The "Tropical Fish" booklist below also contains some general
titles on aquariums and fishkeeping all written by the world's top
fishkeepers. For Coldwater fishes please
check out the Goldfish and Koi pages.
MOST TITLES BELOW ARE SECOND USER - ALL ARE IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE
Partial Author's List. (Our recommendations in BOLD type)
Reg. Dutta, Dick Mills,
Gwynne Vevers, Anthony Evans, Leslie Katterns, Braz Walker, Herbert
Axelrod, Klaus Paysan, George Cust, Peter Bird, Peter
Scott, Warren Burgess, Cliff Emmens, Ray Hunziker. Dr. W.
Innes, Cliff Harrison, Mary Sweeney, A Fraser-Brunner, Derek
McInerny, Geoffrey Gerard, Jim Kelly, Alwyne Wheeler, John Dawes, Wiliam
Vorderwinkler, Kathy Jinkings,

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MISCELLANEOUS FISH AND
AQUARIUM BOOKS
(and
some interesting CD's on the bottom of the page)
EMMENSTEP
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STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO TROPICAL FISH by Dr C Emmens
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great, easy to read little textbook
£4.90
including UK postage |
ULTAQUA
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ISBN:
1 84309 035 X
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THE
ULTIMATE AQUARIUM
2004. 256 pages
A definitive guide to
identifying and keeping freshwater and marine fishes
by Mary Bailey and Gina Sandford.
Fully illustrated with over 700 photographs
£13.50 plus £4 UK postage
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AFISHMILLS
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86272 083 4
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Aquarium
Fish
by Dick Mills
pp.302
Eyewitness Books
Published at £14.99
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CONCEN
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0 7064 0380 0
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THE
CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TROPICAL FISH
by
T.W.Julian. Illustrated by Norman Weaver
Octopus
books. Spine slightly bleached.
HB.
pp 190
£3.90
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ESSENTIAL TROPICAL GUIDE
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AN
ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHOOSING YOUR TROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES in
the Tankmaster series
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CLIFFH
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0 572011 62 8.
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***
Popular
Tropical Fishes for your Aquarium,
Edited by by Cliff Harrison
latterly of PetFish monthly and Practical Fishkeeping magazines. Foulsham 1982.PB 106pp.
Our
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ATLAS FULL
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Dr.
Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes.
Edition with more
than 4000 photos in full colour. 992 Pages in Good Condition. TFH
Publications. Our Price £18.50 plus £7.00 UK recorded postage.
Total price £25.50
See
more Atlas's of Aquarium Fishes by Axelrod on the Encyclopaedias page
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USBORNE SPOTTERS
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SPOTTERS
GUIDE TO AQUARIUM FISHES
Superb little 64 page pocket
handbook . New
Our Price £4.90 post paid in
the UK
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JINKINGS
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00 413409 5
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Collins Family Pet
Guide AQUARIUM FISH
by Kathy Jinkings. A practical guide covering what equipment
and which fish to chose by an experienced fishkeeper.pp128
RRP £6.99
Our Price £2.99 plus £1 part UK postage
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MADSEN
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0 7137 0731 3
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A
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AQUARIUM
FISHES IN COLOUR
By J.M.Madsen in the Blandford
Colour series. Beautifully illustrated 250 page hardback
Our price £2.70 plus
£1.50 postage
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VEVERSHOME
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1984
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THE
COMPLETE HOME AQUARIUM
By Hans Mayland.
Translated by Dr. Gwynne Vevers of the ZSL
A superb large page read. 222
pages . Fully colour illustrated with excellent photography
Our Price £5.35 plus £2.35
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SETUPKELLY
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86622 291 X
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Setting Up an
Aquarium
by Jim Kelly
President of the Fancy Guppy Association. TFH. Fully colour
photo illustrated
pp.128 A very useful beginners guide.
Published price £4.99.
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AQUAFISH
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1 86019 773 6
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Aquarium
Fish.
HB. Pocket Guide. pp125. Originally £7.95.
By Eleanor Lawrence and Sue Harniess. Covers
freshwater and some marine species.
Our Price £ 4.99 plus £1.90 postage
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Corycats
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0 9511 959 0 5
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Corydoras
Catfishes
by David Sands.
Copiously illustrated hardback. pp100
D.B.Book of Preston
Our Price £5.99 plus £2 postage |
TYAquaria
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Teach
Yourself Indoor Aquaria
A much used
copy of an excellent little paperback
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The dust cover has been covered by a plastic wrap and therefore it has been protected from the first day it was bought.
