Issue #674 May 2012
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Feature Articles
Three select articles will be offered in their entirety each month, available to all visitors.
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Breeding the Blue Dwarf (Badis badis) (Full Article) Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, ... Author: Maddy Hargrove |
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Legacy High School’s Marine Aquarium Project Author: Iggy Tavares |
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Magnificent Mollies (Full Article) Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, ... Author: Bill Allen |
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Making a Splash: Animal Planet’s Tanked Gets a Second Season Author: Shari Horowitz |
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The Exotic Fishes of Burma: Introducing the Doctor Fishes Author: Soe Nyunt Tun and Stan Sung |
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The Genus Characodon Author: Mike Hellweg |
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The Top 5 Marine Fish for Beginners (and 5 Species to Avoid) (Full Article) Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, ... Author: Edward Adam Jackson |
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Using the Characteristics of Driftwood to Create a Natural Feel in a Layout Author: Takashi Amano |
Columns
Available exclusively to TFH Magazine subscribers (print and digital)
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Ask Jack Author: Jack Wattley |
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Breeding Cichlids, Part 3: Rearing Fry Author: Ted Judy |
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Helanthium Author: Rhonda Wilson |
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Import Report Author: Robert Hudson |
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Lobsters in the Marine Aquarium Author: James Fatherree |
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Mr. Saltwater Tank's 253-Gallon Reef Challenge Author: Mark Callahan |
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The Dusky Goodea (Goodea gracilis) Author: Charles Clapsaddle |
About the Cover
Mollies have been a staple in the hobby since its origins. When given the right conditions—including hard fresh, brackish, or marine water and plenty of space—they have been proven to be hardy charges that will readily breed in an aquarium. Coming in vibrant colors, such as sunburst and 24-carat gold, and having fantastic finnage (such as the sail-fin molly gracing our cover), mollies are now available in a great number of varieties to suit anyone’s taste. Livebearer expert Bill Allen reviews the multitude of fancy mollies in the hobby today (p. 66). Photograph by MP. & C. Piednoir
Species Profiles
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Black molly Describer: N/A |
Tip of the Month:
That while most fish are either freshwater or marine, with a small number of species regularly inhabiting brackish estuarine habitats, a few fishes are at home in water of any salinity, including hypersaline - saltier than seawater! Some of these species, like the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas, are not potential aquarium specimens, but the group includes the popular sailfin molly Poecilla spp. and the much underappreciated native American sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus. These can be kept under fresh, brackish, or marine conditions.
