How Long Do You Wait Before Adding Fish? – and other tips
Opinions vary so much on this subject that it is hard to give a reasonable answer. The Americans for instance have what is known as "cycling", which is the period…
Starting an Aquarium. The Hard Way.
My name is Nischint Sohal and I reside in Bombay. As of now, my current setups are: Tank Name: Asgard Tank Dimensions: 30 inches (length) x 16 inches (width) x…
Go big, or stay home!?
Well, right away, I have to say that the title doesn’t do a thing for me, because I am one of the hobbyists who actually prefers to work with a…
Moving day!
If you are faced with a move to another city or even across country, there is no need to despair over what to do with your special pets that live…
How to Buy a Used Tank
How do you beat the high cost of keeping fish? Seems like every time you turn around you have to buy something! Fortunately, there are many ways to cut down…
Keeping It Fun
The aquarium hobby has a high rate of drop out. It always has had, and probably always will have. Persons who drop out of the hobby will give you lots…
The Large Home Aquarium
Thinking about a large home aquarium? Even if you aren’t, there are plenty of good reasons for getting one. Perhaps you’d like to house a really big fish or two,…
The brackish water aquarium
What is brackish water? It is surprising how many people believe that the term brackish means dirty. If you look it up in the dictionary, you will find that in…
Rock and Wood in Aquascaping
What would a captive aquatic system without aquascaping? A water-filled box with at least one transparent viewing panel? Or, consider if decor possibilities were confined to "novelty" ornaments. How many…
The use of Bogwood in aquaria
Dec. 2002: The following article will appear in a forthcoming issue of Ryedale Reporter, the monthly magazine of Ryedale Aquarist Society, North Yorkshire, England. Mr. Ali is a well-known figure…
The Tranquil Aquarium
I hear that jellyfish were recently all the rage in Japan. Watching the pulsating bells slowly move about the aquarium is supposed to be very relaxing; reducing blood pressure and…
African Cichlids and Plants
I currently maintain a small, sideline aquarium maintenance business. After I began this service, it soon became apparent that while my customers wanted fishes as colorful as those on a…
Fun with Silicone
I use a sheet of thermacole (or styrofoam, as I think it's known in the US) and apply a thin layer of silicone on it. Thin, mind you, not too…
A snow tank in the home?
WITH the resumption of the Open Show season it is the aim of the organising Society to attract not only as many entries as possible, but also new members from…
Two Biotope Aquariums: Asia and Africa
Southeast Asia Backwater Southeast Asia is home to many of the fish which are in most demand by hobbyists today. The backwaters of Southeast Asia are both slow-moving and thick…
Building a Fishroom
Keeping Cichlids is an addiction. It starts with just one tank, often with no thoughts of breeding these fascinating fish. However, nature takes over and the fish start courting and…
Doing it right – building a fish room
We all, at one time or another, have said "If I'm going to get into fish, I'm going to do it right." Doing it right, when it comes to fish,…
Some tips on multiple tank maintenance
Whether it's breeding fish and raising the fry, or completing a collection of rare Southeast Asian anabantids, advanced aquarists often have several tanks. This soon leads to a major problem:…
Fluidised Bed Filters
or how to build a compact, low maintenance fish room One of the problems often associated with keeping fish is the "ratchet effect". You know, one tank becomes two, two…
Look at the Harlequins! New York, 1974
Still largely overlooked in critical circles, Look at the Harlequins! recounts the autobiography of Vadim Vadimych N., whose life and work seem to parody the biography a wayward scholar might…