Good Freshwater Tropical Fish Book?

[McPhenius]

I'm looking for a recommendation, particularly geared to a new hobbyist.

Possbily one with color pictures identifying various tropical or freshwater fish. Size fish can grow, tank size recommended, feeding, what it gets along with or not.

Is there a "all in one" Bible type book on Tropical Fish that is widely recognized?

 

[Elisabeth83]

I just bought the aquarium atlas by Baensch and I love it. It's about 900 pages with an introduction into fish keeping, plant care, tank maintainance, then history of fish and different info on fish then pages upon pages of just about every fish you can think of with detailed info about each fish. Breeding, temp, tankmates etc and then after that there is a section on fish diseases, care , prevention etc.

It's an awesome book. The pictures are very colorful and detailed

edit: forgot to say the book is volume 1

 

[Tropjunky]

There is no book that can tell you the finer things about keeping fish the best I can say is this website cos if you can't find the answers you can always ask. The problem is that books that are all knowing are the size of a large house. I'd jus say experiance cannot be read or learnt it's experiance.

 

[McPhenius]

There is no book that can tell you the finer things about keeping fish the best I can say is this website cos if you can't find the answers you can always ask. The problem is that books that are all knowing are the size of a large house. I'd jus say experiance cannot be read or learnt it's experiance.

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I should have mentioned in my first post, that certainly I feel searching the net or particular websites (here) would have the best information. However, my wife is computer illiterate and my young son isn't on computers yet. So I do want to have at least one book on the subject as a reference.

 

[Bignose]

Bailey and Burgesses' Tropical Fishlopaedia is a very complete book on fish care. Fish Anatomy, Care, the Nitrogen Cycle, and Diseases and Treatments are all covered in pretty good detail along with many other topics.

Do not ignore the ...For Dummies book if you are really just completely starting out. There is a good deal of basic info in that book along with several suggested tank setups that make for healthy, happy communities.

Axelrod's Mini-Atlas has lots of color pictures and very basic info on species care. But it is probably the cheapest as well. The Baensch's Atlases have more info, but are significantly costlier. If you are just looking for some really well-done pictures, Rogers and Fletcher's Focus on Freshwater Fish is a very nice pictorial book -- a little pricey, though.

If you go to most publisher's webpages, they will have the table of contents online to check out what you are buying before oyu get it. Amazon.com has its 'look inside' feature on some books as well. And don't forget your library, interlibrary loan is usually good at getting most any book you want if you are patient enough to wait for it.

 

[Elisabeth83]

I bought my Baensch book off ebay for only $22.84 US and with shipping it came to $35.50 US. I bought mine from a guy in the UK

Here's a link to his auction for the book http/cgi.ebay.com/BAENSCH-AQUARIUM-ATLAS...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[McPhenius]

I bought my Baensch book off ebay for only $22.84 US and with shipping it came to $35.50 US. I bought mine from a guy in the UK

Here's a link to his auction for the book http/cgi.ebay.com/BAENSCH-AQUARIUM-ATLAS...1QQcmdZViewItem

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I was looking on Barnes & Noble and it looks like there is two volumes by Baensch. Does Volume 2 cover that much more than volume 1? It also costs $35, making both books brand new around $70.

 

[IMCL85]

Tropical Fishlopaedia A complete guide to fish care
By Mary Bailey and Peter Burgess

One of my fravoit I also have another one which lol you wouldn't be able to finish in a few monthes 600+ pages

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Look on Amazon, you can buy a used book there for usually less than half of a new book. I've gotten lots of books from them and have never been dissappointed.
They will also tell you what condition the book is in.

 

[Arfie]

I was looking on Barnes & Noble and it looks like there is two volumes by Baensch. Does Volume 2 cover that much more than volume 1? It also costs $35, making both books brand new around $70.

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There are I believe 6 Volumes of the Baensch Aquarium Atlas, though they are not in all English yet. I have the first 3 and I understand that number 4 is now in English too. I paid £30 for all 3 books together, which was cheap in my opinion. Each volume is about 900 pages, with different fish in each along with plants etc.

They also do a marine series too.

I'd say get them, they are the bible of a few of the mods on here, which is a good enough recommendation for me.

Arfie

 

[Ethos]

I leanerd alot of useful information in Aquariums For Dummies. Some peoplem on here would dis agree, but I enjoyed that book, and it was a very useful. I leanerd about 55% of what I know about fish keeping from there. The other 45% of the time, I learned from here.

 

[Francis]

Baensch

 

[jarcher1390]

aquarium atlas by Baensch its got just acout everything know to the fish keeper
brilant best books around
i bought mine for £20 just want fol 4 now

 

[jolaf]

Tropical Fish secrets by sean LeMay $27.00 comes iwth three books pics of fish many varieties and all kinds of good info on fish tank setup adn maintainence

I'm looking for a recommendation, particularly geared to a new hobbyist.

Possbily one with color pictures identifying various tropical or freshwater fish. Size fish can grow, tank size recommended, feeding, what it gets along with or not.

Is there a "all in one" Bible type book on Tropical Fish that is widely recognized?

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[McPhenius]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm going to start shopping now