Rikostan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) I get it, I do. The internet is awesome. Tons of info that is indexed, cross referenced, and endlessly debated. I'm a fan. I have a Kindle and read tons of ebooks and, almost all my music is digital these days too... BUT ( I like big buts), I still enjoy cracking open a "real" book now and then. So are there any aquarist (aquariist?) related books or magazines you enjoy reading or found particular helpful? Maybe there were just great shots of the fish, or maybe they explained something in a way you found really helpful... I'm not picky. TIA! {EDIT} I should have searched first. I would delete this if I could, but anybody seeing this, look here instead of commenting on this post. Edited August 19, 2020 by Rikostan Didn't search. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Well, if you aren't picky and don't mind classic aquarium books, I recommend this 1936 The Complete Aquarium Book. It is available to download free from this forum. Here is the link to the complete book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikostan Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Daniel said: Well, if you aren't picky and don't mind classic aquarium books, I recommend this 1936 The Complete Aquarium Book. It is available to download free from this forum. Here is the link to the complete book. Thanks, that'll be fun to scan through! 2 minutes ago, Streetwise said: Ugh, Guess I should have searched first. I just looked on the first page... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 If you like discus and pictures of Amazonian habitats, these 2 by Heiko Bleher will give hours of fun. Lots of nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I have many of the old aquarium fish breeding books, from varies series and authors. I prefer those over searching the internet for techniques. I also like searching eBay for "aquarium book" and seeing what comes up. I've found a lot of cool old fish books that way. There are also a lot of TFH magazine full sets on eBay, I'm sure those would be fun to read through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikostan Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Some awesome answers, thanks to all! I'd give them each a "thanks" but I guess I've used up my reactions for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) '77 was a good year for me and fish. I was working at a pet store and eagerly waiting for each TFH to come out. I just picked up this complete 1977 set from Eric Bodrock at AllOddBallAquatics. I am reliving both inventorying the neon tetra tank and dating my first girlfriend Tammy G. Edited August 19, 2020 by Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, Rikostan said: Some awesome answers, thanks to all! I'd give them each a "thanks" but I guess I've used up my reactions for the day. Same thing on my end. I didn't think I had used up my likes for the day, but that's what the message says. I did get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, maybe I used them up then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikostan Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Looking through the All Oddball site brings back so many memories! i know I owned some of that stuff. I wasn't cool enough to work at a pet store, but I did spend a lot of time at the two places close to me that sold fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikostan Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just now, Daniel said: Same thing on my end. I didn't think I had used up my likes for the day, but that's what the message says. I did get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, maybe I used them up then? LOL! So many inappropriate jokes to make there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 No offense to present company intended (including our generous host) but the coolness bar for working at a pet store in 1977 was fairly low. I think their main concern was that they didn't want an employee that would steal fish (the person before me did just that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalFins Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PFK is one of the gold standard magazines, but it costs a hefty dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Daniel said: No offense to present company intended (including our generous host) but the coolness bar for working at a pet store in 1977 was fairly low. I think their main concern was that they didn't want an employee that would steal fish (the person before me did just that). @Daniel Got any electronic version of books? The proper care of guppies by Shubel, Stan is available for free here: https://archive.org/details/propercareofgupp00stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Chandra said: @Daniel Got any electronic version of books? Just the 2 that @J. Mantooth and myself uploaded to the Forum and And also the November 1936 issue of The Aquarium magazine where the Neon Tetra is introduced I am gathering more issues of The Aquarium from the 1930s to send to @J. Mantooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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