Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeders Association
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Support MOFIB
There are several ways to support MOFIB & MarineBreeder.org! As of 6-11-2008, MOFIB is now a Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation. Donations are not tax-deductable at this time.
Donations
Donations are always welcome, and are the best way to support MOFIB, as nearly 100% of donations go directly to supporting MOFIB's ongoing mission. Donations are welcome at ANY level. Please specify if you wish to remain anonymous, otherwise we will individually recongnize your contributions (your generousity sets a great example for your peers and our community!). There are currently two ways to donate funds to MOFIB:
Donate Through Paypal - Paypal is the fastest and most secure manner to donate funds to MOFIB. Donors can make PayPal™ payments from any country where PayPal™ is permitted. A small portion of your donation goes to PayPal's fees, which are lower than most merchant accounts. Paypal™ also handles currency conversions to USD for funds sent in other currencies. Click the donate button below to make a donation now!
Mail A Check - Donors are welcome to mail a check. Check Payments should be made out payable to "MOFIB". International check are welcome. Checks should be sent to:
MOFIB
1153 S. Lee St., 126
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Search For MOFIB
You can now support MOFIB simply by using iSearchGive.com as your search engine! (and shopping through iGive.com too!) - your searches contribute to our running total of support!
*NEW* CORAL Magazine Subscriptions
The new English language version of Coral Magazine (now being published by Microcosm / James Lawrence) has a new affiliate program! So, be sure to purchase and renew your Coral Magazine Subscriptions through the banner above, and a portion of the proceeds helps to sustain and grow MOFIB!
Aquarium and Pet Related Affiliate Shopping
MOFIB has searched high and low for online retailes of aquarium and pet related products for those that offer affiliate programs! No doubt you may already shop with these suppliers! Shop through these links for the items you use every day and a portion of your purchase comes back to benefit MOFIB! If there's an online vendor you regularly use that has an affiliate program and you don't see it here, please tell us about it!
MOFIB on CafePress.com
Get the MOFIB logo on your next T-Shirt and so much more, including the running line of "spawning fish art" designs. Show your support for MOFIB in public (or at least the next MACNA convention). CafePress makes things a little difficult for those of us who want to do things "for free", so each design has it's own "store". You may have to come back here to link into each store if you want to order items from differnet stores - i.e., put the MOFIB logo stuff you want into your cart, then go to the next store and grab the C. argi T-Shirt you've been drooling over!
MOFIB and Amazon.com
Purchases made through Amazon benefit MOFIB when you click through to Amazon through our Affiliate Banners and Book Ads placed here and throughout the site. MOFIB's commission rates start at 4% and most often are around 6% (but at times, can be as high as 10%)!
Below are 11 must-have books for anyone pursuing the art and science of breeding Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrates. Oftentimes you will see this books referenced in forum posts by MOFIB members. These books are so well recognized in our community you'll often simply see them referenced by the author's name (i.e. Witt, Kirkendoll, Moe etc...). Some MOFIB members won't even answer your questions until you've read these books, specifically because the information you seek is contained on the pages within these books.
MOFIB values the hard work and investment authors have in creating these valuable references - these and future authors are encouraged to keep breaking new ground only so long as these books continue to sell. Second, by purchasing these books through the links below, a portion of your purchase comes back to help defray the costs of running MOFIB - MarineBreeder.com.
So before you ask those basic questions that get asked repeatedly, support our authors, support MOFIB, and support your own life-long learning and flush out your marine breeding library today!
If you want to purchase multiple books, no problem - clicking the "Buy From Amazon" button below puts your MOFIB-Supporting copy into your cart in a new window...all items in your purchase go towards helping MOFIB!
NOTE - For some reason, the 6th Edition of the "Plankton Culture Manual" by Frank Hoff and Terry Snell, is only sporadically available on Amazon, but it is absolutely essential reading. Please support the authors by ordering this title directly from Florida Aqua Farms.
Another book we'd have on the Marine Breeding list, but can't locate through Amazon, is Dirk Peterson's "Breeding Techniques for Reefbuilding Corals". You can obtain this book through Project DIBS (you'll need to be a registered member just to see that link!)
Additional Books on Amazon
In addition to the above books, some of our MOFIB members have expressed interest in other aquarium books not directly focused on the culture of marine ornamentals. These books come recommended directly by fellow MOFIB members: