Native fish are fun and interesting to keep, but finding information about them can be a bit daunting. Your local fish shop may carry few, if any, books on the subject. Fortunately, these books are available online, and are priced for any budget.
Peterson's Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes
This field guide covers nearly 800 freshwater species found in North America and Canada. Included is everything from distribution maps to information about habitat and behavior. For the native fish lover, this guide is a must.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American
You can't go wrong with any Audubon Field Guide. This one is packed with photos and covers a wide range of native fish, and is very reasonably priced.
North American Native Fishes For The Home Aquarium
If you want to bring home native fish and keep them in an aquarium, this is the perfect book for you. Covering setting up a tank, finding and bringing the fish home,feeding, disease diagnosis and treatment, and breeding. To top it off, the price is excellent. Definitely a must for native fish enthusiasts.
Freshwater Fishes An Introduction to Familiar North American Species
While not as comprehensive as McClane's Field Guide, this pocket-sized book is still packed with lots of good information. If you are looking for a book to take when you are traveling light, this is one does nicely.
The Fascinating Fresh Water Fish Book
An educational book covering a wide variety of fish and other aquatic life in the rivers, streams and ponds of North America. It includes details for setting up a home aquarium and how to stock it with native fish.
Our Native Fishes
This book contains information on collecting, and successfully keeping many of the more common native species. Lacking are color photos, however if you have a field guide this is a good supplementary book.