GENERAL BOOKS ON AQUARIUM FISH AND/OR AQUARIUM KEEPING (Some rides embrace groups of fish other than freshwater tropicals, e.g. coldwater, tropical marine.)

Axelrod, H.R., Burgess, WE., Pronek, N., and J.G. Walls (frequently updated editions; coauthors may change with editions), Dr Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes. TFH Publications, Inc., Neptune City, NJ, USA. (A mammoth illustrated catalogue covering thousands of freshwater fish species.)

Bailey, M. and G. Sandford (1995), The Ultimate Aquarium. Anness Publishing Ltd., London. 256 pp. (Sound practical advice on setting up and maintaining an aquarium (part 1), plus details of the care and breeding of major groups of ornamental fish (part 2). The two parts are also available separately, as Caring far your Aquarium and The New Guide to Aquarium Fish.

Bailey, M., and N. Dakin (1998), The Aquarium Fish Handbook. New Holland, London. 159pp. (The biotope approach to keeping freshwater, brackish, and marine tropicals.)

Coney, D.J. (1986), The Encyclopaedia of Aquarium Fish. Treasure Press, London. 224 pp. (An A-Z offish and aquarium terms, covering freshwater and marine systems.)

Riehl, R. and H. Baensch (1987), Aquarium Atlas, Vols. I, II, III. Mergus, Germany (Comprehensive three-volume encyclopaedia of species.).

Sterba, G. (1967), Freshwater Fishes of the World. Studio Vista, London. 879 pp. (Restricted in scope because of its age, but still a useful guide to species that have been in the aquarium hobby for many years. Out of print, but should be available from libraries.)

Van Ramshorst, J.D. (managing editor) (1991), The Complete Aquarium Encyclopaedia of Tropical Freshwater Fish. The Promotional Reprint Company Ltd., Leicester, for Bookmark Ltd. 391 pp.

BOOKS DEALING WITH SPECIFIC GROUPS OF FISH

Au, D. (1998), Back to Nature Guide to Discus. Fohrman, Sweden. 126 pp. (Up-to-date sensible basic guide to maintenance and breeding.)

Axelrod, H.R. and WE. Burgess (1979), Freshwater Angelfishes. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 93 pp.

Burgess, WE. (1989), An Atlas of Freshwater and Marine Catflshes. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 784 pp.

Dawes, J. (1991), Livebearing Fishes - A Guide to their Aquarium Care, Biology and Classification. Blandford, London. 240 pp.

Gery, J (1977), Characoids of the World. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 672 pp.

Hellner, S. (1990), Killifish. Barrons Educational Series, New York. 72 pp. Keenleyside, M. (ed.) (1991), Cichlid Fishes: Behaviour, Ecology, and Evolution.

Chapman & Hall, London. 378 pp. (A compendium of scientific papers, of interest to the serious cichlid aquarist.)

Konings, A. (ed.) (1991), Enjoying Cichlids. Cichlid Press, Germany. 240 pp. (Good general guide to the family and its maintenance.)

Konings, A. (1995), Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat (2nd edition). Cichlid Press, Germany. 352 pp.

Konings, A. (1998), Tanganyika Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Cichlid Press, Texas, USA. 272 pp.

Lambert, D. and P. Lambert (1995), Platies and Swordtails. Blandford, London. 124 pp.

Lambourne, D. (1995), Corydoras Catfish. Blandford, London. 127 pp.

Linke, H. & W Staeck (1994), African Cichlids I: Cichlids from West Africa. Tetra Press, Germany. 200 pp.

Linke, H. & W Staeck (1994), American Cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. Tetra Press, Germany. 232 pp.

Loisell, P.V (1994), The Cichlid Aquarium. Tetra Press, Germany 447 pp.

Scheel, J.J. (1990), Rivulins of the Old World. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. (Old world killifish by a recognised authority.)

Schulte, W (1988), Piranhas in the Aquarium. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 128 pp.

Scott, P.W (1987), A Fishkeeper's Guide to Livebearing Fishes. Salamander, London. 117 pp.

Seuss, W (1993), Corydoras. Dahne Verlag, Germany. 218 pp.

Stawikowski, R. & U. Werner (1998), Die Buntbarsche Amerikas, Vol. I. Eugen Ulmer, Germany. 540 pp. (By far the most comprehensive work available on large and medium-sized neotropical cichlids, available at present only in German. A second volume, covering the remaining species, is in preparation. Possibility of English versions later.)

Walker, B. (1974), Sharks and Loaches. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 160 pp.

Wischnath, L. (1993), Atlas of Livebearers of the World. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 336 pp. In addition the following series of books on ornamental fish are available, with further titles likely in the future.

Aqualex (Dahne Veriag, Germany; website at http://www.aquanet.de). (Pictorial softback catalogues of groups of fish, with maintenance and behaviour hints. Volumes on Malawi and Tanganyika cichlids published to date. Accompanying CD-ROM available for both books, plus CD-ROM Digital Lexicon of Tropical Freshwater Fish covering 800 species.)

Aqualog (Veriag A.C.S, Germany; website at http://www.aqualog.de). (Very similar to Aqualex in concept, but no CD-ROM versions). Most recent volumes hardback. Also maintenance guides, with background information on the groups covered. Published to date: Catalogues of Neotropical Cichlids (3 vols), Discus and Angelfish, Malawi Cichlids (two volumes), Livebearers, Old World Killifish (two volumes), Labyrinth Fish, Loricariid Catfish, Corydoras Catfish, Rainbowfish, Freshwater Stingrays; maintenance guides on Malawi Cichlids; Freshwater Shrimps, Crayfish, and Crabs; Loricariid Catfish; Discus; Rainbowfish; Freshwater Stingrays.)

Back to Nature (Fohrman Aquaristik, Sweden). (Basic guides to groups of fish, with general maintenance details and catalogue of species with specific details. Published to date:

Malawi Cichlids; Tanganyika Cichlids; Catfish;

Discus; Plants.)

REGIONAL FISH FAUNAS:

Note: Some of these books are hard to track down, and some arc occasional publications which are either scarce or only locally available. Sec below for a list of specialist book suppliers. There are very few books in the English language which cover the freshwater fish faunas of Central and South America. J = Published in a Journal.

Alien, G.R. (1982), A Feld Guide to the Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Australia, xvi + 86 pp. (+ plates).

Alien, G.R. (1989), Freshwater Fishes of Australia. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 240 pp.

Alien, G.R (1991), Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Publication No. 9 of the Christensen Research Institute, New Guinea. 268 pp.

Ataur Rahman, A.K. (1989), Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Zoological Survey, Bangladesh. 364 pp.

Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull (1988), The Fishes of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe National Museums and Monuments, Harare, Zimbabwe. 294 pp.

Brichard, P. (1978) Cichlids and all the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 544 pp.

Datta Munshi, J.S. and M.P. Srivastava (1988), Natural History of Fishes and Systematics of Freshwater Fishes of India. Delhi: Narendra Publishing House, xviii + 403 pp.

Eccles, D.H. (1992), Field Guide to the Freshwater fishes of Tanzania. (FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes). Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome. v +145 pp.

Inger, R.F and P. K. Chin (1990), The Freshwater Fishes of North Borneo. (Reprint of the 1962 edition by the Sabah Zoological Society, Sabah, Malaysia) 268 pp. (plus supplementary chapter by PK. Chin, 47 pp.).

Jayaram, K.C. (1981), The Freshwater Fishes of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Sri Lanka - a handbook. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, xxii + 475 pp.

Konings, A. (1990), Cichlids and all the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. TFH Publications, Neptune City, NJ, USA. 495 pp.