2005 article index archives
Aquatic Gardening Breeding Cichlids Freshwater General
Marine Meet the Hobbyist Pond Travel & Collecting
Aquatic Gardening
| A Clearing in the Thicket: Mosses and Ground Covers (The Planted Tank) | June |
| Algae Eaters for the Planted Aquarium (The Planted Tank) | July |
| Algae-Eating Shrimp: The New Janitorial Crew (The Planted Tank) | November |
| Carbon Dioxide and Your Planted Tank (The Planted Tank) | May |
| Designing the Nature Aquarium | June |
| Driftwood in the Nature Aquarium | August |
| International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2004 | January |
| Into the Forest (The Planted Tank) | March |
| Lighting and CO2 in the Nature Aquarium | December |
| Low-tech Tanks (The Planted Tank) | December |
| North American Natives (The Planted Tank) | August |
| Planting the Nature Aquarium | October |
| Rock Layouts in the Nature Aquarium | September |
| Substrate in the Nature Aquarium | July |
| The 2004 Aquatic Gardeners Association Convention | June |
| The Creepy Crawlies (The Planted Tank) | April |
| The Master at Work | June |
| Things That Can Go Wrong, Part 1 (The Planted Tank) | September |
| Things That Can Go Wrong, Part 2: Algae (The Planted Tank) | October |
| Trimming Plants in the Nature Aquarium | November |
| Welcome to the Jungle (The Planted Tank) | February |
Breeding
| Aquarium Science: The Biology, Husbandry, and Reproduction of Freshwater Stingrays, Part 1 | August |
| Aquarium Science: The Biology, Husbandry, and Reproduction of Freshwater Stingrays Part 2: Breeding Potamotrygon motoro, A Case Study | September |
| Aquarium Science: Spawning Priolepis nocturna | April |
| Breeding and Raising Petroscirtes breviceps | October |
| Doing It Wrong…Successfully! | July |
| Pulling the Trigger: Spawning the Seldom-Spawned Fishes, Part 1 | January |
| Pulling the Trigger: Spawning the Seldom-Spawned Fishes, Part 2 | February |
| Raising the Dottybacks: Subfamily Pseudochrominae, Part 2: Spawning and Rearing the Larvae | September |
| Scatterers 101: An 8-Step Program for Breeding Success | May |
| The Secrets of Successful Angelfish Breeding | March |
| Third Time Lucky with Day’s Spiketail Paradise Fish | April |
Cichlids
| ACA 2005 Official Program | July |
| A Cichlid in the Rat Race (Cichlidophiles) | August |
| Beyond Tankbusters: Outside the Glass Box (Cichlidophiles) | June |
| Cooling Down the Oscar | July |
| Health and Happiness in Central American Cichlids | July |
| Humilis-iation, Again (Through a Small Window) | June |
| Lake Tanganyika’s Emperor Cichlid, Boulengerochromis microlepis (Pellegrin 1904) (Top of the Food Chain) | July |
| Pseudotropheus purpuratus, the “Aggressive Blue” Mbuna from Lake Malawi (Cichlidophiles) | January |
| The Amazing Oscar (Cichlidophiles) | March |
| Tilapia joka: The Clown Tilapia is No Joker at Spawning Time | July |
| Twenty Years of ACA-Sponsored Cichlid Research: The Guy D. Jordan Endowment Fund (Cichlidophiles) | July |
| What is a Tilapia? (Cichlidphiles) | September |
| Where Are the Lamprologus? (Cichlidophiles) | April |
| You Can’t Find a Philanderer When You Need One…(Through a Small Window) | July |
Freshwater
| A 9-Step Program for Green Spotted Puffer Addicts | February |
| A Cichlid’s Nightmare: Brachyrhaphis roseni | November |
| A Few Freshwater Pests (and How to Get Rid of Them) | November |
| A Fish by Any Other Name… (Through a Small Window) | March |
| African Tigerfishes in the Aquarium (Top of the Food Chain) | June |
| An Old Man from the Sea: Girardinus metallicus (Livebearers Unlimited) | July |
| Aquarium Care of Micropterus Basses (Fam. Centrarchidae) (Top of the Food Chain) | December |
| Beginning Right with Live Foods, A Pictorial Guide, Part 1 | February |
| Beginning Right with Live Foods, A Pictorial Guide, Part 2 | March |
| Bizarre Bichirs | April |
| Catfish and “Veggies” (Catfish Corner) | July |
| Cats That Grow Too Big (Catfish Corner) | June |
| Clown Knifefishes Chitala spp. (Top of the Food Chain) | March |
| Community Tank Stocking Schemes | February |
