[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – Useful websites

Useful websites

Most aquatic organizations have websites that give up-to-date contact telephone numbers and mailing addresses. The following is a selection of currently operating sites:

American Cichlid Association

• www.cichlid.org
• Features news, advice, contacts, and a gallery and chat room for fans of these popular aquarium fish.

American Killifish Association

• www.aka.org
• Helps to promote the keeping and breeding of these attractive and interesting egg-layers.

American Livebearer Association

• www.livebearers.org
• Livebearer photos and links. Aquatic Gardeners Association

(AGA)

• www.aquatic-gardeners.org/links.html
• A list of resources relating to aquatic plants, both for the home aquarium and ponds, with links also to local aquarium clubs in the US and further afield.

Australia New Guinea Fishes Association (ANGFA)

• www.angfa.org.au
• A site devoted to the freshwater fish of Australia and New Guinea, especially rainbowfish. ANGFA links both hobbyists and scientists.

Betta Source.com

• www.bettasource.com
• Information and advice on keeping, breeding, and showing bettas.

Canadian Association of Aquarium Clubs (CAOAC)

• www.caoac.ca/clubs.html
• Details about the wide range of both local and specialist aquatic clubs to be found in Canada.

FishBase

• www.fishbase.org/home.htm
• An invaluable, comprehensive online taxonomic resource, which also provides a great deal of information about individual species, many of which are illustrated.

Goldfish Society of America

• www.goldfishsociety.org
• An essential point of reference for fans of these coldwater fish.

International Fancy Guppy Association

• www.ifga.org
• A well-established organization dedicated to these attractive livebearers, with regional North American clubs and associations listed here.

International Federation of Online Clubs and Aquatic Societies (IFOCAS)

• www.ifocas.org
• Umbrella body linking organizations in more than 50 countries.

Koivet

• www.koivet.com
• Site specializing in the health of koi and goldfish; covers koi herpes.

Loaches Online

• www.loaches.com
• Includes a species database, details of disease treatment, and much more.

Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA)

• www.masna.org
• An extensive online resource dealing with all aspects of marine fishkeeping.

North American Native Fishes Association

• www.nanfa.org
• Covers native species occurring in Canada, the US, and Mexico.

Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)

• www.pijac.org
• US-based trade organisation involved with regulatory issues.

PIJAC is also represented in Canada. Planet Catfish

• www.planetcatfish.com
• In-depth website, with information on L-numbers and breeding.