GothicCandle

I'm wanting to buy a book that has color photos of different fish for the freshwater aquarium. It would be nice if it had profiles for each fish pictured, but what I want most is nice photos and the names(common and science) of each fish. Can anyone suggest a book like that?

Shawnie

IMO...u can get all that here ....I think a "ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ABOUT FISH" by the "FISHLORIANS" would be perfect..Id buy it in a second!!!!!

GothicCandle

yeah my computer has a bad habit of dieing on me. so it would be nice to have somthing off line.

Shawnie

I do all my research, as well as most of my shopping and paying bills and just everyday life online...I think I have issues LOL ...as well as many tanks, I have many computers...goodluck tho, im sure plenty will know what books work as well

Barbrella

There's a book I've had for many years, and used before I had a computer.

It's called: Baensch Aquarium Atlas. It's pretty expensive, but worth it, and has pictures and brief profiles of nearly every fish you can think of,along with the scientific names and lovely pictures.

capekate

Hi GothicCandle
I have what I call my fish bible. Its a wonderful book that I got for Christmas and I use it all the time for IDing fish and for their profile. Every Page has color large photos. It explains pretty much all the basics on each fish it lists.
My son got it on Amazon.com and its not that expensive. You can check it out there Im sure. Its called: 500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish. A visual reference to the most popular species. By Greg Jennings.
I like that it has color tabs in each catagory. Which are Cichlids, Catfish,Cyprinids,Characoids,Loaches and Suckers,Gouramis and Relatives (including Betta),Rainbows and blue eyes,Killifish,Livebearers, and Miscellaneous Fish. Under each fish it tells, you things like:
Common name, family, Distribution, Size, Behavior, Diet, Aquarium needs, Breeding.
Its a wonderful book and I would really recommend it to anyone. I think it costs less than 20.00. This author also has books that include 50 Freshwater Fish, and I believe, but not sure, a 1000 Freshwater Aquarium Fish as well.
I love this book... and as I said, its great for IDing fish and also when I want to find out what I can about a certain fish.

angelfish220

A fishlore book would be amazing!!!!

sp33drhno

i like "Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes" great book.

Jewels

Hi GothicCandle,
The book I have is an 'oldie but a goodie'....It's actually written by the inventor of Undergravel Biological Filtration, who's called Norman G Hovlid. It's called "How to Have a Successful Aquarium". It was actually published in1968!, but, despit not having colour photos, I find it has lot's of sketches, the fish organised taxonomically (according to genetic groupings), a few colour plates and lot's of accurate information about species, their national sources, requirements of species such as Ideal Temps etc, as well as information about lots of problems and diseases.... I realize that this is pretty old, and that you may have to go looking it up in a Library, but if you search online, you'll see me sing the praise of his filtration Method! He has a diagram and explains exactly how it all works. I am an ecologist, and should tell you that species names/taxonomy do/does change as some of us ecologists do more research, particularly in the modern times of methods such as electrophoresis (DNA mapping with a special machine from blood /sap samples), OK? Nonetheless, you can always track a new species name if you know the old one. I find it still a very useful resource, OK? He is accurate with his disease, symptomology and basic treatment information. He tells how his Filtration method avoids a fish parasite called Ichthyophthirius, but tells how to treat the infection anyway. I've had the book for years, and still find it my most useful source of information. The major problem with it is that he doesn't include some fish that we now keep in modern times, maybe because heaters and thermostats have improved. For example, he includes almost all the other Cichlids but not the Discus Fish...... It really is thoroughly packed with information for such a small book, and although I haven't looked, I quite frankly hope that somebody else takes it (with Norman's permission), and revises the species names and adds the missing species. It might be of some assistance to you, since you want to know both common and specific names. It has these for not only most tropical fish but also a number of freshwater tropical plants, with detail about Sword plants and other hard to grow plants - OK? I'm happy with it, it usually has whatever information I need. And his Undergravel Biological Filtration (which he calls a "miracle filter") certainly works well and makes good sense to me as a biologist. A number of Australian Tropical Fish Shops agree with me there. Try it and see what you think, as I have other books but his is the most informative. He also has information on breeding many species, as well as medications etc. Cheers Jewels

william123456

based on popular opinion, fishlore leaders should publish a book!!!!!