Summary of Aquarium Fish Magazine, Feb 1990 issue
Thuan Nguyen
The following is a brief summary of the materials that appeared in the
February 1990 issue of Aquarium Fish Magazine, now available at the
newstands.
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MAILBOX: Readers detect and correct errors in articles from previous
issues.
-- Relationship of ammonium/ammonia ratio to pH.
Fish can tolerate much more ammonia than
reported in Dec 1989 article.
-- Fish room air supply and electrical connections.
CICHCLID FORUM: Questions/Answers about the following:
-- Firemouths
-- Driftwood and Discus
-- Apistogramma breeding behavior
-- African Cichlid Community Tank
CATFISH IN DEPTH: Q/A about the following:
-- Setting up a tank for Synodontis
-- Breeding Synodontis
FRESHWATER Q & A:
-- Swim-bladder problems
-- Native fish
-- Old tanks: how long do they remain habitable?
AQUARIST'S LIBRARY: "In Search of Pond Books"
Lee Finley recommends 5 books about ponds for
beginners. He also lists sources for aquarium
books, including out of print ones.
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR FISH ROOM:
Info on infusoria, homemade fishfood recipe, tank
decoration.
REEF AQUARIUMS: FILTRATION
A brief intro to mechanical & biological filtration,
followed by a review of current trickle filter
technology and what new buyers should look for.
[The January issue of FAMA also has an article on
choosing the right trickle filter. --Ed.]
HOW TO SUCCEED AT BREEDING BETTAS
Lots of tips on how to successfully spawn bettas from an
expert breeder. A few things were new to me, like
the fact that the finnage of the female parent is
the main determinant of the appearance of the finnage
of all the F1 offsprings.
HATCHING BRINE SHRIMP
Yet another "how to" article on hatching shrimp.
A ZEBRA OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
An interesting discussion about the fact that not
all the "color morphs" of Pseudotropheus zebra are
actually of the P. zebra species. They may look
alike, but they don't interbreed in nature.
PARASITES IN YOUR AQUARIUM
All you need to know about fish parasites.
AGGRESSION AMONG FISH IN A MARINE AQUARIUM
This article applies to freshwater fish as well.
The author gives some basic info on the reasons
for aggression and how to minimize the damage
by choosing the correct species, landscaping
the aquarium, and introducing the least aggressive
fish first.
FISH FOOD OF CHOICE: DAPHNIA
How to cultivate Daphnia.
SALTWATER Q & A:
-- Trace elements
-- Damsels compatibility
-- Lionfish-eating eel
-- Algae
PONDS & POND FISH:
-- Increasing dissolved oxygen
-- Annoyingly metric (This may humor the scientists
among us)
-- Koi barbels
AQUARIUM ONLINE: -- Changing tank gravel