Tropical fish guide?

Question

Which is the best book out there to get on tropical fish.
I would like pictures of the fish and obviously info on the fish.

Answer 1

Also, don't discount the availibility of web resources. There are a lot of websites with "MIS"information, but a lot of good ones as well. Almost every fish group has a National or International Organization promoting it's keeping and breeding, and these websites can contain more up-to-date info.

Some examples:
http://www.ibcbettas.org/
http://www.ifga.org/
http://www.cichlid.org/
http://www.internat-anabanassoc.org/
http://www.nanfa.org/
http://www.aka.org/aka/modules/content/index.php?id=2

Not only can you find info/articles, many have a forum where you can get "instant" answers to questions and talk with others keeping the species. May also have store/trading areas where you can get fish directly from breeders (which may be of far better quality than you see in stores, plus some of the more unusual species/varieties).

Answer 2

Dr. Axelrod's - Encyclopedia of tropical fish. It is expensive but has good colour photographs and covers the vast majority of fish available.

Answer 3

The best book I have seen and has lots of pictures too is tropical world and is written by Guppy Pike.

Answer 4

As someone else said, Dr. Axelrod's book is very good. Pay attention when you get it though. There is a smaller version and a full version. The small version has all the pictures of the full one but the full one has more information.

Answer 5

'An encyclopedia of aqaurium fish', it has coldwater, tropical and marine pictures and info containing their special requirements, size, diet.

Answer 6

there are lots go to a good book shop and have a look you will know which one you wane when you see it