a lower price!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all pre-orders can also have their copy signed &#8211; simply note your request in the comments field when ordering.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>International availability<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For our readers in the <strong>USA<\/strong>, the book is available directly from our partner <strong>Stephan Tanner (Swiss Tropicals)<\/strong>. His store offers a cost-effective alternative to high international shipping costs:<br \/>\ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisstropicals.com\/books\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.swisstropicals.com\/books<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are currently looking for <strong>distribution partners<\/strong> for other countries who would like to offer our book. Reseller conditions are available for orders of 10 or more. If you are interested, just contact us!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Observe delivery restrictions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Unfortunately, for EU policy reasons, we are not allowed to accept orders from end customers from the following countries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Austria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are also currently <strong>unable to deliver directly<\/strong> to other countries such as <strong>Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Cyprus<\/strong> and some others. However, we hope to find suitable partners there soon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, we are also not allowed to supply dealers in Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus and Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see our blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ats-aquashop.de\/Worldwide-shipping-with-restrictions-in-the-EU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worldwide shipping with restrictions in the EU!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned &#8211; we&#8217;ll keep you up to date and are really looking forward to sharing this special book with you soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now a few key facts about the book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Length: more than 600 pages<\/strong> (we are still working on the last parts and cannot yet determine a final page number, but it is at least 600!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>All valid Ancistrus species<\/strong> (as of February 2025) are presented in detail (with photos of all but a few)<\/li>\n<li><strong>All known L and LDA numbers <\/strong>of <em>Ancistrus <\/em>are presented in detail<\/li>\n<li>We also present some other as yet undescribed species in detail<\/li>\n<li>Many other undescribed species are presented with pictures and locations<\/li>\n<li>The common antenna catfish and its breeding forms are presented in a separate chapter, and there are also initial indications of its origin&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>There are already <strong>more than 725 high-quality photos<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>An extensive bibliography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Hier bestellen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>Order here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ats-aquashop.de\/Bristlenose-Catfishes-The-Plecos-of-the-Genus-Ancistrus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antennenwelse: Die Harnischwelse der Gattung Ancistrus von Ingo Seidel &amp; Andreas Tanke \/ Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus from Ingo Seidel &amp; Andreas Tanke<\/a><\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;2091,2092,2093,2094,2095,2096,2097,2090&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Hier bestellen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>Order here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ats-aquashop.de\/Bristlenose-Catfishes-The-Plecos-of-the-Genus-Ancistrus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antennenwelse: Die Harnischwelse der Gattung Ancistrus von Ingo Seidel &amp; Andreas Tanke \/ Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus from Ingo Seidel &amp; Andreas Tanke<\/a><\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div id='beitragsbild'><img width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus\" 0=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.ancistrus.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cover_AncistrusBuch-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/><\/div><!-- beitragsbild --> Good things come to those who wait! After many years of intensive work and numerous requests from the community, the time has finally come: Our long-awaited book &#8220;Antennenwelse: Die Harnischwelse der Gattung Ancistrus&#8221; will officially be published on May 5, 2025 &#8211; that&#8217;s the day we start shipping! 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