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January 2009: 1085 articles now available
-Dr. Adrian Lawler leads off
the new year with an article about the many uses for liverbearing fish in the aquarium
trade in: Livebearing
Fish Use in Tanks.
December 2008: 1084 articles now available
Editor's note: I am aware
that the search function is currently disabled for the site; I will try to get it up and
running again as quickly as possible.
- Longtime Aquarticles contributer, Dr. Adrian Lawler, provides many suggestions for how to guard
against theft, sabotage, or other intentional damage of valuable or commercial aquariums
in Tank Security.
- David Marshall provides a
friendly insight to how one local fish club in the UK celebrates Christmas in:
The
Ryedale Aquarist Society Christmas Tree at the Pickering Parish Church Christmas Tree
Festival 2008
- David Marshall presents a visit to the Megavissey Harbour Aquarium,
located in the small Cornish town of Megavissey; sticking with a Cornish theme is his
visit to The National
Lobster Hatchery. As part of my (infrequent) communication with David, he
wrote me the following:
"As you may have
heard I have gone into business with The Aquarium Gazette; I am on Issue 5. TAG is a
bi-monthly magazine produced on computer. Each Issue comprises 10 to 11 articles
(depending on space) written and illustrated by leading Aquarists' plus news and views
from Aquatic Societies. TAG can be purchased on disc, which can be posted Worldwide,
in both PDF and Word 2000 formats or can be purchased, PDF only, to e-mail directly
to a computer inbox."
If anyone is interested in
contacting David to find out more about The Aquarium Gazette, he can be reached at: aquariumgazette@yahoo.com
November 2008: 1080 articles now available
- Several articles this month
from longtime contributor David Marshall; first up is an interesting spot in Scotland -
The Logan Fish Pond.
- A visit to one of Europe's
largest aquariums, the Barcelona
Aquarium in Spain
October 2008: 1078 articles now available
- Continuing with the theme
of European travel and aquariums I present: A Visit to a Dutch
Aquarium Store : Aqua Complete (Near Rotterdam, Netherlands)
AQUARTICLES WEBSITE: A MESSAGE
TO ALL
Prior to his passing my brother Howard Norfolk asked
that I maintain the Aquarticles website for as long as possible and keep it as an
important reference point for aquarists throughout the world. To this point in time I have
kept the website as it was and the webmaster Theo Wyne has graciously added articles to
the site when time allows.
It is without question that Howard did not want
advertising to appear on Aquarticles. He wanted to keep the site as "pure" as
possible; however there are certain expenses that add up in maintaining the site, that
advertising revenue would offset. Having thought about this and keeping Howard's wishes in
mind I thought a bit outside of the box. What if we allowed advertising on the site, but
set up a company "Aquarticles" that would administer the revenues? My idea is
that if there are, and I believe that there certainly will be, revenues that exceed the
costs of maintaining the site, then the company will contribute the excess funds to
deserving charities and organizations in the aquarist world. These monies would help fund
research on disease prevention and other worthwhile causes or perhaps fund a tank in an
important aquarium for the benefit and education of those visiting. Once or twice a year a
chosen group of experts will look at applications for funding and decide on those who were
the most deserving. The only stipulation that I will put on the recipients is that they
acknowledge the contribution from Aquarticles in the form of a plaque where possible or at
the very least an acknowledgment in any papers or findings that were generated and to give
permission, if it were applicable, to publish the findings, articles or research on the
site.
The ultimate goal is to create the Howard Norfolk
Foundation that will allow the website and associated grants to be administered by a board
of governors and would allow the foundation to continue in perpetuity. If all goes as
envisioned, the website would not only grow and prosper, but Howard would be remembered
around the world and a great deal of work by both Howard and his associates would increase
in significance.
In the coming weeks you will see the website change
with the addition of unobtrusive advertising that relates to your interests. I would ask
you to "click" on them and help maintain the site! In approximately twelve
months, assuming that we have sufficient funds, I will create the first board of governors
who will adjudicate applications for funding. Once the funding decisions have been made I
will post the names of the recipients on the website for your acknowledgment.
If there are any comments, suggestions or questions
that you might have please fell free to email me at Aquarticles@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and enjoy the site!
Jim Norfolk
- My apologies for taking so
long in posting new articles. Without further adieu, a visit to Denmark's Aquarium.
