Fish disease book?

[virginiadiver69]

Can anybody recommend a book that goes into good detail on common and not so common fish diseases? I know there is a lot of info here but a reference book will also be handy.

 

[bchristie]

Untergasser's book is a good, simple book for beginners:

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Fish..._bbs_sr_2/104-5807459-8187151?ie=UTF8&s=books

And Noga's Fish Medicine is the bible for fish disease:

http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Disease-..._bbs_sr_1/104-5807459-8187151?ie=UTF8&s=books

For a good in depth advanced text, Stoskopf's Fish Medicine is a wonderful reference, but out of print and becoming more difficult to find.

 

[bchristie]

Sorry, Noga's book is Fish Disease, not fish medicine...brain working faster than my fingers at the moment.

 

[TerryB]

The two books suggested are excellent. However, they are college texts and a bit over the head of the average hobbyist (and expensive). Try looking for one on fish health management. I have a good book at work, but I can't think of the author or the exact name at the moment.

TerryB

 

[virginiadiver69]

bump

 

[Conky]

I find Noga's book difficult to use...in general. It relies upon case studies. You really can't just look up symptoms and figure out what's going on.

Stoskoppf is a bit better...but still difficult to use.

Untergasser is actually pretty decent...and it shows you how to do proper necropsies/scrapes/etc. A bit outdated, though.

I honestly agree that Fish Health Management by Tetra Press is one of the more useful books you can have. Along with their Aquariology series. A lot of people bash them as being "low level", but in reality, they are more useful for the home aquarist than anything else I have encountered.

 

[virginiadiver69]

Thanks for the advice. I am new to this so "low level" will be just fine. I am looking for something that will outline common ailments and remedies. Tetra seems to be a mainstay so I will go ahead and pick this one up. I have gotten some fine help with this forum already but I think a reference book will be helpful also.

 

[Conky]

VADiver...

Where's Gum Spring by the way? I graduated from VA TECH and used to work at zooquatic in the Burg. Now I'm an aquarist for a zoo.

 

[virginiadiver69]

It's about 20-30 mi east of C'ville. Goochland County. Did you study marine bio at Tech? Talk about taking your hobby to the extreme. I bet a Houston zoo aquarium is quite impressive.