The following is just a list of the books on fish and aquaria that I have collected over the years. Of course,
there is always a long list of books I still want, especially some of the more expensive ones! I'm a real sucker
for fish books, and have little resistance to parting with my money when I see one that I want! I also subscribe
to 5 fishkeeping magazines. There's always more to learn in this hobby!
| General/Health & Disease |
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| Practical Fishkeeping - Mary Bailey & Gina Sandford | Sebastian Kelly, 1999 |
| Caring For Your Aquarium - Mary Bailey & Gina Sandford | Sebastian Kelly, 1997 |
| Aquarium Fish : 300 Fresh-Water Fishes and Plants in Community, Species, and Biotope Aquariums - Ulrich Schliewen | Barrons 1991 |
| Aquarium Atlas - Dr. Rudiger Riehl & Hans A. Baensch | Mergus, 1997 (6th edition) |
| Aquarium Atlas Volume 2 - Hans A. Baensch & Dr. Rudiger Riehl | Mergus, 1997 (3rd edition) |
| Aquarium Atlas Volume 3 - Dr. Rudiger Riehl & Hans A. Baensch | Mergus, 1997 (2nd edition) |
| Aquarium Fishes of the World - Herbert R. Axelrod, Warren E. Burgess, and others | TFH, 1998 |
| The Aquarium Fish Handbook - David Goodwin | D&S Books, 2001 |
| The Ultimate Aquarium - Mary Bailey & Gina Sandford | Anness, 2001 |
| Tropical Aquarium Fishes - Gina Sandford | Interpet, 1989 |
| Popular Freshwater Tropical Fish - John Dawes | Parragon, 1998 |
| An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish - Gina Sandford | Quantum, 1998 |
| 500 Ways to Be a Better Freshwater Fishkeeper - Mary Bailey, Sean Evans, et al | Firefly/Interpet, 2005 |
| A Quick N Easy Guide to Keeping Tropical Fish - Anne McDowall (editor) | Interpet, 2006 |
| What Fish? - Mary Bailey, Nick Fletcher, et al | Interpet, 2006 |
| Aquarium Fish Breeding - Jay F. Hemdal | Barrons, 2003 |
| The Manual of Tank Busters - Gina Sandford and Richard Crow | Tetra, 1991 |
| Jumbo Fishes For The Large Aquarium - Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod | TFH, 1992 |
| Aquarium Filtration - Richard F. Stratton | TFH |
| Aquatic Systems Engineering: Devices and How They Function (2nd Edition) - P. R. Escobal | Dimension Engineering Press, 2000 |
| Tropical Fishlopedia - Mary Bailey & Peter Burgess | Howell, 2000 |
| A Commonsense Guide To Fish Health - Terry Fairfield | Barrons, 2000 |
| The Healthy Aquarium - Dr. Neville Carrington | Interpet, 1996 |
| Manual of Fish Health - Dr. Chris Andrews, Adrian Exell and Dr. Neville Carrington | Interpet, 1988 |
| A Complete Introduction to Fish Diseases - Dr. Gottfried Schubert | TFH, 1995 |
| Color Guide of Tropical Fish Diseases - Gerald Bassleer | |
| Textbook of Fish Health - Dr. George Post | TFH, 1987 |
| Plants and Natural/Biotope Aquariums |
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| Aquarium Plants - Barry James | Interpet, 1986 |
| Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants - Peter Hiscock | Barrons, 2003 |
| Aquarium Plant Paradise - Takashi Amano | TFH, 1997 |
| Nature Aquarium World Book 3 - Takashi Amano | TFH, 1994 |
| Ecology of the Planted Aquarium : A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist - Diana L. Walstad | Echinodorous, 1999 |
| Hobbyist Guide to The Natural Aquarium - Dr. Chris Andrews | Tetra, 1991 |
| The Biotope Aquarium - Rainer Stawikowski | TFH, 1993 |
| The Natural Aquarium - Satoshi Yoshino and Doshin Kobayashi | TFH, 1993 |