August 2008: 1076 articles now available
- Before I can get around to
writing and publishing my Asian articles, I need to clear the deck of my European
material. Thus, I present A Behind the
Scenes Tour of the Rotterdam Aquarium in the Netherlands.
February 2008: 1075 articles now available
- I am currently in South
East Asia for the next 6 months. I have compiled three articles from my recent travels in
Europe which will be of particular interest to Asian arowana keepers (of which there are
many in Asia!):
Meet an Aquarist series: United Kingdom - HPLow -
Asian Arowana Importer
Importing
Asian Arowana to the United Kingdom - A Complicated Fish Tale
Meet an Aquarist series: United
Kingdom - Richard T1Karmann - Asian Arowana Keeper
- I have a huge backlog of
unpublished articles now; many are too photo-intensive for me to post from the internet
cafes I currently use. Therefore, there will probably not be many articles published
within the next few months.
December 2007: 1072 articles now available
- In October of this year I
was able to combine my love of cycle touring with my aquarium hobby. The following article
describes my adventure...Cycling
El Camino to Santiago De Compostella
- In keeping with the holiday spirit, David Marshall submits an article
about how his local fish club put up A Very Different Christmas
Tree in a medieval church in Yorkshire, UK.
*important
announcements: First, I have
been informed by the mail box company I use in Canada for Aquarticles that I must use a "new" address for all correspondance:
Aquarticles
#373 - 5525 West Boulevard
Vancouver, B.C.
V6M 3W6
Canada
I will now have to update the
mailing address on all the articles on the site by hand. This is not the first time this
has happened, but I sure hope it is the last!
My second announcement is
that I am about to relocate from Europe to South East Asia. The next six months promise to
be a time of great upheaval in my life. I will try to publish newly submitted work during
my travels, but this may not always be possible. I thank you for your understanding and
patience. One benefit for Aquarticles from my travels is that I plan to write about the
"aquarium scene" in S.E. Asia, so stay tuned!
November 2007: 1070 articles now available
-I was lucky to interview
another world famous aquarist for my second article this month in MEET AN AQUARIST SERIES: THE
NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) Part 2 : MR. PIETER VAN SUIJLEKOM
- Nathan D'Addio of
Australia introduces us to a local aquarium store owner who proves that a small space is
no constraint to providing quality fish. MEET AN AQUARIUM SERIES:
AUSTRALIA Part 1 : Steve Baines and the Itty Bitty Aquarium Store. Nathan
tells me this is the first of a series of articles he is working on to introduce
Aquarticles' readers to the aquarists of Australia. I think this is a wonderful project
and will be of interest to aquarists around the world! Thanks Nathan!
- Dr.Adrian Lawler provides both public policy suggestions and advice for
everyone in how people can go about Controlling Aquatic
Litter.
- Few articles on Aquarticles have provoked as much reader interest as those by Dr.Lawler
on Fish TB, otherwise known as Mycobacterium
marinum. Many aquarists have
asked Dr.Lawler for help in learning more about this disease, which is capable of crossing
over to humans. From these enquiries Dr. Lawler has compiled the article Fish TB
(Mycobacterium marinum) - FAQ
- In the tradition of Howard Norfolk, I wish to publish articles about
interesting people around the world who keep tropical fish as a hobby. As one of the
founders of www.freshwaterstingray.nl, some
of you will already be familiar with Frank Zijlmans. I am priveleged to introduce you to
his partner Nico in MEET AN AQUARIST
SERIES : THE NETHERLANDS Part 1 : Nico and Frank.
October 2007: 1065 articles now available
- Fossilised Osteoglossidae
remains (ancestor of the Asian arowana) are on hand at a small and out of the way museum I
visited in Denmark at Arowana
- True Fossil Fish
- Aquarticles sponsor author Dr.Adrian Lawler
provides useful advice on the subject of Trapping Snakes in Ponds, as
well as a logical and informative explanation of the Value of Ponds to a
Community
-An active September on Aquarticles has been followed by a period of quiet. I have been
cycle touring for most of the month in Belgium, France and Spain. I will try to get some
articles posted within the next few days.
September 2007: 1062 articles now available
-Longtime Aquarticles contributor Majid Ali submits What Is Your Opinion About
Aquarium Salt?, a review of the benefits of aquarium salt - with a few
cautionary notes too.
