Since I started my aquarium almost a month ago I have found the need for a good reference book about fishes. After going to the local Boarders store and cruising thought their books I ended up finding nothing. I am looking for a simple yet informative book about freshwater fish only. Something with stats about each species of fish (pH, community or aggressive, water hardness, water temperature, habits, pictures). Most of the books I found have information on how to setup both saltwater and freshwater aquariums then only has 10 pages that talk about different species of fish. What books has anyone used with good information about freshwater fishes?
Good books?
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I just started reading 'The manual of fish health' by Tetra Press. The information is excellant although very detailed. If you are interested in the science of water chemistry and fish biology, it is a great book. It also has a large section on fish disease.
Another book that does not go into the science details is 'Exotic Aquarium Fishes' by William Innes. It is an older book but has very good info and very well written. I actually have 2 and want to sell one of them if you are interested.
A book describing the species of fishes would be an altas (by Dr. Axelrod), however the Exotic Aquarium Fishes has a large section on different species and is very informative.
A great place to get some books is on ebay.com but make sure you compare them to Amazon. Sometimes the books are not better priced but nevertheless you can get some excellant deals. I bought around 6 books already.
Another book that does not go into the science details is 'Exotic Aquarium Fishes' by William Innes. It is an older book but has very good info and very well written. I actually have 2 and want to sell one of them if you are interested.
A book describing the species of fishes would be an altas (by Dr. Axelrod), however the Exotic Aquarium Fishes has a large section on different species and is very informative.
A great place to get some books is on ebay.com but make sure you compare them to Amazon. Sometimes the books are not better priced but nevertheless you can get some excellant deals. I bought around 6 books already.
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True enough Jwright but I like reading a book once in a while. I must I have gotten most of my info from the net but sometimes there is a lot of misinformation also. In actual fact, I now get most of info. from books because it takes a long time to sort through the websites for the info you actually want. I would recommend everyone to have a small reference library handy.
I trust the information in books much better than internet info.
But hey, Boarders is where I got all my books. Some of them are at the shop, so I don't have exact titles but here are the ones I have at home. Yes, some of them do go into saltwater.
-You and Your Aquarium- by Dick Mills
Alfred A. Knopf publishing. Gives a step-by-step explaination on all the workings of aquarium equipment. Very down to earth and concise
-The Natural Aquarium Handbook- by Ines Scheurmann Barron's publishing. Has a lot on plants and how to plant plants. Not very concise and can be somewhat of a bore read
-The Manual of Fish Health- Tetra Press publishing. Has nothing on individual fish species, but has everything on what could possibly go wrong from disease to water chemistry. A definate must have for those in the aquatic industry (LFS, LPS, wholesale etc).
-The Manual of Fish Health Science and Management- also by Tetra Press publishing. I think this is the title, I know it was a whole catalogue of disease and more hatchery management oriented, but very very good. If your fish is sick with it, it is listed somewhere in this book. The culture manager of the lab I worked for had a copy. It looks like a huge college textbook.
I'll get my other book from work later since I never remember the title of it.
~~Colesea
But hey, Boarders is where I got all my books. Some of them are at the shop, so I don't have exact titles but here are the ones I have at home. Yes, some of them do go into saltwater.
-You and Your Aquarium- by Dick Mills
Alfred A. Knopf publishing. Gives a step-by-step explaination on all the workings of aquarium equipment. Very down to earth and concise
-The Natural Aquarium Handbook- by Ines Scheurmann Barron's publishing. Has a lot on plants and how to plant plants. Not very concise and can be somewhat of a bore read
-The Manual of Fish Health- Tetra Press publishing. Has nothing on individual fish species, but has everything on what could possibly go wrong from disease to water chemistry. A definate must have for those in the aquatic industry (LFS, LPS, wholesale etc).
-The Manual of Fish Health Science and Management- also by Tetra Press publishing. I think this is the title, I know it was a whole catalogue of disease and more hatchery management oriented, but very very good. If your fish is sick with it, it is listed somewhere in this book. The culture manager of the lab I worked for had a copy. It looks like a huge college textbook.
I'll get my other book from work later since I never remember the title of it.
~~Colesea