| Dynamic Aquaria: Building Living Ecosystems - Walter H. Adey and Karen Loveland | Academic Press, 1998 |
| Catfish |
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| Back to Nature Guide to Catfishes - David Sands | Fohrman, 1997 |
| Catfish in the Aquarium - Dr. Carl Ferraris Jr. | Tetra, 1991 |
| Catfish, Keeping and Breeding Them In Captivity - Richard Geis | TFH |
| African & Asian Catfishes - David Sands | Interpet, 1986 |
| South American Catfishes - David Sands | Interpet, 1988 |
| Corydoras Catfish, An Aquarist's Handbook - Derek Lambourne | Blandford, 1995 |
| All Corydoras | Aqualog |
| Bristlenoses, Catfish with Character- Kathy Jinkins | TFH, 2000 |
| The Catfish Connection: Ecology, Migration and Conservation of Amazon Predators - Ronaldo Barthem and Michael Goulding | Columbia Univ Press, 1997 |
| Cichlids |
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| Guide to Cichlids - David E. Boruchowitz | TFH, 2006 |
| Central American Cichlids - David Sands | Interpet, 1986 |
| South American Cichlids - Dr. Wayne S. Leibel | Salamander, 1993 |
| American Cichlids 1: Dwarf Cichlids - Horst Linke and Dr. Wolfgang Staeck | Tetra, 1994 |
| South American Cichlids - Richard F. Stratton | TFH, 1998 |
| Dwarf Cichlids - David E. Boruchowitz | TFH |
| South American Eartheaters - Thomas Weidner | Cichlid Press, 2000 |
| African Cichlids - Dr. Paul V. Loiselle | Interpet, 1988 |
| African Cichlids I: Cichlids from West Africa - Horst Linke and Dr. Wolfgang Staeck | Tetra, 1994 |
| African Cichlids II: Cichlids from Eastern Africa - Dr. Wolfgang Staeck and Horst Linke | Tetra, 1994 |
| The Cichlid Fishes of Western Africa - Anton Lamboj | Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, 2004 |
| Lake Malawi Cichlids - Mark Phillip Smith | Barrons, 2000 |
| Freshwater Coral Fish Malawi - Erwin Schraml | Aqualog, 1998 |
| Malawi Cichlids Back To Nature - Ad Konings | Fohrman, 1997 |
| Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat, 3rd edition - Ad Konings | Cichlid Press, 2001 |
| Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat, 4th edition - Ad Konings | Cichlid Press, 2007 |
| The Cichlids Diversity of Lake Malawi - Jos Snoeks (editor) | Cichlid Press, 2004 |
| Cichlids and All The Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika - Pierre Brichard | TFH |
| Tanganyika Cichlids Back To Nature - Ad Konings | Fohrman, 1996 |
| Tanganyika Cichlids in their Natural Habitat - Ad Konings | Cichlid Press, 1998 |
| The Tanganyika Cichlid Aquarium - Georg Zurlo | Barrons, 2000 |
| Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids - Mark Phillip Smith | Barrons, 1998 |
| Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids - Frank Schneidewind | Interpet, 2002 |
| Lake Victoria Basin Cichlids - Mark Phillip Smith | Barrons, 2001 |
| Lake Victoria Cichlids - Nick James | Ringpress, 2002 |
| Other fish species |
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| Brackish-Water Fishes - Frank Schafer | Aqualog, 2005 |
| Brackish-Water Fishes - Neale Monks (editor) | TFH, 2006 |
| Freshwater Angelfishes - Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod and Dr. Warren E. Burgess | TFH, 1979 |
| Jurassic Fishes - Haruto Kodera | TFH, 1996 |
| Gouramies and Other Labyrinth Fishes - Gary Elson and Oliver Lucanus | Barrons, 2002 |
| Killifish - Steffen Hellner | Barrons, 1990 |
| Keeping Moray Eels in Aquariums - Phil Purser | TFH, 2005 |
| Piranhas - David M. Schleser | Barrons, 1997 |
| Rainbowfish - Gunther Schmida | Barrons, 1998 |
