Fish Lore Aquarium Blog

The latest magazine issue is now online.  We have a couple member spotlights, a saltwater profile and the winner from the previous month’s photo contests. (more…)

The October issue of the Fish Lore Aquarium magazine is now online!  Thanks to TonyG and Lorabell for the spotlights and J. Ferguson for writing up some profiles.  There is also a book review on breeding saltwater fish species.  (more…)

The latest fish lore aquarium magazine is now uploaded.  Thanks goes to the members spotlighted – jgon and mare2009 and the article writers; FearTheFishies, Matt6765, Gouramiguy17, TonyG, Butterfly and MaddieLynn! Thanks for your help.

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The July 2009 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now online.  Thank you to Megusta and SteveAngela for writing articles and to the members that were spotlighted this month: Aquarist48, Coffeebean and Minnow.  (more…)

The June 2009 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now online.  As always there are a couple of interesting articles to check out.  Lifesabeach and agabr123 contributed member spotlights.  Matt wrote up an article on his Red Sea Max Aquarium and MeGusta wrote a fish profile on the elephantnose fish.  (more…)

It’s that time again for a new magazine issue.  The May 2009 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now online.  Check it out.   There are a couple member spotlights (thanks NavyScuba and Gremlin), an article on shell dweller cichlids (thanks Fish Addict), an article on Algae Control, another on the Purple Tang and one on the Birdsnest Coral.  (more…)

Anyone that has had an aquarium set up for any amount of time can tell you about algae.  Aquarium algae control is a popular topic on forums too.  So with that in mind I decided to write up something that would be helpful to aquarium newbies for controlling algae in their aquariums.  The article is kinda long but hopefully it touches on the many possible causes and sources of algae problems in your tank.  I was also kinda selfish in that I plan on linking to it when someone has an algae problem on the forum. (more…)

The Purple Tang is quite popular among saltwater fish hobbyists with larger tanks and they are expensive! Ranging in price anywhere from $100 – $150 and that is online. Locally you can expect to pay more.  The scientific name for them is Zebrasoma xanthurus and they are collected in the Red Sea, the West Indian Ocean and a few other locales.  Like other tangs, the Purple Tang needs lots of swimming space, proper tank mates, slow acclimation and the proper diet for adequate long term care. 

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Just uploaded the April 2009 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine.  Thanks to Platy Ben and Amanda for the articles and Au01st and Nick Goody for the member spotlights. (more…)

I just added a new aquarium book review to the site.  The book is “Giant Clams in the Sea and Aquarium” written by James Fatherree.  If you currently have Tridacnid clams or plan on purchasing them in the future then this book is for you.  It provides in depth information on every species of the giant clams.  (more…)

The March 2009 issue of the Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine has been uploaded for you to read.  This was a pretty big issue this month.  We had Fish Lore Member Spotlights on Choffman, Red1313, MeGustaUnaPez and SteveAngela.   A big thank you goes out to PFP and Tom with the freshwater fish profiles this month.  Also included are a couple of coral profiles and info on protein skimmers.   If reading about aquariums and fish is what you like, check out the magazine. (more…)

The February 2009 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now uploaded.  Special thanks to Alessa, CapeKate and PFP for writing articles this month and to Matt and Shaina for the member spotlights!  It was another fun issue to put together and hopefully you will find it a fun read.

Here are the links to the articles:

• Member Spotlight – Matt
• Member Spotlight – Shaina
• Betta Life – Chapter 5
• Fish Profile – Blood Red Parrot Cichlid
• Fish Profile – Sparkling Gourami
• Feeder Fish
• Equipment Review – Octopus 800s Hang On Back Protein Skimmer
• Forum Thread of the Month – Aquarium Abbreviations, Acronyms, Lingo, etc
• January 2009 Fish and Aquarium Photo Contest Winners

This is regarding a review on the Ocotopus HB 800s Hang On protein skimmer.  I am always interested in reading about the latest and greatest when it comes to aquarium equipment, especiall protein skimmers.  I feel that protein skimmers (for saltwater tanks) are one of the most important tools we can use other than regular partial water changes to keep the aquarium water at optimum levels.  