| Crayfish Profile: The Longpincer Orconectes longidigitus | June |
| Discovering the Freshwater “Eels” | January |
| Enter the Goodeid (Livebearers Unlimited) | August |
| Escape Behavior in Newborn Poeciliids | May |
| Extended Family Matters, Part 1 (Catfish Corner) | December |
| Getting Started (Catfish Corner) | October |
| Getting Started, Part 2 (Catfish Corner) | November |
| Giving the Gift of Conservation (Livebearers Unlimited) | December |
| Head-Over-Heels for the Upside-Down Catfish | April |
| Keeping Dwarf Clawed Frogs | September |
| Killifish of the genus Pachypanchax MYERS, 1933 | December |
| Lose the Bowl! Doing Goldfish the Right Way | June |
| Marvelous Killies | May |
| Montezumae's Revenge (Livebearer’s Unlimited) | April |
| Montezuma’s Revenge, Part 2: Strains of the Day (Livebearers Unlimited) | May |
| Notes on Serrasalmus rhombeus, the Black Pirambeba (Top of the Food Chain) | September |
| “Ouch!” (Catfish Corner) | September |
| Puffer Dentistry | August |
| Redtail Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus: Why Not to Try Them at Home (Top of the Food Chain) | February |
| Review of Esox with Notes on Their Suitability in Aquaria (Top of the Food Chain) | January |
| Some Family (and Genus and Species) Matters (Catfish Corner) | August |
| Splitting Out the Helleriis: The Upland Blue Swordtail (Livebearers Unlimited) | September |
| Success with River Stingrays (Top of the Food Chain) | April |
| Tanichthys micagemmae: The Other White Cloud | April |
| The Amazing Amazon, Part 1 (Cichlidophiles) | November |
| The Amazing Amazon, Part 2: Waters of the Amazon (Cichlidophiles) | December |
| The Challenges and Rewards of a Planted Discus Tank | September |
| The Elusive Tropical Garden | October |
| The Fascinating Australian Spotted Gudgeon | June |
| The Primitive Fishes of Four Continents | August |
| They’re Not Just for Cichlid Breakfast Anymore (Livebearers Unlimited) | March |
| Tinanti Time (Through a Small Window) | April |
| What’s Hot in Fancy Guppies (Livebearers Unlimited) | October |
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General
| 5 Pros & Cons of Undergravel Filters | January |
| 5 Quick Ways to Kill Your Fish—Common Beginner’s Mistakes | June |
| A Quick Review of Basic Aquarium Chemistry | March |
| Acclimation (Skeptical Fishkeeper) | April |
| Cycling, Part 1: Cycling with Fish (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | June |
| Cycling, Part 2: Fishless Cycling (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | July |
| Just In Case: Preparing for Power Outages, Cold, and Heat | June |
| Life Cycle of Ichthyophthirius multifilis | April |
| Nitrates (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | August |
| Pass the Salt? (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | May |
| Repairing Your Tank | October |
| Schools and Aquariums—Capturing the Spirit | August |
| Stocking Limits (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | October |
| Stress (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | December |
| Temperature Changes: A Reason To Worry? (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | November |
| The Biotope Aquarium | May |
| The UnNatural Aquiarium | February |
| Top 10 Gifts for Your Fish | December |
| Water Changes (The Skeptical Fishkeeper) | September |
| Why Quarantine? | February |
Marine
| 8 Vital Questions about Marine Aquarium Lighting | January |
| A Few Saltwater Pests (and How to Get Rid of Them) | December |
| A Great White Success Story: Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Triumph | October |
| A Look at the Tangs: Big, Beautiful, Reef-safe Fishes (The Reefer) | June |
| Angelfishes from the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea: Part 1: The “Large” Angels | September |
| Azooxanthellate Cnidarians, Part 1: Some Stony Corals that Don’t Need Light (The Reefer) | August |
| Azooxanthellate Cnidarians, Part 2: Carnation Corals and Gorgonians That Don’t Need Light (The Reefer) | November |
| Blue Crabs in the Aquarium? (Top of the Food Chain) | October |