-I have plans to build a new fish room next year upon return to Canada. Based on my past
experience I may be Importing
Acrylic Aquariums to Canada
- Join me on a tour of one of my favourite aquariums so far - The Nordsømuseet (North Sea Museum).
Boasting the largest single aquarium tank in Northern Europe (at over 1 million gallons),
and a pair of rarely seen sunfish (Mola mola), the Nordsømuseet is well worth a
visit.
- Besides aquariums, my other hobbies include cycling and travelling. Thus, in the
tradition set by Howard Norfolk, whereby he chronicled his interesting travels (which did
not always pertain directly to fish), I offer up the following two-part article: My 2007 PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris) Cycling Adventure
and PBP 2007 -
Riding the Qualifying Brevets
-Max Loo has allowed the reproduction of The Nami Green Asian Arowana,
an article about a rare and exotic colour variant seldom seen outside South East Asia.
-Nathan D'addio shares his rationale for hand feeding fish, along with
some tips, in Hand
Feeding Your Fish
-David Webber of www.freshwaterstingray.com
has allowed the reproduction of an article he wrote along with some of his personal
photographs - don't miss An Introduction to
Freshwater Stingrays.
-David Kozak, who maintains the winnipegfishforum,
has submitted an article he wrote entitled Spawning L260 Hypancistrus
-Mr.Kan of Panda
Aquatics and the editors at www.arowanaclub.com
have allowed the reproduction of three articles detailing the harvest of Asian arowana
from captive breeding ponds. Some fantastic photographs and insightful narrative. First is
Gold Harvest at
Panda Aquatic Centre; next
comes Harvest of Panda Red
Asian Arowana; finally
there is Harvest of
Panda Gold Cross Back Asian Arowana. eFor those of you interested in the history of the Asian arowana market,
read The Busines of Asian
Arowana in Singapore, based on an interview with Mr.Kan.
- Dr. Adrian Lawler receives
frequent requests for information about "Fish Tuberculosis" or "Fish
TB" that can cross over to infect humans. He has provided Aquarticles with a previously published journal article entitled Human Mycobacterium
marinum Aronson Infections. The case studies Dr.Lawler recounts should give any aquarist pause for
thought.
- David Marshall
happened upon a hybrid Synondontous sp. catfish in his local pet store. What
followed was the unravelling of a mystery that led to the fish brokers of Eastern
Europe...Definitely a fun read with some good photos too! Not So Angelic(us)
August 2007: 1048 articles now available
-Visit the largest Public
Aquarium in the UK with David Marshall in his review of The Blue Planet
-Anita Maccio of Italy has been given permission to translate a number of
articles into Italian. The articles may be found on her site at www.vergari.com/Acquariofilia/AC.asp
- Aquarticles is pleased
to introduce Giancarlo Podio from Pennsylvania, USA to our readership.
Through his blog at www.gpodio.com, Giancarlo
demonstrates a high level of skill with a camera as well as with aquariums. I thank
Giancarlo for joining Aquarticles as a sponsor author and look forward to seeing more of
his work published here in the future. First up this month are his articles 180 Gallon Reef Build - Diary of a Set-up,
Do-it-yourself Co2, Setting up an Advanced Pressurized
CO2 System, Eliminating
Algae with Hydrogen Peroxide, Fertilizer Comparison Chart,
CO2 KH/PH Chart, and finally Overdriving a Standard
Light Strip.
July 2007: 1040 articles now available
- Article 1040 marks a minor
milestone in that it is the 100th article I have posted or helped to post on Aquarticles. It is fitting then, that it be rather special - and it is. Thanks to the
generosity of a Canadian named Michael "Arapaimag", (who would
prefer his last name not be publicized - for reasons that may be inferred shortly), and
the cooperation of the owner of the large aquarium forum Monster Fish Keepers, I am proud to
bring you a MASSIVE article entitled Building a Monster
50,000 Gallon Aquarium. The article is a collation of forum posts, on-line essays, and
photos produced by Michael over the past several years. I hope you find the article
inspiring!
- I've posted an article I recently wrote entitled Raising Frogs in Denmark.
- My sincere thanks to Joseph Tan and Mr.Kan of Panda Aquatics for allowing me to
reprint the excellent article entitled Asian Arowana - Raising a Winner.
