Karen said: >I'd contact both Barrons and Microcosm too. Both are producing a number of >top-quality aquarium books these days. James said: I hadn't thought about them, but you are right - the small Barrons books are excellent for all but the most experienced. Dave said: Don't forget Tetra Press. My first plant book was "Aquarium Plants" by Barry James, and I still think it's a great book on the basics (of course, I'm still mastering the "basics"). (And I love the picture of the planted bowl opposite the table of contents...) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Engle Jacksonville, NC ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, e-mail majordomo@thekrib.com with "unsubscribe aga-contest" in the body of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, add "subscribe aga-contest-digest" in the same message. Old messages are available at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-contest