Issue #654 September 2010
Feature Articles
TFH three selected articles, available to all website visitors
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Book Excerpt: Lionfishes and Other Scorpionfishes TFH offers a sneak peak of our upcoming book ... Author: Frank C. Marini, PhD |
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Breeding Mandarins (Full Article) Nearly three years ago I embarked on ... Author: Matthew L. Wittenrich |
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Creating an Expressive Foreground in the Nature Aquarium The aquatic maestro offers techniques to ... Author: Takashi Amano |
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Gilding the ramirezi: The Many Forms of Ram Cichlids Ranging from wild-caught to gold, long-fin, ... Author: Mark Denaro |
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Interzoo 2010: The Ultimate Aquarium Show With everything from the newest high-tech ... Author: Valerio Zupo, PhD |
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Keeping the Impossible Ribbons and Bats The beauty of ribbon eels and the unique ... Author: Bill Rosser |
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Lighting, Photosynthesis, and Marine Invertebrates (Full Article) Many different organisms in the hobby ... Author: Mike Maddox |
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The TFH Breeder’s Challenge Part 9 Now that Mike has taken a slight lead, it's ... Author: Ted Judy and Mike Hellweg |
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The Little Paradisefish from My Ancestors’ Homeland (Full Article) When I was a little boy, my ... Author: Lo Shiang Huei (Michael Lo) |
Columns
Available exclusively to TFH Magazine subscribers (print and digital)
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A 40-Gallon Amano-Style Tank Author: Jason Baliban |
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Ask Jack Author: Jack Wattley |
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Guppy Corner: Selecting Breeding Stock from a Batch of Fry Author: Ted Coletti, PhD |
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Import Report Author: Robert Paul Hudson |
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Moby Cichlid Author: Wayne Leibel, PhD |
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Snails and the Planted Tank Author: Rhonda Wilson |
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The Pulse Corals: Xenia and Anthelia Author: James Fatherree, MsC |
About the Cover
Mandarinfish, like the perky green mandarin Synchiropus splendidus on this month’s cover, have always been heartbreakers—gorgeous but extremely tough to keep. Thanks to master marine breeder Matt Wittenrich, however, there is now a protocol for their commercial production, and today four species of captive-bred mandarins are available in the hobby. Just as beautiful, just as desirable, but now tank raised—and they eat standard fish foods! Read all about this remarkable triumph for the marine aquarium hobby on p.74.
Species Profiles
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Phyllidia varicosa Describer: LAMARCK 1801 |
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Cryptocoryne wendtii Describer: de Wit 1958 |
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Arothron meleagris Describer: (LACEPÈDE 1798) |
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.
