Fresh water aquarium book

[Why2zee]

I am a proud owner of:

Freshwater Aquariums for Dummies, 2nd edition
by Maddy and Mic Hargrove

Also:

The Simple Guide to Freshwater Aquariums
David E Boruchowitz.

Found both at PetSmart and a good deal with my Petperks card.

Both are pretty good, and I generally cross-check on the internet.

Interestingly enough, PetSmart had 3-fold brochures on pretty much every kind of fish they stock, and classified by level of experience that would be optimal for proper care. Simple, straightforward guide to requirements and a checklist to decide if this fish is for you. And it was FREE !

 

[Why2zee]

For some reason there seems to be an anti-book trend among heavy internet users. I think it's not fair, books are still the best way to educate yourself. I work in the IT and I have never seen the same extensive amount of information in a single book available on a single web site. The internet is a great source, but only as an additional source

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Well said. I am also in IT, including an early adapter of the Internet. One of my brothers is also Circulation Librarian at a major university, and helped develop some of the original algorithms of search engines...including that point at which the user spaces out completely.

The fundamentals of anatomy, biology, chemistry and natural history are pretty static. The internet is good for finding new stuff, especially bells and whistles for your setup.

Invest in some external reference guides that you can put a for-real bookmark in. Worst case, it will make your internet searches more effective and efficient without finding yourself redirected to shopping channels and porn sites.

 

[Latvian]

Thank you guys all for your replies and help.

Actually, I am with Espada that the Internet is an additional source of information.

And I don't know about others, but I prefer reading a book over staring at a screen for hours.

I have always been a big fan of hardcopy books over online/PDF books. I appreciate your advices and started to borrow guides to setup and maintain freshwater tanks from the library.

Thanx