This article is a "must read" for anyone serious about raising one of
these majestic fish.
- Long time Aquarticles contributor David Marshall
provides a well photographed tour of an Aquarium he first reviewed here four years ago in Aquarium of the Lakes
Revisited.
- Dr. Adrian Lawler has provided a pair of interesting articles this
month. First up is his Tilapia
Culture Handout, a forray into the world of Tilapia sp. aquaculture and all it
entails. Next comes Aquarium
Management, his views, based on a career stretching many decades, at what is
involved in administering or curating a large aquarium.
- You'll find many low cost nutritious food ideas for your fish in Fresh from the Fridge
by Nathan D'Addio of Australia. Along with his article Nathan also sent
some personal observations about how Aquarticles helps him as an aquarist:
"Aquarticles.com has been an
extremely useful source of information. There is enough content
control to prevent the site from becoming a Wikipedia,
where you don’t know if you can trust the
content of articles. There is also an incredible range of
articles, from people all over the world.
It is very easy for me to find what I am looking for,
whether it is removing algae or breeding the
Pearl Gourami."
I thank you Nathan for
choosing to join the global cast of authors whose hard work and altrusim have made Aquarticles what it is today.
June 2007: 1033 articles now available
- We start the month off with
a beautiful photo tour of the Nagoya Public Aquarium
in Japan, courtesy of Madan Subramanian, of Bangalore, India.
- An equally impressive photo tour of the New England Aquarium in Boston,
and some wonderful photos of rural India near Bangalore in Collecting Fish in India (Ubbalamadugu
Kona) are provided by Hayath.
- Sticking with our theme of Indian authors this month is a light-hearted photo essay on
collecting Etroplus
canarensis - The Search for the Rarest Indian Cichlid by Ravi
Chandran
- Then there is an Editor's choice - the wonderfully photographed Indian
Collecting Expedition - Ichamati River near Calcutta also by Ravi Chandran. The range
of fish captured here - from eels to puffers - would make any aquarist envious.
- If you have had enough of travel and collecting articles this month, check out the
useful D.I.Y. projects provided here in DIY Cichlid Egg Tumbler,
by Andy Miller, and Overview of a DIY Baffle Filter,
DIY Over-Tank
Trickle Filter , both by Glenn Barrett. For the Aquarticles
reader from Jamaica who emailed me late last year asking for advice on how to make his own
glass aquarium, we have Ravi Chandran's Photo Essay: Building a Glass
Aquarium Tank. This
article is NOT for the feint of heart and I assume no liability as editor of Aquarticles
should you decide to follow the instructions found therein!
- In case that fellow from Jamaica (or anyone else) is interested in building an acrylic
aquarium, I have posted a trio of excellent articles: First, Making an Acrylic Aquarium,
by Gopi; next Tools for Working
with Acrylic, by Strangetanks; finally, Marc Quattromani has
allowed Aquarticles to reprint his fine article Acrylic Aquarium Repair.
- An old friend of
Aquarticles, David Marshall of the Ryedale Aquarist Society, has
submitted an interesting article on the labyrinth fish Ctenopoma ocellatum - The Zulu Perch.
May 2007: 1020 articles now available
-Dr. Adrian Lawler
has a trio of articles this month for Aquarticles. First up is Touch Tanks, an article for
anyone wanting to set up an open air aquarium easily accessable to hands touching from
above. Next, Adrian revisits the problem posed by the water rodents nutria - and what
needs to be done about it - in
Proposed
Specifications for Nutria-Resistant Geotextiles and Proposed Tests to Determine if
Geotextiles are Nutria-Resistant
- Michael Pham of the Aquarium Club of Edmonton
contributes a ground-breaking article recounting an easy to breed new arrival to the
aquarium trade from Mynamar in Breeding Microrasbora sp.
"Galaxy". A big thank you to H.Yamamoto, editor of
the Aquababble, for passing on this interesting article.
-
A Belgian
club, www.tropicana-lo.be has
asked for and been granted permission to translate several articles into Dutch.
