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Not counting books on fish that don't have to do with aquariums or books on general petkeeping that have sections on fish, or fish magazines, I have gathered together my fishkeeping books and have a nice stack about two feet tall! So I am making a list so I can keep track of what books I have. I also have one book that I left in a box in Indiana, and I'll add that when I get there (in like 3 weeks) because I don't have the bibliographical information now. I thought it might be fun to compare reading lists and see who has the same books and what all they are and recommendations and stuff (and practice in bibliography writing!). I guess I will add a 5-star rating system too to be helpful. (ratings will be weighted for publication time... some information has changed since a lot of them were published)

Axelrod, Dr. Herbert R. and William Vorderwinkler. Encyclopedia of Tropical Fishes: New Edition!. Thirtieth Edition. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H, 1995 *****

Axelrod, Dr. Herbert R., et al. Exotic Tropical Fishes. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publication date unknown ****

Axelrod, Dr. Herbert R.. Breeding Aquarium Fishes: A Complete Introduction. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1995 ****

Emmens, Dr. C. W.. Miniature Reef Aquarium In Your Home. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1988 ***

Emmens, Dr. Cliff W.. Marine Fishes and Invertebrates in Your Own Home. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1988 ****

Fenner, Robert M. The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Shelburne, Vermont: Microcosm Ltd., 1998

Innes, Dr. William T.. The Innes Book: Exotic Aquarium Fishes 19th Edition Revised. Marwood, NJ: Aquariums Incorporated, 1966 ***** (very handy maps!)

James, Barry. A Fishkeepers Guide to Koi. Blacksburg, VA: Tetra Press, 1985 ***

Kahl, Wally, Burkard Kahl, and Dieter Vogt. Kosmos Atlas Aquarienfische. Spain: Kosmos, 2003 (Its in German, but the many pictures with scientific names are handy!) ****

Lawrence, Eleanor and Sue Harniess. An Instant Guide to Aquarium Fish. New York: Crescent Books, 1991 **

Learning About Aquariums. Harrison, NJ: The Pet Library, Ltd., 1980 *

Mills, . A Fishkeepers Guide to Marine Fishes. Blacksburg, VA: Tetra Press, 1990 ***

Mills, . Aquarium Fish. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1993 ****

Mozart, Homer. A Guide to Owning Guppies. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1996 ****

Nieuwenhuizen, A van den. Aquarium Beautiful. Neptune, NJ: yearBOOKS, Inc., Unknown publication date ***

Piednoir, Christian and Marie-Paule. 1000 Photos of Aquarium Fish. Hauppauge, New York: Barrons Educational Series, 2000 ***

Scheurmann, Ines. Aquarium Plants Manual. Hauppauge, New York: Barrons Educational Series, Unknown publication date ****

Schubert, Dr. Gothfried. Cure and Recognize Aquarium Fish Diseases. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1974 ****

Scott, Peter W.. A Fishkeepers Guide to Livebearing Fishes. London: Salamander Books Ltd., 1987 ****

Scott, Peter W.. The Complete Aquarium. London: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1996 ****

Vierke, Dr. Jorg. Your Home Aquarium. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1995 ***

Walker, Braz. Angelfish. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H., 1974 ****

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My personal library has about 20-25 boks in it, some of them quite vintage, but my 'real' library, the one I can access whenever I please, is a tad bigger:

http://www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com/library_books.php

Niiice. There are a few aquarium books in the public library system here, but no aquarium societies ( ) Of course, I've borrowed a lot of the fish books from the library too... don't have much info on those though.

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