| Caring for Corallimorpharians (The Reefer) | April |
| Clownfishes and Their Hosts (The Reefer) | January |
| Coral Fluorescence | May |
| Feeding Frenzy! (Salt Creep) | March |
| Fishes of Florida’s Seagrass Community | August |
| From Cyanide to a Safe and Sustainable Trade in Indonesia (MAC News) | March |
| Hamlets: To Keep or Not to Keep (Top of the Food Chain) | May |
| Hammer, Frogspawn, and Torch Corals: A Look at the Genus Euphyllia (The Reefer) | December |
| Hawkfishes: Are They a Good Choice for Your Aquarium? | January |
| Hermit Crabs In (and Out of) the Marine Aquarium (The Reefer) | February |
| How to Beat the Aquarium Sitter Blues (The Salt Creep) | February |
| How to Keep Your Live Rock Live (The Salt Creep) | July |
| Improving Marine Ornamental Collection: Responsible Harvesting for a Sustainable Hobby (MAC News) | June |
| Invertebrate Tales | March |
| Keeping Chaetodon Butterflies: ID is the Key (Salt Creep) | May |
| Keeping Things Clean with Elacatinus Gobies | November |
| Let's Take a Look at Snails (The Reefer) | May |
| MACNA XVII Official Program | October |
| Marine Masters of Disguise and Mimicry (The Salt Creep) | June |
| Meet the Colorful, Captivating Cleaner Shrimps (The Salt Creep) | October |
| Moray Eels in Reef Aquariums (Top of the Food Chain) | November |
| New MAC Standard Set to Launch (MAC News) | September |
| Nourishing Your Marine Livestock | March |
| Photo Essay: Butterfly Garden | March |
| Protein Skimmers 101 (The Salt Creep) | November |
| Raising the Dottybacks: Subfamily Pseudochrominae, Part 1 | August |
| Redefining “Reef Safe”: Marine Angels in Reef Aquariums | December |
| Reef Resolutions: Five in ’05 (The Salt Creep) | January |
| Richard Pyle, PhD—Aquarist, Ichthyologist...Movie Star! | January |
| Shark Aquarium Ethics | October |
| Stony Corals on Florida Aquacultured Live Rock (The Reefer) | March |
| TFH Visits MACNA XVI | January |
| The Basics of Coral Care (The Reefer) | October |
| The Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray Taeniura lymma: Can it Survive in the Home Aquarium? (Top of the Food Chain) | August |
| The Changing Tide of Marine Aquarium Filtration | May |
| The Holothuroideans: Sea Cucumbers, Sea Apples, and Medusa Worms (The Reefer) | September |
| The Magnificent Mandarinfish and other Dragonets (The Salt Creep) | August |
| The Strange, Wonderful, and Sometimes Baffling Behavior of Aquarium Corals (The Salt Creep) | April |
| The Wonders of Water Movement (The Salt Creep) | December |
| Tips for Taming Aiptasia Anemones (The Salt Creep) | September |
| Tracking the Ecological Sustainability of the Marine Ornamental Trade (MAC News) | December |
| Triggerfish: The Jekyll and Hydes of the Aquarium | November |
| What to Know Before Trying to Keep a Cephalopod | April |
| Why Not Pairs? | August |
| Working Fishes: A Look at Some Reef-Safe Fishes That Like to Clean | July |
Meet the Hobbyist
| A Lifetime of Angelfish | February |
| An Aquarist for 70 Years | February |
| You Can Still See Grass—Profile of a Fish Addict | March |
Pond
| Choosing a Koi That’s Right for You | September |
| Hot Tub Killies | August |
| On Gonopodium Pond: The Joys of Backyard Livebearing (Livebearers Unlimited) | June |
| Pond Ponderings | March |
| Summer Tropics: A Pond Vacation for Your Aquarium Fish | May |
| Your Pond in Spring (Your Pond In…) | April |
| Your Pond in Summer (Your Pond In…) | July |
| Your Pond In the Dead of Winter (Your Pond In…) | January |
Travel & Collecting
| Adventures in Mato Grosso | November |
| An Aquarist’s Magic Carpet Ride through Egypt | March |
| Back to Bangkok! | May |
| Bagged and Ready to Go: Tropical Fish Bangkok Style! | January |
| Lao Adventure | August |
| More Fish Collecting in Southeast Asia | February |
| Orange Tail Mollies in Dutch Waters? | June |
| Searching for the Pygmy Gourami | September |
| The Freshwater Fish of New Caledonia | April |
| The Smallest of Rainbowfishes? | February |
| Yellow Labridens of the Rio Verde Valley | December |
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