April 2007: 1016 articles now available
-The friendly folks at www.albertaaquatica.com share some useful
information in a series of articles this month. First up is the Fishless Aquarium Cycle,
by Chris Cow, Ph.D. Next is an article with good photos by Nick
Spinelli, perfect for anyone with an old aquarium that needs resealing - Resealing an Old
Aquarium Tank
-From the "down under" site sydneycichlid comes a useful
article for anyone who has ever had to contend with an algae outbreak Algae : Description and
Control in Freshwater Aquaria
- Donnie Ponder has provided
a fantastic photo-manual for Constructing
a 3-D Rock Background for your Aquarium
- Jay Luto uses a different technique to that of Donnie
Ponder, but achieves an equaly amazing effect in his creation of a 3-D aquarium background
in DIY Backgound ala
Back to Nature.
March 2007: 1011 articles now available
- Dr.Adrian Lawler
shares his wisdom on the topic of Writing Articles.
I heartily endorse his concluding sentence!
- Lee Newman, Curator of Tropical Waters at the Vancouver
Aquarium, has been added as a sponsor
author of Aquarticles. Lee recently wrote "I am very happy that
Aquarticles is continuing and am proud to be part of it in some small way. Thanks." Lee
contributed a fine article he wrote detailing the early days of the Lake Victoria Species
Survival Plan in Cichlid
Conservation in Uganda.
- As editor of Aquarticles, I've discovered that Howard left a few
"unfinished projects", collections of articles he had permission to publish, but
never got around to doing. Some of these wonderful articles deserve a wider audience and
so I submit them for your approval. First up is some work by Tom and Pat
Bridges of Ontario, Canada: Breeding Sturisoma,
The Invasion of the
Whiptails, Anableps
anableps Part 1, Anableps anableps Part 2,
Anableps anableps Part 3,
Anableps anableps Part 4
-John Rink of the Midwest
Cichlid Association is using several articles for the latest issue of their
newsletter and comments "Thank you so much for providing this resource for
aquarium societies to use!" On behalf of Aquarticles and all its contributors
you are welcome!
- a reader sent in a link to an awesome video clip of Asian arowana actually
spawning. Windows Media Player may be required for vewing.
- Ken Brady, the publication manager of Woodcraft Magazine has graciously allowed
Aquarticles permission to reprint an excellent article on how to build a 75 gallon
aquarium. The article is by Bob and Jacquie Goad and is
entitled A Succesful Mix
of Water and Wood; having over 40 photos and accompanied by a printable set of
building plans, this article is sure to please "do-it-yourself" aquarists!
- Michael Manning, Project Manager of the Aquaculture Knowledge Environment Project has
granted permission to reprint a fascinating article: Breeding the Malaysian
Golden Arowana, Scleropages formosus, in Concrete Tanks
February 2007: 1001 articles now available
- My first article as editor
of this site concerns an experience I had a few years ago Importing Asian
Arowana (Scleropages formosus)
- February 17, 2007: article
999 Predatory Birds and Small Fish Ponds,
and article 1000 Diatom Filters, both
written by Dr. Adrian Lawler. As a long time sponsor author of
Aquarticles who has many articles to his credit, it only seems appropriate that Adrian's
work should be accorded the honour of this Aquarticles' milestone.These two most recent
submissions of his continue his tradition of providing valuable information to aquarists
in a professional, yet easy to understand manner. On behalf of the Aquarticles' community
Adrian, "Thank you!"
- added a tribute to the founder of Aquarticles, Howard Norfolk. I also added a new Sponsor Authors section to article categories
- added new article category of Conservation. In
coming months I anticipate adding a number of articles to this category, including such
topics as energy efficient fish rooms, natural habitat protection, and wild fish
conservation.
- finished updating all of the editor contact addresses on every article for the entire
site. This has been a tedious job, given that each article took about 30 seconds to
reformat and there are almost 1000 articles! Phew!
- Dr. Ron Coleman, having identified the Cuban mystery fish, has
graciously allowed Aquarticles use of his scholarly work located at www.cichlidresearch.com. First up are
the informative Introducing
Cichlids , Setting up
a Simple Central Amercian Cichlid Aquarium, and Telling Males from Females;
Next is an article written partly from a field scientist's perspective, Cichlid Conservation.
- Derek Molter seeks Aquarticles' help in identifying some fish he caught several
weeks ago in Cuba. As the editor of Aquarticles, I am unfortunately away from all my aquarium
books and resources. Therefore, it is up to you intrepid readers of Aquarticles to help Derek unravel the mystery of The Cuban Fishing Trip!
- included a new search
function at the top of the Aquarticles
homepage.
