Best Plants for Beginners
By Lea Maddocks As Lea Maddocks explains in the second part of her article in the December 2012 issue, Setting Up a Successful Low-Tech Planted Tank Like a Pro, Part 2: Aquascaping and Maintaining...
View ArticleTFH Classic: Salt and Other Sailfin Secrets
By Robert Bock From TFH December 2002 There are many controversies surrounding mollies. In this article, the past president of the North American Native Fishes Association reports his investigations...
View ArticleDecember 2012 Calendar
Tropical Fish Hobbyist’s December 2012 Desktop Calendar is now available! Click on the size below that best matches your desktop. 800×600 1024×768 1280×1024 1600×900 Visit the Web Extras section of...
View ArticleTFH Classic: New Discoveries in Peru
By Oliver Lucanus From the January 2003 issue Dwarf cichlids of the genus Apistogramma are among the most widespread cichlids in the Amazon basin. The genus is perhaps one of the most quickly...
View ArticleThe Quick Guide to the Best Community Tetras
By Lea Maddocks In the January 2012 issue, I wrote about some of the best tetras available for beginners in the hobby. The wide variety of shapes, colors, and behaviors of tetra species now available...
View ArticleJanuary 2013 Calendar
Tropical Fish Hobbyist’s January 2013 Desktop Calendar is now available! Click on the size below that best matches your desktop. 800×600 1024×768 1280×1024 1600×900 Visit the Web Extras section of...
View Article2012 International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest
The February 2013 issue featured the top 12 winners of the International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest. The contest ranks the best aquascapes from around the world. Here we feature an additional 14...
View ArticleFebruary 2013 Calendar
Tropical Fish Hobbyist’s February 2013 Desktop Calendar is now available! Click on the size below that best matches your desktop. 800×600 1024×768 1280×1024 1600×900 Visit the Web Extras section of...
View ArticleA 10-Gallon Coral Garden
By Sabine Penisson The March 2013 issue features a 10-gallon reef tank that has been in operation for 3½ years. It is lit with a homemade LED fixture and has a hang-on-the-back filter filled with a...
View ArticleObtaining Carnivorous Plants
By Joshua Wiegert Carnivorous plants are not likely to be found in the majority of your local fish stores. Obtaining these species can be somewhat difficult. If you’re either fortunate enough to live...
View ArticleBringing ‘Em Back Alive
By R. Shane Linder Photographs by the author From the March 2013 Issue Of all the fishes that I have maintained over the years, it is not hard to decide which were my favorites. My favorite fishes have...
View ArticleBeware Toxic Invertebrates
By Bob Fenner In the March 2012 issue, Bob Fenner offers his recommendations to create a compatible mix of livestock together for a nano tank. A major concern is including species that won’t...
View ArticleSome Salariine Blennies in the Aquarium Trade
In the April 2013 issue, Scott Michael described some outstanding reef residents with reknowned algae eating abilities, the lawnmower blennies. If the article has inspired you to acquire some, here...
View ArticleWhen I Found A New Mosquitofish Without Knowing It
Ronny Lundkvist Photographs by the author The speckled mosquitofish (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) was one of the earliest livebearers in our hobby. It was described in 1868 as Girardinus caudimaculatus...
View ArticleFrogs in the Garden Pond: A Frog Friendly Pond Can Protect This Vulnerable...
Iggy Tavares Springtime is heralded by the sound of croaking frogs coming from the garden pond. In London, where nowadays winters are relatively mild, the European common frogs, Rana temporaria,...
View ArticleDisease and Uaru
Radek Bednarczuk In the June 2013 issue, Radek Bednarczuk reviews the care requirments for uaru. An important point to consider is how to prevent, and if necessary treat, disease in these cichlids....
View ArticleKeeping South American Annual Killifish
By Charles Nunziata There are several explanations of why most hobbyists are not aware of South American annuals and many have not seen one alive. First is their absence from consumer outlets and the...
View ArticleAdventures in Sudan and Zambia
In the June 2013 issue, Béla Nagy writes about his adventures collecting in Africa. Two of the tougher places to collect were Sudan and Zambia, and he recalls his experiences there. By Béla Nagy...
View ArticleCape Planted Tank Talk and Auction
The Connecticut Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts (CAPE) will be hosting a planted tank talk & lunch after the setup for the Norwalk Aquarium Society (NAS) ends on Saturday Oct. 5th. The talks will begin...
View ArticleA 10-Gallon Coral Garden
By Sabine Penisson The March 2013 issue features a 10-gallon reef tank that has been in operation for 3½ years. It is lit with a homemade LED fixture and has a hang-on-the-back filter filled with a...
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