All Tropical Fish offers fishkeeping articles for marine fish and invertebrates, freshwater fish as well as a community, forums and groups. Join our community today. http://www.alltropicalfish.com 2008-05-12T11:00:32+01:00 text/html 2008-01-16T10:52:36+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/115/74/ Marinists who follow the hobby closely may have recently noticed that there has been a marked swing away from interest in livestock (fish, invertebrates algae) to a blanket coverage of hardware, almost to... text/html 2008-01-01T13:57:22+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/114/83/ FAMILY: CLAVULARIIDAEThe terms, Star Polyps and Clavularia may be rather unfamiliar to many marine aquarists but all marinists interested in invertebrates will have come across the many species of the these delightful colonies, if they... text/html 2008-01-01T12:33:33+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/113/101/ Fish/Fish Compatibility Fish/fish compatibility is a perennial problem that affects all marine fishkeepers, beginners and advanced alike. The successful display of livestock depends on one main factor - advance planning. There are a good many fish that are incompatible with each other and it is vitally important that these are identified early in the life of an aquarium. To ignore this process is to invite... text/html 2007-12-27T09:49:29+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/110/101/ One of the joys of marine fishkeeping has to be the ability to up-grade a system at any time using one, or a combination, of new pieces of equipment. Not only does this have the effect of... text/html 2007-12-23T23:33:07+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/109/101/ Q) How do I go about setting up a basic undergravel filter for a marine aquarium? A) Over the last ten years or so, marine filtration has advanced in leaps and bounds, leading many to believe that there is no future for the technique that sustained marine livestock for several generations.......the undergravel filter. Such beliefs are, of course, highly misleading, for undergravel filters work... text/html 2007-12-23T08:36:53+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/108/74/ Regular readers of my columns will be aware that I strongly advocate all newcomers to the hobby to gain some valuable experience with fish-only before advancing into the world of invertebrates. There are two very... text/html 2007-12-23T06:20:39+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/107/83/ Newcomers, beginners, novices, call them what you will, are the lifeblood of our hobby. They are often confused and discouraged by the ‘rocket-science’ offered by hobbyists at the other end of the scale (and THEY were all newcomers at one time don’t forget!). This is a pity, for without fresh input, our hobby would soon start to decay! text/html 2007-12-22T23:02:05+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/106/83/ PHYLUM: CNIDARIA Almost every enthusiastic marine hobbyist must be either keeping, or tempted to keep an anemone. Whether it be to give a natural home to clownfish or just the mere fascination of these... text/html 2007-12-22T05:43:22+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/105/101/ Q1) Is marine fishkeeping difficult? A) There is no straight yes or no to this question but It need not be difficult if approached in the right way. As with other pet hobbies, a certain amount of preparation is required before investing in costly hardware and livestock. Read books on the subject. Go to your local library, surf the internet for information, ask friends... text/html 2007-12-21T09:06:05+01:00 http://www.alltropicalfish.com http://www.alltropicalfish.com/content/view/104/74/ Family: Gobiidae To the casual observer, gobies may not initially be an overly attractive prospect for the marine aquarium; but look a little closer............. This extremely large family of fish (and there are well...