- currently working on a new sponsor author's page for the site.
January 2007: 993 articles now available
Important Notice: I have added the provision that all
articles on Aquarticles are freely available for club use or non-commercial web-sites unless
otherwise stated on the article(s). Stay tuned for such articles in the near
future...
-Scott Cline of
the Toledo Reef Aquarium Club has
been granted permission to reprint from Aquarticles and writes "We thank Aquarticles and their Authors for the use
of the articles to help spread information and knowledge in the aquarium hobby. We make
sure we contact all sites that we obtain information for on our site to not infringe on
others copyrighted material. The articles that we have posted on our site have inspired
many of our own members to start writing articles of their own. Once they are complete we
would also like to share our articles on your website." On behalf of the
Aquarticles community Scott, thanks for the praise. We look forward to receiving articles
from your club members one day!
Carli Flannagan,
a webmaster at the Danish aquarist site www.akvariesiden.dk
has been granted permission to translate and reproduce articles of interest.
- From Chris Murray (a.k.a. Dark Dep) of the Ottawa Valley
Aquarium Society, we have a very useful series of do-it-yourself articles for
building tank stands, canopies, and filtration systems. These articles have a lot of photos! First up is How to Build
Your Own Sturdy Tank Stand and Canopy - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,
and Part 4.
-Tamara Weiss shares more of her experience caring for seahorses and
pipefish in Seahorse
Foods and Feeding, Keeping Flagtail Pipefish in
the Home Aquarium, Pouch Evacuations for Male
Seahorses, Twenty
Misconceptions About Seahorses
-Will Wooten provides a review of suitable tankmates for seahorses in Seahorse Tankmates - What's
Safe? What's Not?
-Les Pearce explains the importance of establishing and maintaining the
nitrogen cycle for any healthy aquarium. Nice flow chart is provided. Filtration and
the Nitrogen Cycle
-Allan James encounters the nitrogen cycle first hand in Water
Parameters and a New Tank - A Case History
-Dr.Adrian Lawler, having lived through the massive clean up after
Hurricane Katrina, recounts the damage such a severe storm can do to a pond - and how the
damage can be overcome Pond
Recovery after Storms.
-Doug Hoover, an experienced builder, provides his
"secret formula" used to ensure success with concrete pond and waterfall
construction in Koi Ponds
- Dispelling Myths About Concrete Ponds
December 2006: 980 articles now available
-Dr. Adrian Lawler contributes two articles on the theme of preventing
and identifying fish illnesses in
Some Signs of a
Sick Fish and Daily Tank Checks;
Dr. Lawler also provides a handy checklist to follow when setting up a new tank Check List for
Setting up a Fish Tank.
- Max Gallade's next instalments are the beautifully photographed
articles he wrote with his wife Lois, Rediscovering the
German Blue Ram - Microgeophagus ramirezi and Breeding Apistogramma
sp."Mouthbrooder" (Maulbrueter) ; these are followed by a very useful article for catching small fish in
planted tanks - Catching Fish The Easy Way
. The final
installement is Cichlid Fry
Development - A Photo Essay
November 2006: 973 articles now available
After a half year hiatus, Aquarticles is back! The webmaster recently traveled from
Vancouver,Canada to Denmark and encountered a number of practical difficulties. With any
luck these problems are behind him now and he can get on developing Aquarticles as the
resource that so many of you love. Thank you for your letters of encouragement and of
course for your submitted articles!
-Max Gallade
graciously allowed the use of a beautifully photograhed suite of articles. These articles
are stunning in their photography. First up is a photographic tour of the Amazonian Jungle
exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, USA in Amazonian Jungle In The National Aquarium
-Sean Kettle, President of the Ottawa
Valley Aquarium Society, recounts the drama of
breeding the feisty Aipstogramma panduro in Apistogramma panduro – The “Other”
Panda
- Allyson Sharpe recounts her
experience breeding an easy killyfish for beginners in And for Starters: Breeding Fundulopanchax gardneri Nigerianus
- Dr. Adrian Lawler sheds light on a
fish disease (sometimes refered to as Fish TB) capable of crossing over to humans in A
Few Comments on Mycobacterium marinum
- Mitchell McKenzie has
submitted a technical paper from his Bsc. course work on the artificial propagation of
fish. Serious fish hobbyists may be able to use the techniques he explains to artificially
propagate hard to breed species of fish. The
Preservation of Fish Species Through Artificial Propagation. He has also
submitted another excellent article on the African catfish family Mochokidae (including Synodontis
sp.) with great information and original photographs African Siluriforms of the
family Mochokidae
- Tamara Weiss provides a
comprehensive look at the strategies and care required for the succesful keeping of
seahorses in Keeping Seahorses: Three Keys
to Success
- David Cooper recounts a collecting expedition for wild green sailfin mollies Poecilia
latipinna in New Zealand in Wild
Mollies in New Zealand.
