Issue2

Welcome to Australian Aquarium Magazine (AAM) eNews2

The AAM team produced a great publication in issue one of Australian Aquarium Magazine. We are onto issue two and I am proud to say AAM just keeps improving. Thanks to everyone involved for feedback, AAM layout design and content has been refined, setting a new benchmark for aquarium magazines in Australia.

We listen and learn
Thanks to everyone who contributed. We shaped the magazine for you and we will continue to listen. Spending time conversing with hobbyists has been rewarding. We ask questions and have a hunger for knowledge about aquatic animals and the industry itself. We need all feedback at AAM so keep it coming. What do you want to read in AAM? Help us produce the best magazine this industry has ever seen!

See you at Pet Expo 2007 in Melbourne
We invite everyone in the trade to come along to the largest trade show in Australia. This year there is a record number of exhibitors!
Details: http://piaa.net.au/page/industry_events1.html

Issue Two Feature Overview

Cover Fish & Centrefold Poster
More amazing photos from photographer Budi Lukman gives us amazing photography and Dr. David Midgley gives us the facts on the beautiful Peacock Cichlid - Aulonocara stuartgranti. Here at AAM the staples never get in the way of the good bits!

Nutrition

By Steve Murhan
The right nutrition for fish is critically important. Steve shows how nutrition can effect overall maintenance. This will ultimately give greater enjoyment to owning an aquarium.

Aqua-Kids

The NEW aqua-kids section
is designed by Alex Cooney and written by Amber Hinton Loaded with entertainment to keep your children entertained and educated with fun fish facts, activities, easy competitions and good prizes. It’s things like this that make me wish I was a kid again! Aquatopia have donated 23 prizes for the name our mascot competition.

Are you proud of your tank?
Send us photos of your pride and joy!

Pimp Your Tank Competition
The easiest competition you will ever enter!

Just email photos of your aquarium to win awesome prizes that will pimp your tank!

Entries Close on the 1st of October!

Prizes are kindly donated by Aqua One, Sera & AAM.
Sent your photos entries to Comp@pimpyourtank.com
Categories: Freshwater & Marine.
Details at pimpyourtank.com

Lake Victoria SOS
By Aline Sinclair
Lake Victoria an evolutionary giant - and then one day a few short decades ago, along came a man with a bucket. In the 1950’s the British introduced the nile perch (Latus nicloticis) into the lake as a food fish which spawned a fishing industry intended to feed a great many people in Africa. Ecologically and socio-economically devastating, the nile perch has brought about a massive transformation in the lake ecosystem and in the space of a few short decades the nile perch, a voracious predator, extinguished almost the entire stock of the endemic haplochromine species.

Gardens & Ponds
Our resident expert Paul Shelbourne from writes about the best techniques for lighting your water garden to create the right ambiance for those hot nights in summer.

DIY

Matthew Begaud a well known “Pleco fanatic” and experienced freshwater fish breeder shows you how to create a great cave for breeding your catfish. Checkout Matthews website at thefishcave.com

Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium

Christian Hofmann, president of MASRQ, writes a great article on common shrimp species for your aquarium, accompanied by superb macro photography.

The Lighting Game
“Aquarium lighting has been a contentious issue ever since people starting keeping reef aquariums. Like every other point in this hobby people love to argue over which lighting systems are better.
My first question is better for what?” By Paul Talbot.

The Regal Rainbowfish - MelanotaeniaTrifasciata
Australia’s most experienced Rainbowfish hobbyist Adrian Tappin talks about one the most attractive of the family Melanotaeniidae (commonly known as rainbowfish) a family of small freshwater fishes which are found in Australia and New Guinea.

Questions & Answers
Ask our resident experts all your aquarium questions.
Saltwater, freshwater planted aquarium and pond questions welcome.
email: questions@aquariummagazine.com.au

The Fish Vet –
Dr. Richmond Loh
Fish Welfare – A topic currently being hotly debated internationally is gradually making news in Australia. This article explores the ethics towards and the welfare of fishes. In the UK, the Liverpool City Council has placed a ban on goldfish being offered as prizes at fun fairs. The Animal Welfare Bill in the UK increases the minimum age (from 12 to 16 years old) at which a child may buy an animal without a parent being present. In Rome, the authorities ban goldfish being kept in little fish bowls. They consider this is ‘cruel’. Currently, the Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is consulting with stakeholders in the aquarium industry on this issue.

Some of our Regulars
Cool Products
Latest technology, gadgets and product releases.

Book & DVD Reviews
In this section we offer reviews on books, cd’s and dvd’s to help you in deciding what information suits your needs.

Classifieds Section
Have a service you would like to advertise? Would you like to advertise your store in our directory or Classifieds? Prices are inexpensive and include
online advertising in the one low price. We can also design your ads to make sure you reach your target market.

Email us at sales@aquariummagazine.com.au