KATTERNS

Our Price £7.99 including UK Postage
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Keeping Tropical Fish
by Leslie Katterns Published by Stanley Paul
Leslie B. Katterns - A former president of the National Aquarists Society.
Keeping Tropical Fish can be one of the most rewarding hobbies.In clear, understanding language, the author covers every aspect of keeping a tropical aquarium. Scientific names, phrases and technicalities have been reduced to an absolute minimum.The basic simplicity of keeping tropical fish is emphasised right from the start.
Book size : 19cm high x 13 cm wide (approx)
Condition: "Very Good" A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are in tact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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The
Practical Encyclopaedia of Tropical Aquarium Fishes
Dick Mills and Gwynne Vevers
Salamander
Books
Pages: 208
Year:- 1992
(This is the later edition, not the cover illustrated)
Plastic
custom dust cover protector .(Two
slightly scratched and library labelled pages do not interfere
with any text)
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PRICE £8.35 plus £5.55 recorded UK postage. Total Price
£13.90
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SPANISH
EDITION This book is also available in Spanish
below. ( In our "Foreign Language " pages)
TROP 1
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Dr.
Axelrod's Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes.
Min-Edition with
more than 1800 photos in full colour. 992 Pages in Good Condition.
TFH Publications. Our Price £18.50 plus £7.00 UK recorded
postage. Total price £25.50
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Aquariumfish
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ISBN:
0760708533
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Aquarium Fish
A beautifully texted and illustrated Hardback book whose
pages were too large for our scanner. pp.146
Pub Barnes and Noble./
All fish types are covered but no author is listed?
Originally listed at over £20.
Our Price £ 8.50 plus £4.90 postage |
RAINBOW
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ISBN:
0 7938 0376 4
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Rainbow Fishes
of Australia and New Guinea.
by Derek Lambert
Condition: NEW An Aquarium guide to maintenance and breeding.64 Glossy pages
packed with excellent data and pictures. TFH.1998
Our Price £5.50 plus £2 postage |
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fish are covered, with practical advice on how to set up &
maintain a marine or freshwater tank, types of heating &
filtration systems, lighting, food, temperatures, & suitable
plants, while topics of general interest such as anatomy,
genetics, evolution, diseases & their prevention are discussed
in full.
COFFEY
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The
Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish
David J. Coffey
First Edition
This encyclopedia is
designed to reveal the wide range of beautiful & fascinating
marine & freshwater fish now available.
224 Pages, 25 X 22 cms Approx.
£10.55 plus £4.90 postage
Over 200 species are
illustrated, with 160 in colour & 70 in black-and-white; over
1200 are described, including their size, place of origin,
coloration, their breeding habits, and, perhaps most important,
their ability to co-exist peacefully in the aquarium with fish of
their own & other species.
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OBSTF
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1 8547 1078 8
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The
Observers Book of Tropical Fishes
1996
Virtually New. pp188. Claremont Books
Our
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ETFLoose
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Exotic
Tropical Fishes -
The looseleaf file bound edition. 2 Volumes
TFH Publication dates vary with inserts. A voluminous production.
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TROP 2
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The
Interpet Bumper Guide to Tropical Aquarium Fishes
by Dick Mills. Full
Colour Hardback 318 pages VGC.. Our Price £3.00 plus £3.50 postage.
Total Price £ 6.50
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WITHOUT POSTAGE £6.49
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AXELVORDENCYC
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Encyclopaedia
of Tropical Fishes
by Axelrod and Vorderwinkler 800
pages.
New Revised Edition
TFH Publications . Book better
condition than illustrated
Our Price £12.50 plus £6 postage
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BEASLEY
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85533 209 3
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The
Mitchell
Beasley Pocket Guide to Aquarium Fishes
by Dr. Gwynne
Vevers
Our
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£4.95) plus £1.85 postage
Pocket
format is extremely useful. Gwynne Vevers is a foremost authority
and author and an ex-curator of the Aquarium at the London Zoo.
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HnH
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600 35683 3
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Freshwater
Aquarium Fishes
by George Hervey and Jack Hems. 1984 Reprint.
178 pages. Hamlyn.PB. Excellent text and good pictures from two
experts.
Our Price £5.95 plus postage
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ALWYNE2
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*****
A
Dictionary of the Fishes of the World
by Alwyne Wheeler of the
BMNH One of the best books from a foremost authority on fishes. A
STAR BUY. HB Huge and comprehensive.
Very
hard to obtain book. Our price £24.00 plus postage £5.80
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KELLY
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