Literature, Art, |
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Aquarium literature, aquarium art and craft projects. |
Literature, Art, |
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| THE BOOK AND MAGAZINE HISTORY OF
THE NORTH AMERICAN HOBBY Summary: The author, Bill Forrest has a collection of 5000 magazines and 300 books. After an introduction, he lists and reviews books and magazines published before 1936. |
| BITS O' HISTORY by Mike Hellweg Summary: Mike thumbs through a copy of the Aquarium Journal from 1957. He discusses some ways the hobby has changed since then, marvels at what they could do with limited equipment, and points out that not all that is new really is. |
| AQUARIUMS AND PUBLIC
AQUARIUMS IN MID-VICTORIAN TIMES by Howard Norfolk Summary: Aquarium history. In the 1870s there was a boom in the development of public aquariums in England and elsewhere. How did it start? What were the principles of aquarium keeping at the time? What happened to these aquariums? |
| SOME REMINISCENCES ABOUT HOW
LARGE FISH ARRIVED IN OUR HOBBY by Gerry Hawksby Summary: Gerry started fishkeeping in the 1940's, when he could find only 22 species of fish readily available. He tells a little about how the hobby developed, and how two friends of his had some difficulties with a red-tailed catfish and a giant gourami. |
| THE
BALA SHARK by Kevin Thurston Summary: Back in 1975, Bala sharks were rare and expensive fish. Kevin took a chance and bought six for his store, and they sold well. |
| 50 YEARS IS A LONG TIME by Bob
Krampetz Summary: The fascinating story of Bob's long involvement in the hobby, with some comments and information about fishkeeping in the '50s and '60s. |
| FISH AS POSTAGE by David Banks Summary: Short article on postage stamps with fish, and how two hobbies can be combined. |
| BOOKS, CLUBS AND OTHER
RESEARCH RESOURCES by Jesse B. Hunt Summary: Aquarists should "do their homework" to avoid making silly and costly mistakes. Don't rely entirely on the Internet - books, magazines, pet stores, aquarium clubs and friends are all sources of information. Numerous links provided. |
| SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO AN
AQUARIST by Dr. Adrian Lawler Summary: An organised list of things that a person should study in order to become an aquarist. Is your knowledge deficient in any of these areas? |
| KOI, FISH PONDS, WATER GARDENS AND THE
MOON by Brett Fogle Summary: Some curious facts about fish and ancient beliefs in Biblical times. |
| LATIN, eh? by Wlad Franco-Valias Summary: The Linnaeus system of Latin names, with a guide to pronunciation. |
| TAXONOMY; SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
by Robert Fenner Summary:A short introduction to taxonomy: its importance and its development, from Aristotle to Linnaeus. Bob's lively writing style makes light work of "the world's most boring subject." |
| DEALING WITH THOSE CONFUSING FISH
NAMES by Kevin Thurston Summary: Procedure of creating scientific names. Why they change. Pronunciation. Naming subspecies. |
| I'LL NAME THAT FISH IN ONE? by Gerry
Hawksby Summary: Fish are sometimes re-classified and re-named. The guppy, for example, has had various Latin names over the years. We must accept this. Using common names can cause even more confusion. |
| WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR
"FAILURES" by Howard Norfolk Summary: Dead fish can be dried out and mounted in a ‘shadow box’ picture frame. |
| LIFE AS ART: COLLECTING AND
PRESERVING MACRO-ALGAE Summary: Robert Fenner resurrects the 19th Century craft of making art from marine macro-algae (seaweed). |
| MAKING ALL GLASS TANKS by
Bill "Pegasus NZ" Summary: In New Zealand, many aquarists make their own aquariums. This is how they do it. |
| CONSTRUCTING YOUR GLASS
AQUARIUM by Madan Subramanian Summary: Another detailed article about making all-glass tanks. How they do it in India. |
| A LARGE WOOD TANK PROJECT by
Bill "Pegasus NZ" Summary: Bill describes how he built a 4' x 4' x4' tank of wood with a glass front. Plants and fish did very well. |
| THE TELLY TANK by Sam Nonnan Summary: For many years Sam had thought of converting an old television into a fish tank. He finally did it, and describes the process. |
| TECHNIQUES FOR AQUARIUM
PHOTOGRAPHY by Vinny Kutty Summary: Patience and attention to detail are needed to take good photographs of fish. Preparing the tank; photo tanks; camera techniques; posing the fish. |
| LET THERE BE LIGHT (AND PLENTY OF IT)
by Vinny Kutty Summary: Lighting for aquarium photography. Don't rely on the aquarium's own light. Flash is absolutely necessary, plus one or two other sources of light, such as AC slave strobes. |
