Cool Erik !
Also, I forgot to say that the Baensch Aquarium Atla series is super (though most already know that) especially the index which with 4,600 photographs and summary descriptions, might be the best way to go (versus buying all of the indexes) if you are on a budget.
Anyone have thoughts on these vrs Axelrod's freshwater Atlas books ?
Cheers All,
Hans
In a message dated 1/3/2004 4:17:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, er-@e-aquaria.com writes:
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Happy New Year Hans!
Thanks for topic - the following are not necessarily the most
comprehensive books out there, but I find myself flipping thru them on a
regular basis:
Aquarium Fish of the World (Sakurai, Sakamoto, Mori - ISBN 0811802698).
Insofar as production values go, this one is up there. Not a heckuva lot
on detail (2-3 lines per species) but the photographs and care taken
with the book is really evident. Unique.
Aquarium Fish (Schliewen - ISBN 0812013506). One of the more subsantial
Barron's offerings. Lots of nicer stock photography, neatly written (if
basic) species descriptions; though not all-inclusive by far. Pretty
easy to flip thru for quick reference or quick refresher on different
freshwater fish. Mostly, I'm a sucker for books that are layed out
simply & intuitively, because otherwise this one isn't particularly
outstanding.
Aquarium Plant Handbook (Oriental Aquarium - available at
http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/bookstore.html). Another neat book that
isn't as accurate or expansive as Kasselmann's, but interesting to flip
through. More fish stores stateside are importing plants directly from
Oriental, and you'll see a lot of species you perhaps have not seen
previously in this volume - Toninas, oddball Hygrophilas, Ludwigias,
Microcarpaea etc.
Intimate Seasons (S & A Maeda - ISBN 4770026870). For non-aquarium
inspiration and ideas when planning planted setups (and just because
it's gorgeous to look at). Amazing photography of nature throughout the
seasons in Japan.
Erik Leung
Han-@aol.com wrote:
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Happy New Year All,
Erik's post a few weeks ago re Christel Kasselmann's "Aquarium Plants"
book got me curious as to what are some of your other favorite books.
I'm a relative new comer and here is what I have found but I'd love to
hear what you have on your book shelves !
Aquarium Plants:
"A Fishkeeper's Guide to Aquarium Plants" - Barry James, Tetra Press,
1984 - I really liked this book as it really cleary described some good
fundamentals of aquarium plant keeping (especially for a newcomer) and
the 65 plant profiles covered most of the plants that a beginner might
tackle. In fact this book, led me to purchase the other A Fishkeeper's
Guide to...books.
"Ecology of the Planted Aquarium" - Diana Walstad, Echinodorus
Publishing, 1999.
Aqurium General -
"A Fishkeeper's Guide to The Tropical Aquarium" - Dick Mills, Tetra
Press, 1984 - Again I was pretty impressed with this series in it's
clarity and ease of read. This more than the aquarium plant book, seems
a little dated (and it is!) in it's pictures of tank equipment and I
notice that Dick Mills has several more recent books on the shelves (but
I got this one cheap at half price books) so you are probably better
going with one of them but I liked Dick Mills' writing style.
"The Interpet manual of Fish Health" - Chris Andrews & Co., Interpet,
2002. I just got this book and have only read a bit but am impressed
thus far. I just bought this book from Green Apple when I went to check
out the Aquarium Plant book that Erik mentioned (gone by the way). Very
clear and easy to understand coverage of water chemistry and variables
as related to the health of your aquarium. I notice that they may have
switched publishers and you can get what looks to be the same book on
Amazon only now just called "Manual of Fish Health" from
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Anyway, hope you all are doing well in this new '04.
Hans
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