Whenever I come across a post or article on a new skimmer I always read it with interest, hoping to find the next great skimmer.  I had been hearing repeatedly how good the Octopus line of skimmers perform and was very interested in checking one of them out.   I was also interested in picking up a deltec 600 but couldn’t find one online or locally for a decent price.  Those deltecs are expensive!  Too expensive if you ask me…

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The latest Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now up.  Here are the links to the articles:

January 2009 Fish Magazine
Member Spotlight – Isis
Member Spotlight – Nemo Addict
Member Spotlight – Mathas
Fish Profile – Figure 8 Puffer
Coral Profile – Ricordia Florida
Coral Profile – Frogspawn Coral
New Aquarium Game – FishCo
New Page – Aquarium Fish Videos
Forum Thread of the Month – DIY Spawning Net for Egg Robbers
December 2008 Fish and Aquarium Photo Contest Winners

Thanks,
Mike

The latest Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now online. There are a few profile articles, a couple of member spotlights, the photo contest winners, a fish quiz and a lighting equipment review. We made a change starting this month for the aquarium of the month and fish of the month photo contest winners. (more…)

The latest magazine is now online.  We have fish care profiles, member spotlights, the forum thread of the month, the photo contest winners and more!  To (more…)

The latest magazine is now online if you’re looking for something to read.  We had a lot of member spotlights this month.  Pandora, Alessa, FishFolk and Annadvn were all spotlighted.  There were 3 new fish profiles in the past month and the first small polyped stoney coral profile on the Montipora capricornis. (more…)

The September 2008 issue of the Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is online.  We have another round of really good reads.  Two member spotlights, two freshwater profiles, as always the forum thread of the month and the photo contest winners.

This month we also added a “Betta of the Month” contest.  There was a really good turnout for it and it must have been hard to cast a vote in that contest with all those beautiful bettas.

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The August issue is online now.  Alessa1235 wrote an article with tips for beginners on what to do to get the cycle started and what to do after you get it going.  There is a game review, some saltwater fish profiles, member spotlights on Andy and CoryD, winners of the photo (more…)

The July 2008 Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine is now online.  This month we have 4 member spotlights, some saltwater fish profiles and a humorous article by Atmachine.  The member spotlights are always fascinating to read.  If you’re interested in reading this magazine issue, here are (more…)

The June 2008 issue of the Fish Lore Online Aquarium Magazine is now online.  Thanks to the article authors this month: Tom, Sirdarksol and RB. Also thank you to the members that were spotlighted: MartinisMommy and MissMTS.  These articles and member spotlights are always interesting to read.  The photo contest (more…)

A couple days late due to some scheduling issues on my part prevented me from pushing out the magazine this month on the 1st.  Lots of great stuff to read this month including member spotlights, forum thread of the month and some interesting articles.  Check (more…)

Just uploaded the latest Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine for April 2008.  We have more member spotlights, a book review, aquarium chiller review, an article on cyanobacteria and a freshwater and saltwater fish profile.  Here are (more…)

Just uploaded the March 2008 issue of the Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine.  This month we have more Fish Lore member spotlights, nano tank setup, betta tank setup, book reviews and freshwater and saltwater fish profiles. Thanks to Tom, Sabi, Atm and COBC for their help. 

Here are the articles for this issue:

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Hi All!  I just uploaded the latest Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine issue for February 2008.  The articles this month: (more…)

Happy New Year!  

The January issue of the FishLore magazine is out.  We have member spotlights, fish profiles, a forum ettiquette article, an aquarium first aid article, the fish and aquarium of the month contest winners from December are announced, a continuation of Atm’s nano saltwater tank setup series and an article on aquarium chillers.

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Seasons Greetings all! This is just an fyi that the December Fishlore magazine has been released. Thanks to all the article authors that contributed and congrats to the fish and aquarium photo of the month contest winner!  Winners will receive their $10 e-gift to Petsmart.com via email from Mike. 

This month the magazine features the following articles… (more…)

We just released the November issue of the Fish Lore Online Aquarium Magazine.   This month we have member spotlights on COBettaCouple, Tim and Armadillo.  4 fish profiles were written on the Cockatoo Cichlid, Purple Firefish, Six Line Wrasse and (more…)

The October issue of the Fish Lore Online Aquarium and Fish Magazine is ready for you to read!  We had another great turn out of articles from the members and we’re sure you’ll enjoy reading this issue.  The October issue includes…

• Fish Lore Member Spotlight – Butterfly
• Fish Lore Member Spotlight – Chickadee
• Forum Thread of the Month – Fantasy Betta
• Fish of the Month – Mahachai Betta
• Fish Keeping for Beginners Part 2: Basic Equipment and Extras
• DIY – Build Your Own Aquarium: Part 1 – The Stand
• Why Have a Planted Tank?
• Colored Aquarium Lighting
• Betta Breeding
• Fish and Aquarium Photo Contest Winners

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At the urging of the members we have decided to launch our own monthly online magazine.  These articles will be written by the FishLore members and edited by Mike.  We had an awesome turn out for articles with some being held in reserve for the next issue.  If future responses are as good as the first one we should have some very interesting magazine issues for the future. (more…)