992 pages, hardcover. By Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod. This highly informative book is the biggest and most successful of all books designed to be identification guides to all of the tropical fish species available This highly informative book is the biggest and most successful of all books designed to be identification guides to all of the tropical fish species available. Beautifully illustrated with 1,800 full-color photos, this new edition (the ninth) provides basic maintenance information on each species shown, and is fully indexed and cross-referenced by both scientific and common names. It also includes a large section devoted to dealing with aquarium maintenance, plants and fish breeding. This mini-Atlas has as one of its handiest features the use of space-saving symbols in the captions which provide at-a-glance information about feeding habits, aquarium lighting, aquarium setup, reproduction, temperaments and other factors. fish book how to care instructions