by Michelle Tsao (na1paj DFWMAS) - Feeding and Important Factors.

by Michelle Tsao (na1paj DFWMAS) - Mating and Capturing Fry - The hardest thing about breeding Banggais is actually obtaining a pair and getting them to breed. First of all, male and female Banggais appear almost exactly the same, despite all the attempts to try to identify the differences in dorsal fins and mouth size, so it is very difficult to tell them apart.

by Michelle Tsao (na1paj DFWMAS) - Although breeding Banggais can be difficult in terms of obtaining a breeding pair and getting them to spawn,
the babies, however, are extremely hardy and easy to raise. In this article, I will explain my method of breeding
Banggai Cardinalfish and hopefully interest you to help conserve the shrinking population of Banggais in
the wild by breeding them at home.

by Michelle Tsao (na1paj) - For the first week, you’ll need to feed at least 5 times a day. As far as how much rotifers to add, that’s trial and error and experience. You’ll want about 100 rotifers per inch square, so that the larvae can run into rotifers without having to swim.

by Dale Tyler (DFWMAS)  - The main deciding factor if you are considering getting an octopus, is usually the lifespan. At 1-2 years, it is rather short, and an even shorter 6-8 months for Dwarfs/Pygmies. Tragically short, considering the wonderful nature of these creatures. The worst part about purchasing a wild-caught octopus is that you don’t know how
old it is.

by Michelle Tsao (na1paj DFWMAS) - This is Part 2 of breeding Amphiprion Ocellaris.

by Michelle Tsao (na1paj DFWMAS) - Breeding clownfish can be extremely fun, but also tiring! It’s like having newborns, but hundreds of them (if you know what I mean, moms and dads).

by Kieth Ledbetter (kwl1673 DFWMAS) - Building on last month’s topic of planning an in-wall tank, I want to expand on concerns with planning a large tank. Many, if not most large tanks are in-wall, so all the last month’s suggestions apply here as well. A big tank, however, has several “special” concerns in addition to the in-wall issues. Big is an obviously relative term that I’m going to leave undefined. I’ve set up two large tanks myself within the past year ...

by Jeremy Wolff (Sy5tem_0verload) - Everyone who has a marine tank knows that it requires at least a minimal amount of planning. Thorough planning can prevent loss of time and money due to changing equipment, buying new/better equipment, redoing plumbing, making numerous trips to the hardware store (which inevitably happens regardless of how much planning we’ve all done :D), etc.

by Ashlar - One of the things that most hobbyists have to face at one time or another is the need to set up a quarantine tank - either to acclimate a new fish to eating frozen food, or to treat a disease or injury, or as a time-out for an aggressive fish.