books please

[kadoe]

I used to have many aquariums around 15-20 yrs ago and I'm getting back into them now. I'd like to find some good books on fish and diseases, yes with pictures. Can anyone recommend some?
thanks
Kadoe

 

[FroggyFox]

I dont have any books...I'm sure some folks will have some suggestions, but if you read around in the disease forum there are some great online resources for diagnosing fish illnesses. (yes with pictures )

bump.

 

[balafreak]

i was reading a book called AQUARIUM owners guide by gina sandford.
it was helpfull to a point.it had some diseases with pics,a few salt and fresh water species.and how to set up a tank and run a succesfull one to.its fairly old.your public library might have this book and many more you should call your library and see what they have.

 

[Lotus]

I really like Manual of Fish Health By Andrews et. al. It covers a lot of info on exactly how water parameters affect fish and their health, as well as some good disease ID images and treatment recommendations. For example, it explains the biological processes that go on during nitrite poisoning (and the same with every other water parameter). It's a book I have seen highly recommended several times.

There are other books out there, some with microscope ID pictures if you're the kind of person who likes to do scrapes and check them under a microscope.

Surprisingly, I found the reviews on Amazon to be really helpful on this, although I didn't think they would be. I guess there are more fish freaks out there than I thought.

 

[seastaar88]

i have the book "You and Your Aquarium" by Dick Mills and it's a decent beginners book that will give you a lot of the basics cover a wide range of topics. i use it quite a bit for quick reference.