500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species (Firefly Visual Reference) Hardcover – August 15, 2006

I like the accurate description of today's popular aquarium inhabitants.

Nice book with lots of information about a lot of fish, their temperament, size, and other pertinent

Nice book , the printing is so same with glasses on is still hard to read.. but I guess you don’t alway get what u pay for.the picture are outstanding.. books size little to small …

This is a great reference book for any serious aquarist.I am still a beginner aquarist, and on my first attempt at an aquarium, many of my fish died. The problem was that I mixed different types of fish together. For example, I had Angelfish, Discus, and Gold fish, together with three other types, all in one tank. That was not very wise. The Gold fish were eating the smaller fish (though the pet shop told me they wouldn't), and many who were not eaten died of bite wounds.I removed the Gold fish and kept the other fish together. Still, six out of the eight Discus died. I couldn't figure out why. There were no fish bigger than them in the aquarium. On further reading, I realized that the water temperature was the culprit. Discus like warm water, anywhere from 26 to 30 Celsius, even slightly warmer for breeding. Angelfish, however, prefer temperatures up to 28 Celsius, and not higher. The other types of fish had their water temperature requirements as well. The water temperature in my aquarium was too low for the Discus.I removed the Discus fish and put them in an aquarium on their own with a water temperature of 30 Celsius. They seem to be very happy! It is to be hoped that I'll get little baby Discus soon!This book gave me details about the fish I have and how to create their specific habitat. Water temperature, as mentioned above, is very important, but there are other important factors as well. For example, Discus fish like water that is soft and acid. I put driftwood in my tank to achieve this water quality. I also heavily planted (with real plants) the back and sides of my aquarium. Discus like a densely planted environment. They like to lay their eggs vertically on plants or rocks. So I added natural rocks as well. Discus also like to be within their species. Putting one or two discus in an aquarium is not wise. The Discus might survive, but they won't be happy, and this will show on their body color (usually faint colors). Put a minimum of eight Discus together and they will manifest beautiful skin colors.Where do I get all this information? From this book of course! This book should be in every aquarist's library.

All about each and every Tropical Fish for Aquariums. Ok fine, but the book it self is very thick and small and hard to handle with small printing telling the reader the stats about the picture of each fish in the book binding area. When you ware three part glass lenses it is really hard to get focus in the binding of the book plus it is very heavy. Not comfortable for my wife too help her with information for her fish hobby. DR

Book was new & shipped in excellent condition. Flipped through it, Seems a interesting read for a hobbyist aquarist looking for a snapshot view of fishes that might be available.

Was happy to receive the book, found it well layedout and the quality of the fish photos are great with good description of the different species. Hard to find these kinds of Species books in the market these days. Happy customer!

This was a perfect gift for those that have a fresh water aquarium. It had great full color pictures. It was a hit.

This book was ldeal for me.All l needed to know about tropical fish. There size and Characteristics.

Nice book

Great choice for aquarium fans. Helpful for choosing fish. Includes short basic infos about water needs, temperature, nutrition and behavior. Most of all, it's fun to look at because almost every page (out of >500) has a colored photo. Some reviews complained about photo quality, which surprised me. Sure, it's not Instagram, but totally fine! I am sure this is fun for kids too. I have had aquarium fish for the past 30 years and I recommend it!

As others have stated, this is a great guide book for beginners. It lists 500 (I'm assuming, I can't say I counted them all for the sake of accuracy) of the more common freshwater fish one is likely to find in a pet store.My only hesitation from giving it 5 starts is that I would've liked it more if it included a rating on the difficulty of keeping each kind of fish. There are plenty of fish in the book that someone might think would make for a great addition to their aquarium due to their beauty and add them without knowing beforehand that they're difficult fish for beginners.In that case, I would recommend the Baensch Aquarium Atlas Photo Index 1-5, or any of the Baensch books. I have their first which I used for years (and is still my main reference guide), and just got their Index 1-5 which I'm extremely happy with.This is probably a 4.5, but since that's not an option, I went with the 4 rating rather than the 5 I would give to the Baensch reference guides. One certainly wouldn't go wrong with this one. DEFINITELY worth the price (I paid $18.77).

I recently purchased 4 kinds of fish from my local fish store. I then got this book so I could read more about them and track my various fish over time. NONE OF MY FISH ARE IN THE BOOK!!? I am returning the book.