Issue #681 December 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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A Walk on the Wild Side Author: Richard Stratton |
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Adding Color to the Freshwater Aquarium: Going Green (Full Article) Green, one of the rarest colors in the hobby, ... Author: Phil Purser |
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Aquarium de Paris Author: Iggy Tavares |
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Creatively Rearranging Plants in the Nature Aquarium Author: Takashi Amano |
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Rwanda’s Native Cichlids and Surprising Killifish Guest: A Visit to Lakes Kivu and Rumira Author: Lawrence Kent |
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Setting Up a Successful Low-Tech Planted Tank like a Pro, Part 2: Aquascaping and Maintenance Author: Lea Maddocks |
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Spiny Lobsters: Unusual Marine Inverts (Full Article) Rock and spiny lobsters of the genus ... Author: Edward Adam Jackson |
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The Butterfly Barb: A Rewarding Challenge (Full Article) The butterfly barb (Barbus hulstaerti) is a ... Author: Paul Hards and John Robertson |
Columns
Available exclusively to TFH Magazine subscribers (print and digital)
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Ask Jack Author: Jack Wattley |
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Bronze and Bronze Marble Sailfin Mollies Author: Charles Clapsaddle |
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Five Favorite Fishes for a Large Non-Reef Aquarium Author: James Fatherree |
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Import Report Author: Mike Tuccinardi |
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Planting for the Large Aquarium Author: Amanda Wenger |
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The Fish with the Funny Name Author: Eric Hanneman |
About the Cover
The hobby is full of fish that have been bred for certain colors, body shapes, fin lengths, and even attitudes, but many hobbyists prefer fish that look and behave pretty much the same way they do in their native waters. As Richard Stratton explains (p. 74), many people make keeping wild fish their specialty, and they have myriad reasons for doing so. Whether you keep a pair of rare cichlids that you had to special-order from a local importer, or even just a beautiful school of our cover fish—cardinal tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi)—in a community tank, wild fish have an important place in the hobby. Photograph by Hristo Hristov.
Species Profiles
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Black molly Describer: N/A |
Tip of the Month:
Plug your filter and heater into a power strip separate from your lights. Then, when you go to drain the tank to change water, you can shut off the filter and heater, preventing damage due to low water, but still have the lights to see to properly vacuum the gravel.