| Rainbowfishes, Keeping and Breeding Them In Captivity - Derek Lambert | TFH, 1998 |
| Breathtaking Rainbows Aqualog Special - Harro Hieronimus | Aqualog, 1999 |
| Rasboras, Keeping and Breeding Them In Captivity - Dr. Martin R. Brittan | TFH |
| Freshwater Stingrays - Richard Ross | Barrons, 1999 |
| The Dragon Fish - John Dawes, Lim Liam Chuan and Leslie Cheong (Eds) | Kingdom, 1999 |
| Ornamental Aquarium Fish of India - Kishori Lal Tekriwal and Andrew Arunava Rao | Kingdom/TFH, 1999 |
| Polypterus - Frank Schafer | Aqualog, 2004 |
| The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Waters - Dr. Klaus Ebert | Aqualog, 2001 |
| Pufferfish - Chris Ralph | Ringpress, 2003 |
| Platies and Swordtails, An Aquarist's Handbook - Derek and Pat Lambert | Blandford 1995 |
| Shrimps, Crayfishes and Crabs Aqualog Special - Uwe Werner | Aqualog, 1998 |
| Marine Aquaria |
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| Natural Reef Aquariums - John H. Tullock | TFH, 2001 |
| The Marine Aquarium - Nick Dakin | Interpet, 2000 |
| Marine Aquaria and Miniature Reefs - Dr. C.W. Emmens | TFH, 1990 |
| Saltwater Aquarium - Axel Tunze | Barrons, 2001 |
| The Saltwater Aquarium Handbook - George Blasiola | Barrons, 2000 |
| Your First Marine Aquarium - John H. Tullock | Barrons, 1998 |
| Water Chemistry for the Marine Aquarium - John H. Tullock | Barrons, |
| The Marine Aquarium - Dick Mills | Salamander, 1987 |
| Aquarium Corals - Eric H. Borneman | TFH, 2001 |
| Soft Corals - Jim Fatherree | TFH |
| Seahorses - Neil Garrick-Maidment | Ringpress, 2002 |
| Algae: A Problem Solver Guide - Julian Sprung | Ricordia, 2002 |
| Marine General |
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| Sharks and Rays - Leighton R. Taylor (Ed) | Collins, 1997 |
| The Blue Planet | BBC, 2001 |
| Ocean Life - Sally Morgan & Pauline Lalor | Parkgate Books, 2000 |
| Undersea Journey - Jeffrey L. Rotman | Swan Hill Press, 1997 |
| Evolution and Behaviour |
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| Air-Breathing Fishes - Jeffrey B. Graham | Academic Press |
| Discovering Fossil Fishes - John G. Maisey | Henry Holt, 1996 |
| The Rise of Fishes - John A. Long | John Hopkins Univ Press, 1996 |
| Darwin's Dreampond, Drama in Lake Victoria - Tijs Goldschmidt | MIT, 1998 |
| The Cichlid Fishes, Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution - George W. Barlow | Perseus, 2000 |
| Aquagenesis The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea - Richard Ellis | Penguin, 2003 |
| Fish Behaviour In The Aquarium and In The Wild - Stephan Reebs | Cornell, 2001 |
| Fish and Their Behaviour - Gunther K.H. Zupanc | Tetra, 1985 |
| Reef Fish Behaviour - Ned Deloach | New World Publications, 1999 |
| Reference and Scientific Texts |
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| An Introduction to Ichthyology - Peter B. Moyle and Joseph J. Cech, Jr. | Prentice Hall, 2004 |
| Marine Biology - Jeffrey S. Levington | Oxford Univ Press, 2001 |
| Limnology, Lake and River Ecosystems - Robert G. Wetzel | Academic Press, 2001 (3rd ed) |
| CLOFFA (Check-List of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa), Volumes 1-4. | |
| Fishes of the Cross River Basin (Cameroon - Nigeria) - Guy G. Teugels, Gordon McG. Reid and Richard P. King | 1992 |
| Biological Diversity of African Fresh- and Brackish Water Fishes - Guy G. Teugels, Jean-francois Guegan and Jean-Jacques Albaret (Editors) | 1994 |
