NANO - Chris Lukhaup
A new trend seized the aquarium hobby: nano aquaria. Miniature aquaria, which were in Europe usually regarded as pitiable just a few years ago, have already became commonly present both in pet shops and in aquarium hobbyists’ homes. These tiny trinkets are particularly popular among young hobbyists. Many beginners in the hobby got fascinated by the concept as well. In principle, they are nothing new. In Asia small tanks have been sold for many years already. However, it took some time before the miniatures gained the European hobbyists’ recognition. High energy costs, commonness of the one-person households, no time for hobbies and room shortage – certainly all this has significantly contributed to the fact that currently small tanks are selling like hot cakes.;
Endler's guppy - Radosław Bednarczuk
Thanks to its beautiful coloration in males, small size, untroublesome keeping and breeding this species is recommended even for the beginners in the aquarium hobby. From this article you will be able to learn how to take care of and how to breed this cute livebearer. (...) Due to the males’ beauty, untroublesome keeping and breeding this livebearer may be recommended for all the beginners in the aquarium hobby, who are just starting their aquarium adventure.
How to breed swordtails and platies? - Andrzej Sieniawski
In case of swordtails and platies an aquarium hobbyist has to do virtually nothing in order to produce a fry. (...) The tank in which fish are to be born has to be planted so that the newly born fish have a retreat in which they could hide from their mother. During the delivery the egg’s coat that encases fry breaks apart. You can often observe the female that gives birth to a young fish and devours an empty egg’s coat in turns.
Nature Aquarium - Takashi Amano
In Nature Aquarium, a layout is created by arranging rocks and driftwood and planting aquatic plants in a tank. However, the layout is not finished with this. An aquascape is complete only when aquatic plants are grown well. It takes a few weeks to a few months from the time that a layout is put together until a beautiful aquascape is finished. The fun of Nature Aquarium is in maintaining an aquascape thereafter for a year to a few years.
Besides Nature Aquarium, in any aquarium where aquatic organisms are kept, the proliferation of algae can become a problem. In the case of an aquatic plant layout, algae often presents a problem soon after the layout is set up and the water quality is unstable. If the leaves of aquatic plants become covered with algae, the plants cannot photosynthesize sufficiently and weaken gradually. Therefore algae must be removed as soon as possible. As for the method to remove algae, algae can be removed by manual removal or through the use of herbivores. Phyton-Git can be used for the removal of blue green algae. As a general rule, various methods are used in combination depending on the type of algae and the tank condition.
Aquarium fish only - Piotr Stępień
More and more often marine aquaria decorate our homes, offices, restaurants, hotels and many other places in which we spend time. They add to the place’s charm and ambience. If you want to maintain this small ecosystem’s equilibrium but you want to spend minimum amount of time on it – as the time is currently a luxury good for most of us – you should consider setting a fish only tank. Such a tank encompasses nothing but fish – you have an opportunity to admire their beauty and unusual behavioural patterns. (...) It’s safe to claim that maintaining a fish only tank is much easier than in case of reef tank. .
Geophagus - Radosław Bednarczuk
I can safely claim that species belonging to the Geophagus genus are the most popular eartheaters kept in hobbyists’ aquaria. The popularity is due to numerous reasons. Firstly, these fish are easy to keep and breed, while their coloration may compete with the coloration of many cichlids found in Great African Lakes. Secondly, specimen of the majority of the species offered by the dealers are not longer than a dozen or so centimetres and due to that aquarium hobbyists possessing smaller tanks pick these fish eagerly. The advantages mentioned above make the fish a perfect home tank inhabitant for any cichlid fancier.
Anaconda - Witold Borkowski
(...) The snake group’s name alone can raise fear in many people. Anaconda is a mythical animal and a subject of numerous legends. (...) Currently the taxonomy based on geographical, morphological and genetic traits includes 4 species in the Eunectes genus. The common anaconda (Eunectes murinus) that is found almost on the whole area of the Amazon region wetland is the best known one. The yellow anaconda (E. notaeus) is well known as well and it is the most popular anaconda species in terrarium hobby.
W egzotycznym świecie Nathana Gendrau. Cz II - Sebastian Żmudzki
W kwietniowym numerze Magazynu zabrałem Państwa w podróż do egzotycznego świata Krakowskiego Egzotarium. Na kartach Pisma zwiedziliśmy parter ekspozycji, który ukazuje życie pod powierzchnią mórz, oceanów i jezior ca³ego Świata. W bieżącym numerze chciałbym oprowadzić Szanownego Czytelnika po górnym piętrze, które jest domem wielu interesujących gadów pochodzących z sześciu kontynentów. Chciałbym także poprzez wywiad przybliżyć interesującą postać wielkiego pasjonata dzikiej przyrody, a za razem twórcy egzotarium Nathana Gendreau.;
Chinese soft-shell turtle – Pelodiscus sinensis - Zbigniew Strzelecki
Synonyms: Trionyx sinensis (this name is commonly known and still widely used), Amyda sinensis (in practice not used any more). (...) The species is found in the Far East, from Indochinese peninsula to this part of the Amur River that crosses the border dividing Siberia and China. It appears the species lives in many different climate zones (Korea, Japan, eastern part of China, eastern fringe of Mongolia, Manchuria, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia excluding Borneo, Taiwan and Hainan). There’s no other soft-shell turtle species that is found more to the North.
Diseases - Bartosz Bojarski
The diagnosis of the vast majority of diseases found in aquarium fish is very difficult. It concerns particularly bacterial and viral diseases and their proper identification demands not only knowledge and experience but proper laboratory equipment as well. However, there is a small group of freshwater fish diseases that are easy to diagnose. This article aims at acquainting the reader with their diagnosis and treatment methods. (...) White spot, fish lice, leeches, fungal infection, fin rot, ammonium intoxication, NO2-, NO3-
Pseudotropheus sp. ”elongatus spot” – a “neon” among mouth-brooders - Wojciech Sierakowski
A fish this article is devoted to may often remain unnoticed, especially in a tank full of more robust fish from his native basin as it is smaller than them and unobtrusive. There are photos of different quality and it is not easy to take pictures of Pseudotropheus sp. “elongatus spot”. Its velvety black, beautiful coloration and contrast-rich unfinished neon stripes are to be really admired in particular circumstances and with your own eyes only.
II Międzynarodowy Zlot Miłośników Krewetek - Anna Skibicka, Paweł Szewczak
W sobotę 13 czerwca 2009 w sali warszawskiego Centrum Konferencyjno-kongresowego PWSBiA przy ulicy Bobrowieckiej 19 odbył się III Międzynarodowy Zlot Miłośników Krewetek. Pomysł zrodził się 3 lata temu na forum akwaria.pl/krewetki. (...) W tym roku zjawiła się rekordowa liczba blisko dziewięćdziesięciu krewetkomaniaków. Nie zabrakło wśród nich gości z Austrii, Belgii i Białorusi.;
Breeding Red Nose shrimps (Caridina gracilirostris) – Dominik Perkowski
Beautiful shrimps that swim in a tank majestically. Shrimps incomparable to any other species, characterised by an astonishing coloration and behaviour. As it came to breeding the species all we knew was that they need marine water in order to breed. The gestation period the larvae undergo in nature was successfully mimicked in a home tank. The adventure, breeding conditions, salt content and larvae feeding will be described in the next issue of Nasze Akwarium.