1.BOOKS

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.)