Animal Care at Home


	Shedd Aquarium is dedicated to the care of animals. We've compiled this list of references to help you provide the best care for your animals at home. Tetra Press Aquariology Series, Four Volumes Fish Disease and Treatment Popular Magazines Web Sites Other animals Water quality, general Captive Seawater Fishes, Steven Spotte, 1992 John Wiley and Sons Publishers ISBN 0-471-54554-6 This is probably more suitable for professionals and advanced hobbyists. Definitely not for beginners. Marine and Reef and Freshwater Aquariums The Reef Aquarium A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates, Vols. 1 and 2 Julian Sprung and Charles Delbeek, 1997 Ricordea Publishing ISBN1-883693-13-6 The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium Svein A. Fossa and Alf Jacob Nilsen, 1996 Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag Bornheim, Germany These are both excellent books. top Tetra Press Aquariology Series, Four Volumes The Science of Fish Health Management ISBN 1-56465-105-3 Fish Breeding and Genetics ISBN 1-56465-106-3 Fish Anatomy, Physiology and Nutrition ISBN 1-56464-107-X Fish Diseases and Water Chemistry ISBN 1-56464-108-8 A nice set of general reference books, lots of good information. top Fish Disease and Treatment Fish Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Edward J. Noga, 1995 Mosby Electronic Publishing ISBN 1-55664-374-8 A good source for veterinarians, professionals and advanced hobbyists. Fish Medicine Michael K. Stoskopf, 1993 W. B. Saunders ISBN 0-7216-2629-7 A comprehensive book for veterinarians and professional managers. top Popular Magazines FAMA, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine TFH, Tropical Fish Hobbyist Aquarium Fish Magazine All three are helpful with articles and as sources for various products. top Web Sites Taxonomy and biology Fishbase http://www.fishbase.org Flmnh http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu, the Florida Museum of Natural History Field http://www.fieldmuseum.org Field Museum of Natural History AFS http://www.fisheries.org the American Fisheries Society Neodat http://www.neodat.org freshwater fishes of the American tropics. Tree of life http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/ fascinating site about evolution, biodiversity, etc. Most of these contain links to other interesting sites. *General, commercial* E nature http://www.enature.com a commercial site with nice species profiles and other links. top Other animals Sea turte http://www.seaturtle.org SASI http://www.sasionline.org the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute Reptile http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/LivingReptiles.html top