best freshwater book ever read?

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yasherkoach
 
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best freshwater book ever read?

by yasherkoach

I tend to read anything by Peter Hiscock...what is your take?


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

I see no one reads books or at least good books.

I realize we live in an internet world; even I use the internet everyday. I research online about fish as well. But I thought someone would have read a book on fish...but maybe not.

If anyone does read a book, check out Peter Hiscock.


seankh
 
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by seankh

books? what is a book? lol....


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

I see that...what is a book? I guess I am showing my age, I am 49. I love books. Not e-books. But books with actual pages.

I realize I live in a different world when it comes to using my eyes to read. I research a lot online too; but nothing beats a good book.

But I guess people figure, why should I buy a book when I can get everything I need on the internet...and for free.

So I understand. Bt I thought I'd get at least 1 or 2 people to suggest a book they've read about the fish hobby. But I guess not.

Eventually this thread will be pushed down and down until it is not at the top of this list. I almost ready to delete the post. But maybe, just maybe, someone may say, I read this and this book.

Only time will tell..........................


seankh
 
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by seankh

im just to lazy to pick up a book. if i have a problem i ask my dad since he seems to know everything or use the internet.


Tmercier834747
 
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by Tmercier834747

I think if any of our members are reading books it may be those who are saltwater oriented. As you say the reason many of us, including myself don't delve into the book world is simlply because there's so much cross referencing and free information on the internet.
As little as the world of freshwater is I've found so many discrepancies in theories and simple things --- such as the naming of fish. It's so much easier to take in 8-10 sources searched by google in a period of 2 hours, rather than go to the library and dig up a bunch of books to search through for an answer, if you dig me.
I don't discredit the value of books, I'd rather spend my time crediting the value of cross referencing and the ease of such on the (as gumbii would say) interwebs.


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

I understand completely, online cross-referncing is much easier. Don't get me wrong, I use the internet a lot for fishkeeping.

Just a few hours ago, I dug up another earthworm, and placed it into the freshwater tank. It made itself into the gravel, disappearing from sight. I feed the small worms to the fish, but the real long ones (the one I just put in the tank was about 6 inches long), can live submersed underwater for months possibly longer. The reason I cross-referenced online this time (I did weeks ago on earthworms living in freshwater tanks, 9 out of 10 sites were for the idea, even a North Carolina State biological study supported the idea) is I wanted to know if the worms would mate. I had a few others I placed in the tank, and I wanted to know if they would mate. The census is, they could mate, but because they are not in soil, it is unlikely that any babies would survive.

I must have went to about 25 sites. So I agree Tmercier83 that the internet is, especially these days, the way to go. I just was wondering if any would suggest a book they read.

I have about 20 books on freshwater aquariums, finding Peter Hiscock, a marine biologist himself, to be my favorite writer.

But like I said, I am 49, and I always enjoy a good book to read even outside of fishkeeping. But I completely understand today's world. My son who is 30 has not picked up a book to read since high school.

On the other hand, what about favorites web sites for reading about fishkeeping, anyone suggest any? I hanged a lot at http://faq.thekrib.com a lot before I even bought an aquarium. Anyone else have a web site to recommend?

Nevertheless, thanks for the comments.


Tmercier834747
 
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by Tmercier834747

There's a few ''specialist'' sources I like to rely on for a few things...examples are planetcatfish.com - catfish, and loaches.com - needs no explanation. lol

Probably one of my faves is http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/ . They have interesting articles with a bit of zazz and sense of humor in some instances. Seems to be a site mostly dedicated to knowlege and information based on personal experiences of the webmaster and associates, as they seem to have quite a bit of experience with a variety of flora and fauna.

The browsing of their articles isn't as well categorized, user-friendly, or aesthetic as some sites but I almost always have a good read there. Also some of their information could be subject to cross-reference. Check out the ''puffer'' link for example. At least they're ballsy enough to put the stuff in question right out in the air.


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

Tmercier83, that was a great site, aqualand, I spent about 2 hours there. I have it bookmarked. I truly appreciate that site. Great pictures, fine sense of humor and a lot of good knowledge. Thanks much

I am going to start a new post on, your best web sites on fish?

thanks much pal...anymore sites, I am open to read them

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