FetusZero

Hey! So I'm new in the whole freshwater fish keeping and upon looking through this website, I feel this is the place I should visit for information. I only have a small question to begin with though.

I used to keep Tarantulas (very different, I know), and there was a book considered amongst all keepers as the "bible" of Tarantula keeping (and it sure is!), and basically, I am wondering if there is such a book for freshwater fish. I know that we can learn a lot from these kind of books and think it would be a good start to have a reading before actually going all out with the fish, just to get to know them better and probably as something to pass the time during the cycle when I start it.

I've tried searching through the forums and red the book reviews, but I'd like an approach as to what people consider like the must-own books/guides for this hobby instead of basing myself off of reviews (honestly, they make me want to buy each book, but then that'd be a lot of books ;p). I am not yet searching for species specific books, but more a general topic on the subject, as informational as it can be.

Thanks for any replies, and if I missed a topic in the forums that already answers it, or if I did not post this in the right section, please let me know, I'm not yet used to this forum :]

Lucy

Welcome to Fish Lore
From the Aquarium Articles drop down menu at the the top of the page there's a link for books that have been reviewed.
Here it is:
Books

Enjoy the forum

FetusZero

Thank you :] I had only seen the reviews in the forum, but not on the main site -_- I should of look closer

And I sure will enjoy them when I start everything, seems like the perfect place for any information I'll need :]

fishchick

Freshwater aquariums , and problem solving ! it will help with every thing from filters to cleaning ! and i also have 2 books of the diffrent kinds of fish ! one i got from library and ended up buying ! the other is a good book that has the sickness and tells the signs ! can't remember the freshwater encyclopedia i think is the name of the other one !

FetusZero

Thanks! Those are the two books I was currently looking at from the link Lucy provided me with. Not sure if the encyclopedia you are telling me is the same though, but I saw "encyclopedia of exotic tropical fishes" listed and it looks amazingly good, especially that it talks about the complete anatomy and physiology of the fish, which to me is a must-know topic when I start keeping for new animals.

So I see that I'm looking in the right direction now, Thanks for the quick reply :]