A340
06-26-2007, 04:32 AM
I wasn't sure if this is the right forum or if I should have used the "Chatterbox/Lounge" forum, but I figured the General Aquarium forum would have been more suitable because it may be more beneficial to some of our guests and lurkers. Having said that, if the mods feel they need to move it, then please by all means do so.
I enjoy reading and thought maybe we could give a few recommendations on some aquarium/fish keeping books that have helped us over the years.
To start off with, I have:
The Natural Aquarium Handbook by Ines Scheurmann: I find this book to be an excellent beginner book. Great illustrations and photos. Very easy to read and has a very broad view and in depth chapters taking you step by step on setting up a freshwater tank.
Cichlids: Understanding Angelfish, Oscars, Discus and Others by David Alderton: This book is good if you are interested in starting a Cichlid tank, it covers the usual basic aquarium set up and then goes into a little bit of detail on various cichild species, which is suprisingly a very large family.
Lake Malawi Cichilds by Mark Phillip Smith: This book is an excellent guide if you want to start getting into Malawi's. Again, it starts off with a very brief section on how to set up a tank but then gets into detailed chapters on different species and habitats of Malawi cichlids.
Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies by Gregory Skomal: This book I find good as a very basic introduction into the world of Saltwater. It's very well laid out and easy to follow, but the information seems to be very basic. Once you've read this book however, I would imagine further reading is required once you decide on which type of tank you are intersted in keeping.
I also have these 2 books on order:
The Nano-reef Handbook: The Ultimate Guide To Reef Systems Under 15 Gallons by Christopher Brightwell
The Ocean At Home: An Illustrated History Of the Aquarium by Bernd Brunner
I enjoy reading and thought maybe we could give a few recommendations on some aquarium/fish keeping books that have helped us over the years.
To start off with, I have:
The Natural Aquarium Handbook by Ines Scheurmann: I find this book to be an excellent beginner book. Great illustrations and photos. Very easy to read and has a very broad view and in depth chapters taking you step by step on setting up a freshwater tank.
Cichlids: Understanding Angelfish, Oscars, Discus and Others by David Alderton: This book is good if you are interested in starting a Cichlid tank, it covers the usual basic aquarium set up and then goes into a little bit of detail on various cichild species, which is suprisingly a very large family.
Lake Malawi Cichilds by Mark Phillip Smith: This book is an excellent guide if you want to start getting into Malawi's. Again, it starts off with a very brief section on how to set up a tank but then gets into detailed chapters on different species and habitats of Malawi cichlids.
Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies by Gregory Skomal: This book I find good as a very basic introduction into the world of Saltwater. It's very well laid out and easy to follow, but the information seems to be very basic. Once you've read this book however, I would imagine further reading is required once you decide on which type of tank you are intersted in keeping.
I also have these 2 books on order:
The Nano-reef Handbook: The Ultimate Guide To Reef Systems Under 15 Gallons by Christopher Brightwell
The Ocean At Home: An Illustrated History Of the Aquarium by Bernd Brunner