- David Cooper provides a survey of a commercial aquaculture project in Breeding the New
Zealand Short Fin Eel, Anguilla australis When I asked David whether it was a typing error in his article
that eels sell for up to $10,000 per kilogram, he replied "In actual fact, since
that was written, we have an authenticated case of a kilo of glass eels selling in Tokyo
for US $15,000. This was authenticated by David Doubilet of National Geographic Magazine
who was down here earlier this year doing an article on eels." Well, talk about
expensive sushi! As Dr.Adrian Lawler
pointed out in another email, however, given that glass eels are postlarval (being sold
for stocking aquaculture facilities), there could be anywhere from 5,000-10,000 eels per
kilo, translating to a price of about $1-3 per eel. So maybe that "sushi"
is not that expensive after all!
- Naga Siddarth of India
tells how he collected and prepared terra cotta for use as a substrate for territorial
cichlids in Terra Cotta in a Cichlid Tank.
March 2006: 963 articles now available
-Dr. Adrian Lawler explains
how to overcome the problems posed by nutria (an aquatic rodent), on rivers, ponds, and
adjacent banks in Nutria: Trouble for Waterways
-* Sad News * Howard Norfolk, the founder of Aquarticles.com, passed
away on February 17, 2006 following a brief illness. Before he died, Howard went through a
great deal of trouble to ensure that the Aquarticles website will continue in its present
form. An annotated version of an autobiography Howard wrote in his final days is presented
here: My Life - By Howard Norfolk
February
2006: 961 articles now available
-An article written by an anoymous source entitled Fish Diseases
January
2006: 960 articles now available.
- David Marshall sent two articles by his colleagues at the Ryedale
Aquarist Society in England - by Majid Ali: Time to
Bamboo the Aquarium, and by Gerry
Hawksby: Ameca splendens.
December
2005: 958 articles now available.
- Added a comprehensive article on fish breeding "How do fish make babies?" donated by Gerald Jennings of Calypso.org.uk
- What is the problem with today's guppies? Bill "PegasusNZ"
puts forward his thoughts: Guppy AIDS...Diseases...or just Defects in
the Gene Pool?
- Bill also submitted an
authoritative article about the selective breeding of guppies (and other species) - A Look
at Genetics.
- David Marshall, of England,
discusses the newly available catfish, Synodontis sp. 'Black Pebble'.
- With permission from Dave Wade,
added two articles from the Regina Aquarium
Society: Japanese Rice Fish or Medaka, by Jackie McNaughton, and The
Peacock Goby by Twyla
Lindstrom-Peters.
November
2005: 952 articles now available.
- Joseph S., of Fresno California, contributed two articles: Raising
Redworms for Fish Food and The
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish, Elassoma evergladei.
- David Marshall of
England, sent a report on another rare Synodontis catfish: Synodontis robertsi.
- Received our first copy of Akvaryum
Dünyasi, the glossy new aquarium magazine from Turkey. A couple of months
ago they asked permission to use articles from Aquarticles.The
first article they chose to translate was a humorous one!- Marriage
and the Aquarist, by "A Long Suffering Wife"
October
2005: 949 articles now available.
- Joe Lover of the Iowa Aquarium
Association, forwarded three well-written articles by his colleague Jason
Jenkins about the history and characteristics of the African Rift Lakes. Start
with: Lake Victoria: Troubled Waters.
- David Marshall, of
England, writes about his visit to Three Places of Aquatic Interest in the City of Bristol, and to The Seaquarium
at Weston-Super-Mare.
- Dr. Adrian Lawler, a
frequent contributor to Aquarticles, reports that the J.L.
Scott Aquarium in Biloxi Mississippi,
where he was retired supervisor, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
- William Berg, of Sweden, contributed Tilapia - some general comments, and how to keep and breed them
in an aquarium.
