Fish Tank Kings
Fish Tank Kings, a reality TV show that premiered on Nat Geo Wild this year and is featured in the July 2012 issue of TFH, follows Living Color Enterprises on a variety of aquarium builds. According to...
View ArticleWater Testing Demonstration
In the July 2012 issue, Wesley Devers discussed the importance of water testing—a fundamental and vital aspect of ensuring the health of a tank and its inhabitants. We were fortunate enough to run into...
View ArticleAquascaping at Interzoo
In his August 2012 article, Valerio Zupo wrote about Interzoo, the biannual fair dedicated to the world of pets, declaring it, “an even larger success this year than in previous years.” It was held in...
View ArticleMonster Fish Filtration
Tobias Lim Koon Li has a pond, featured in the August 2012 issue of TFH , that most fishkeepers can only dream about. It features monster fish, such as full-grown red-tail cats, tiger shovelnoses,...
View ArticleGiant Kribs Breeding
By Ted Judy Excerpted from the November 2012 “Cichlid World” column. Almost everything about the wild origins of the giant krib (Pelvicachromis sacrimontis) is unclear. We know that the fish come...
View ArticleCaribbean Spiny Lobster Migration
In the December 2012 issue of TFH, Edward Adam Jackson reviews the types of spiny lobsters and their care requirements. One of the most unique things about one species, Panulirus argus, cannot be...
View ArticleLighting Up the Tree
Are you looking for a way to light your Christmas tree without increasing your electric bill? Well if you happen to have an electric eel on hand, you can follow the lead of the Living Planet Aquarium...
View ArticleThe Long Island Aquarium
Mark Denaro recently had the opportunity to visit the Long Island Aquarium, and he wrote about it in the February 2013 issue. Taking an armchair tour of an aquarium is great, but if you can’t go,...
View ArticleKeeping Arowanas
In the February 2012 issue, Tobias Lim Koon Li describes the beautiful and majestic South American silver arowana. That is just one of the many different types of arowanas he keeps in his 13,000-gallon...
View ArticleGoldfish Wheelchair
We all know that there are people who go to extremes for their pet fish. Some dedicate entire rooms (or backyards, or basements) to them, some raise live foods, others conduct daily water changes,...
View ArticleStick Catfish Spawning
By Jim Benfer In the April 2013 issue, Jim Benfer profiles stick catfish. For those who are interested, stick catfish can make for a challenging breeding project. These videos and brief descriptions...
View ArticleGuppies Jump for a Reason?
COLLEGE PARK, Md – If you’ve owned a pet guppy, you know they often jump out of their tanks. Many a child has asked why the guppy jumped; many a parent has been stumped for an answer. Now a study by...
View ArticleFish Tank Kings to Begin Season 2
The May 2013 issue featured an interview with the stars of Nat Geo Wild’s Fish Tank Kings. According to Francis Yupangco, the self-described “fish geek” on the show, the second season is bound to...
View ArticleThomasVisionReef
By Thomas Brown ThomasVisionReef is one of the newest aquarium channels to hit Youtube. I consider myself to be an Aquarium Hobby Reporter and definitely not an expert. I created the channel as I...
View Article“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming”… For Stability That Is
A quirk of nature has long baffled biologists: Why do animals push in directions that don’t point toward their goal, like the side-to-side sashaying of a running lizard or cockroach? An engineer...
View ArticleGiant Spider Crab Moulting
An uncommon aquarium resident, some spider crabs do find their way into specialized setups and are appreciated for their unique look. Although you won’t see a giant spider crab entering your tank...
View ArticleSeahorses Are a Head Above the Rest
AUSTIN, Texas — Seahorses are slow, docile creatures, but their heads are perfectly shaped to sneak up and quickly snatch prey, according to marine scientists from The University of Texas at Austin. “A...
View ArticleBecome an authorized reseller
It’s easy to sell Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine in your store or to become an authorized reseller. We provide the magazine to you at a discounted rate so you may resell it at the retail price of...
View ArticleMemorial to Takashi Amano
Shot by film director Hiroyuki Nakano, the video of Takashi Amano and Nature Aquarium is now available. At the beginning, Takashi Amano appears with a large format camera, followed by images of vivid...
View ArticleBigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
The bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), a member of the pencil squid family Loliginidae, ranges from the rocky shorelines and near-shore reefs of the Indian and Pacific oceans, where it feeds...
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