Aquarium Fish Information
There is a great deal of aquarium fish information available via many various media forums. Raising fish as pets and food has been a hobby and occupation for over 2,000 years.
People have been keeping fish for a very long time – perhaps as long as there's been something to put the fish in. The widespread practice of keeping fish in the home has the invention of sheet glass to thank. Those who have been keeping fish for more than a few years can tell you that there is so much information for the marine aquarium enthusiast, that you'd be hard pressed to read it all in a single lifetime.
Books
Thus, it seems best to press on and find a specific topic that is of particular use or interest to you. For instance, there are so many book about aquascaping in general that it might be instructional to pick up a book dedicated to aquarium rocks or starfish. Most libraries carry such books. If you can't be bothered with returning the books, you can also find them online for purchase.
These may not give you the most up-to-date aquarium fish information, because it takes a long time to get to the publisher, the printing and binding take a few months to years from one end to the other. If your information needs to be more up to date than that, you'll want to try something that can go live more quickly, like periodicals.
Magazines
Like many hobbies, keeping fish has an avid following and several dedicated periodicals. While much of the content could charitably call fluff, many of the articles are meaty and useful to the fist-time keeper. Since many are digitally indexed, you can do a search for keywords and topics to go right to the article that interests you. Many libraries carry their magazine collections as microfiche.
Online
Looking up information has become second nature to many, what with the advent of broadband connectivity for the masses in the last few years. You can find just about anything addressed by an expert in the field. As such, there is a wealth of information that you may be hit with all at once.
You should be very careful when using the internet as a primary research tool for aquarium fish information, however. Even the most heavily travelled websites are prone to poor research and errors. Always check sources and try to find the original article – you may be surprised how few even cite sources. The trick to finding aquarium fish information isn't finding what is available, but what is actually useful.
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