Looking to buy a fish encyclopedia, suggestions?

[rhite]

I am looking for a good freshwater fish encyclopedia? Does anyone know of, or have, one they would suggest. I am getting ready to stock a new tank and I would like to try and get fish and try some new ones.

 

[cichlid2006]

The Baensch Aquarium Atlas volumes are considered one of the best. There are a few books for the freshwater series but they are very informative and worth the substantial price tag IMO.

There are also a few profile sites on the net that are quite accurate, informative and best of all they are free:
fishprofiles.com
aquahobby.com
loaches.com
planetcatfish.com
pikecichlid.com (unsure of how accurate as pikes are not my thing)
seriouslyfish.com