- Courtesy of Paul McFarlane, of the Hamilton and District Aquarium Society of
Canada, added: Spawning the Red Lizard Whiptail , Spawning Aphyosemion Amieti, and Spawning Corydoras sterbai by Charles Drew, and Breeding
the 'Malawi Eye Biter', by Larry
Johnson.
September
2005: 938 articles now available.
- Writing at the time of Hurricane Katrina, Adam Goldstein lives in the
hurricane zone of south Florida, and is well able to advise How
to Maintain Fish Tanks and Equipment During a Power Cut of Several Days.
- Mick Talbot of England
advised that he has used a selection of articles from Aquarticles
in the database section of his new group: http://groups.msn.com/africanriftlakecichlids
. In return he donated a number of his own articles, including new
concept for setting-up tanks and Neolamprologus
brichardi.
August 2005:
935 articles now available
- Schuyler Sloane, Founder and
President of the Northeast Philadelphia Aquarium Society, starts off the month with: 10 Rules
for Being a Good Fishkeeping Husband.
- Roberto Petracini submitted
an illustrated article about a new species of catfish he discovered near his home in
Argentina: Epactionotus aky.
- Peter McKane, of
England and currently residing in Holland, wrote "On 10th of August, a new
charitable organization called Help The Fish
will open its doors officially to the public. Our goal is to provide a directory or fish
stores internationally with users' comments, thoughts and opinions separating the good
from the bad....We have a public forum, functionality to list fish stores, and methods to
rate the quality of the stores submitted by our users."
Peter has reproduced some articles from Aquarticles on his
new site, and in return has donated Caring for Zebra Danios, 10 Things to Know About Dwarf Puffers, New Fish Diary - Figure Eight
Puffer, 10
Things to Know About Bumblebee Gobies,
and Fish Acclimatization.
- Occasionally Aquarticles gets unsolicited messages of
appreciation. Recently Michele B. wrote: "I just wanted to let you
know that I think your website is the best one I have seen so far. Your articles are
interesting and simple to understand. I am deleting all the other fish websites I have
bookmarked, except for Aquarticles.com. Thankyou." ...Thankyou Michele!
- Cem Ertan wrote from Turkey to ask permission to translate some Aquarticles articles into Turkish, for the first and only Turkish
aquarium magazine Akvaryum Dunyasi Dergisi (Aquarium World Magazine): website in
Turkish: http://www.akvaryumdergisi.com
We were pleased to agree. Some lucky authors will be receiving mail from
Turkey soon!
July 2005:
928 articles now available
- Kevin Thurston edits the
newsletter of the Colorado Aquarium Society,
and regularly uses articles from Aquarticles. In return he
has contributed nine of his own authoritative articles, including How
I Raise Anabantoid Fry, Jumbo
Catfishes, Hybrids, What is a Fish Worth?, Dealing With Those Confusing Fish Names, The Black Trigger.
- Bill Shenefelt wanted a cold water fish room to supplement his warm
water one, so he took over his garage: Cold Water Fish Room. Also, information about how to remove minerals from
hard water, including the use of reverse osmosis: Water Treatment.
- Karen Lang, editor of The Informer, Green Water Aquarist Society of Chicagoland, sent
her article Apple Snails, Bob Blaho's Selection and Use of a
Microscope for Aquarists, and The 8
Steps of Spawning Corys by Robert
Dwyer.
- David Marshall contributed another report in his series about
public aquariums in the U.K. and Europe: The Fish at Hull's Pearson Park.
- Schuyler (Mr. Sky) Sloane,
founder and president of the Northeast Philadelphia Aquarium Society, wrote to say that he
has created a new Google group where board members of aquarium societies can swap ideas
and information. Go to: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/aquariumsocietyexchange
- Gerald Jennings, of London, wrote about his new project: 'The
Aphanius Project is a breeding programme sponsored by Calypso Research, a branch of the
Calypso Organization. Its goal is to spawn and raise a range of endangered Aphanius
killifish in captivity; to standardise their breeding requirements in order that the
project may be replicated, and to build up sufficient stocks for eventual re-release into
their original habitat." Supplies of any Aphanius species are needed. For more
information go to the web page of The
Calypso Organization and click on 'Calypso Research.'
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