Fish Book Recondmendation (sooo Sp)

[fishie_bird]

Hey all, (sorry if this isnt the right place to post this, I diddnt know were to though....) anyways, the book recondmendation (SOO SP i know, sorry) is called, 'the encyclopedia of aquarium and pond fish" by David Alderton, its really nice, its a "DK" book, I REALLY like it, It has freshwater, saltwater, and pond fish info, its BIG too, well for a fish book anyways, LOL its really nice, its 379 pages without the extra glossery and index, and it also has a "usefull website" page, and with all that included its 400 pages, really nice, just thought I would let yall know, I have it, I got it for my 14th b-day wich was in Jan, LOL

 

[Tempestuousfury]

I wonder if I have read it... *goes to library website to look at the cover*

No picture... though I have read one of his other books, and seems very prolific--has written books on many types of animals.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Another good book:

Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care
By Mary Bailey and Dr. Peter Burgess

And another good book:

Dr. Axelrod's Mini Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes Mini Edition
By Dr Herbert R. Axelrod, Dr. Warren E. Burgess, Dr. Cliff W. Emmens, Neal Pronek, Jerry G. Walls, and Ray Hunziker

The last book i mentioned is called the Mini Atlas, but it weighs like 10 pounds and is 1000 pages long!

 

[Die_Grinder]

heh i got the mini atlas too then i went out and baught the atlas of freshwater fish it was like £100 and worth every penny suggest if you got the cash you buy it if not the mini ver is a good book aswell and its only £24 ish.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Jeez thats a lot, i have it sitting right next to me now, but i checked it out from the library for free!

It is an excellent book, especially considering it was made in 1985.

How big is the full atlas? Can you even carry it?

 

[blitztidus]

I use oldies, but goodies. I can't seem to find it right now. They are old, like 30 years or so, well one is about 20 the other 30+. I will update you on what ones they are. OH YEAH, I can look for it online DUH. IT is oh I FOUND THEM. OK they are,

Exotic Aquarium Fishes 19th EDITION REVISED
By: Dr. William T. Innes
Copyrighted 1966

My other one is:

handbook of tropical aquarium fishes
By: Dr. Herber R. Axelrod & Dr. Leonard P. Shultz
Copyrighted 1990

They work wonders, but some areas could use a little more detail. I need one on livebearers soon to refer to the many different types!

 

[Captain Retardo]

For some reason the older books are much better than the newer books!

 

[blitztidus]

I know what you mean , They are just, hmmmmm... , much more descriptive

Ohh, AND SMELLY

 

[FroggFrogg]

I recentley bought Dr Axelrod's mini atlas...It was £24.95 and has 1,800 colour pictures! Mine is the 2004 revised edition.

 

[bunjiweb]

The Ultimate is Bede's Atlas of freshwater aquarium fishes. I got my copy for about £80 although it usually goes for £100. You might be able to get it in the US but im not sure.

The other ones to look for are the Baensch atlas aquarium series. Particularly the "photo atlas" which collates most of the species from books 1-5 and displays their most basic stats with page reference to the book with the full info on that fish. Baensch atlas also has plants which can be quite helpful if you are into the planted aquarium setup.

Ben

 

[Captain Retardo]

How come these fish books cost so much?, I know they have many pics and they are long but still.

Ohh, AND SMELLY

I love that old book smell!

 

[lljdma06]

The Ultimate is Bede's Atlas of freshwater aquarium fishes. I got my copy for about £80 although it usually goes for £100. You might be able to get it in the US but im not sure.

The other ones to look for are the Baensch atlas aquarium series. Particularly the "photo atlas" which collates most of the species from books 1-5 and displays their most basic stats with page reference to the book with the full info on that fish. Baensch atlas also has plants which can be quite helpful if you are into the planted aquarium setup.

Ben

I agree about Baensch. I have volumes 1-3 and the plant portion of each book is particularly informative. They are great books and sometimes you can find them for the right price, if you are patient. I still haven't paid the full retail price for one book yet. Infact, all three books have so far cost me less than the retail of one volume. I was very lucky and found Vol. 2 at a bookstore for $2.49!

 

[blitztidus]

How come these fish books cost so much?, I know they have many pics and they are long but still.

Ohh, AND SMELLY

I love that old book smell!

I wish they made an air freshener of that

 

[fishie_bird]

LOL how funny you guy's are, LOL

 

[dwarfgourami]

I was lucky and got the first vol of Baensch for Xmas, then found the other two at a third of the usual price in the lfs. Definitely THE book to have.

I keep drooling over Alderton's Encyclopedia- it's got lovely pictures, but it is 25 pounds, so I can't really justify it, as it does the same thing as books I already have, it's just that it is a very attractive book.

A quick and handy reference book I use a lot is Ulrich Schliewen's A-Z Guide to Tropical Fish in the Barron series. Nice colour photographs, and easy to carry around. Only probolem is, there has been some serious mixing up of his figures, so you have to check suggested tank size etc against his other information- some numbers just seem to have ended up with the wrong fish. And his information on bettas is a little unorthodox. But other than that, a useful and not expensive little volume.