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My Top 10 Favorite Malawi Cichlids, From the Mind of a Cichlid Mad Man

thatpetblog — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:07 +0000

Hey folks, as promised, here's the first installment of my favorite fish! Just remember everyone's opinion differs and I would like to see other peoples faves, too, so please leave a comment if you have an opinion. Here goes, (in no particular order)! Copadichromis azureus - This haplochromine is a zooplankton feeder. Males attain a length up to [...]

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My Top 10 Favorite Malawi Cichlids, From the Mind of a Cichlid Mad Man

Overfeeding and Water Quality

marinebioblog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:41:53 +0000

Please welcome Sam Yost as a blogger on That Fish Blog. Sam has recently been promoted to Fish Room Supervisor and will be graduating from Millersville University in December with a degree in Marine Biology. Hello, My name is Sam Yost. Being a hobbyist and working with other hobbyists in the trade, I have grown to understand [...]

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Overfeeding and Water Quality

Dragonets – Beauties with Specialized Palates

marinebioblog — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:03:59 +0000

Hi everyone, Jason here! Reefs can be described in so many ways. They have every color imaginable, and creatures different in such drastic ways all living in closely intertwined communities. Some are the hunters and some are the prey. You could explore the same section of the reef everyday and there is a decent chance of discovering something new, whether [...]

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Dragonets – Beauties with Specialized Palates

Reef Trends – The Chalice Coral Craze

marinebioblog — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:30 +0000

Hello, Cory here with a short blog on an interesting new wave in the world of reefing, the new obsession with Chalice corals. A couple years ago, Chalice Corals were not very popular or in demand type of coral, despite the ease of care and collection. They were offered around the country, at very reasonable prices. [...]

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Reef Trends – The Chalice Coral Craze

JBJ is Back At TFP!

marinebioblog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:47:31 +0000

Hi everyone, Dave here. It has been a few years since we last offered any products from JBJ USA, we are proud to once again offer products from this innovative manufacturer. As one of the pioneers of the all in one Nano-Reef aquarium, JBJ’s Nano Cube allowed aquarist with limited space and/or budgets to enjoy [...]

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JBJ is Back At TFP!

The Danios – Little Fish with Big Potential

marinebioblog — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:47:24 +0000

Hello everyone! This is Craig, just writing a short blog on a group of fish that seems to be seeing a swell in popularity within the aquarium hobby lately. The danios. Yes… the lowly, boring, indestructible danios. You might just be surprised at how diverse and beautiful this group of fish has now become within [...]

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The Danios – Little Fish with Big Potential

Freshwater Sharks – Striking Species for the Semi-aggressive Community

marinebioblog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:28:03 +0000

Hey Fish Blog Followers! There are lots of different types of freshwater communities created by hobbyists. Some people choose a peaceful community of tetras and other small docile fish, while others opt for a tank populated with predators or other territorial species, often a fine balance between tolerance and aggression. Many aquariums are somewhere in [...]

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Freshwater Sharks – Striking Species for the Semi-aggressive Community

Amphibians Masquerading as Fish – Notes on the Rubber Eel

marinebioblog — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:43:41 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. As a child, I constantly combed the pet stores of the Bronx and Manhattan in search of the odd catfishes, lungfishes and eels I so favored. I distinctly recall first coming upon some creatures labeled as “rubber eels”, and realizing that I was looking at something special – I just didn’t [...]

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Amphibians Masquerading as Fish – Notes on the Rubber Eel

Damselfishes and Clownfishes – Part 2 – The Percula Clownfish

marinebioblog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:38:20 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Please see Part I of this article for information on the natural history of the clownfishes and their close relatives, the damselfishes. Today we’ll take a look at the most popularly kept of the clownfishes, the beautifully-colored Percula clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris. Even before being skyrocketed to fame by the movie Finding Nemo, [...]

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Damselfishes and Clownfishes – Part 2 – The Percula Clownfish

The Electric Catfish – A Unique Species for the Serious Catfish Fancier

marinebioblog — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:36:44 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. It takes some doing to stand out among the catfishes, a group that contains some of the most bizarre creatures on earth. Yet the Electric Catfish (Malapterurus electricus) does this quite admirably. Indeed, this species is so unique that it and the small mouth electric catfish (M. macrostoma) are alone classified [...]

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The Electric Catfish – A Unique Species for the Serious Catfish Fancier