American Aquarium Fishes
by Robert J. Goldstein with Rodney W. Harper and Richard Edwards

For many tropical fish hobbyists and breeders, information on aquarium keeping is limited to goldfish and exotic fishes commonly available in pet stores. Existing guides ignore native American species simply because few people have collected, kept, and successfully propagated them, and reliable information is difficult to find. In American Aquarium Fishes, Robert J. Goldstein and other serious aquarists applying their specialized expertise on North American fishes have compiled a comprehensive guide to hundreds of native fishes suitable for the home aquarium.

American Aquarium Fishes corrects misconceptions about minnows and suckers; pygmy sunfishes and dwarf catfishes; perches and their tiny relatives, the darters; and even the mysterious blind cave fishes. This first-of-its-kind guide provides step-by-step instructions on where to find, how to identify, how to catch, and how to keep and breed these and many other native fishes. Goldstein explains why fishes occur where they do, discusses protected species, and offers guidance on the rules for collecting in each state. He also gives detailed instructions on how to transport and ship native fishes across the country and around the world.

A chapter on aquarium plants by Richard Edwards provides details on collecting and propagating the most adaptable and beautiful aquatic plants likely to be encountered by fish collectors anywhere.

Goldstein has provided a unique tool for American naturalists and has added a new dimension to the international hobby of breeding aquarium fishes. Destined to become the standard guide for maintaining and breeding American fishes, American Aquarium Fishes will be useful to aquarists, hobbyists, and biologists.

ROBERT J. GOLDSTEIN, whose Ph.D. is in microbiology and parasitology, is an environmental consultant in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves on the Habitat and Environmental Protection Advisory Panel of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

Number Twenty-eight: W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series

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