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Interview with Mike Hellweg

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:54:39 +0000

The “TFH Breeder’s Challenge” Champion and author of the book Culturing Live Foods was kind enough to participate in an interview on Monday May 23, 2011. He provided advice about fishkeeping and breeding techniques along with information about his own endeavors. For those of you who were unable to participate live, here is a transcript [...]

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Live Interview with Cichlid World Columnist Ted Judy

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:38:27 +0000

By Gary MacDonald On Saturday, March 12th, 2011, Ted Judy participated in the first Online Interview we’ve had in a few years. Needless to say, Ted has given some stellar information and been a great Interviewee. Once again, thanks a lot Ted, you were great! We enjoyed your questions to us at the end of [...]

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The Heat and Humidity of Summer

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:56:21 +0000

By Mike Hellweg One of the unexpected problems that I encountered during this year-long contest was temperature control in the fishroom. My fishroom has been up and running for nearly 15 years, so this year’s temperature fluctuations in the summer were a bit of a surprise. When I built my fishroom in the mid-1990s, building [...]

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Mini Filters and Lasagna Containers

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:30:31 +0000

By Mike Hellweg Necessity is the mother of invention, as the proverb goes. When I began using a large number of lasagna containers for newly hatched fry, I needed something to hold an airstone in place. They really don’t need filtration as I do an almost 100 percent water change every day, but still, insurance [...]

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Mättenfilters

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:02:28 +0000

By Mike Hellweg Over the past few years, as I’ve been visiting various clubs and getting to see other’s fishrooms, I’ve come across a “new” type of filter. They are easy to make, easy to use, and require little maintenance (all things I really like!). Apparently they’ve been popular for many years in Europe, appearing [...]

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Infusoria, an Instant Live Food

Shari Horowitz — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:01:22 +0000

By Mike Hellweg Throughout this challenge I have had many successful spawns from egglayers—anabantoids, tetras, rasboras, barbs, danios, etc. All of these fish produce large numbers of tiny fry. These fry require tiny foods as first foods. While there are many excellent commercial fry foods available, not all fry recognize these as food and some [...]

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Baby Brine Shrimp and Microworms

Shari Horowitz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:08:04 +0000

By Mike Hellweg I feed newly hatched brine shrimp (Artemia nauplii) to my fish every day, and have done so for more than 30 years. It is one of my keys to success in raising large numbers of fry. During this contest, I have had to increase my production considerably. I’ve moved from using two [...]

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An Easier Fishroom

Shari Horowitz — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:55:27 +0000

By Ted Judy When people visit my fishroom one of the questions that usually comes up is how I find the time to maintain more than 60 aquariums. My room is small, compared to many, and I do not have a system-wide automated water changing system. I dream of having one someday, but that will [...]

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Quick and Easy Egg Tumbler

Shari Horowitz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:20:37 +0000

By Ted Judy Materials: • 1-inch diameter rigid plastic tube (standard lift tubing), a 2-inch piece, and a 6- to 8-inch piece • 2 bull’s-eye pieces from sponge filter frames • 2 pieces of fish net, cut to 2-inch squares • 2 submersible heater suction cups with brackets (large enough to hold 1-inch diameter tube) [...]

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The Importance of Observation

Shari Horowitz — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:13:08 +0000

By Ted Judy Some species of aquarium fish are very well documented in hobby (and scientific) literature, and many, many more are not. What should you do if published advice is lacking? Use the power of observation to help figure out what the fish wants and needs. During the entire process of keeping and trying [...]

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