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Care and Breeding of the Texas Cichlid: An Aggressive Fish but Easy to Breed

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Puffer Fish for the Tropical Fish Tank: The Red Eye Puffer Fish - at Home in the Tropical Fish Tank

By: Joanne Kelly

Asian Carp: Another Dangerous Specie To The Mississippi River

By: Sherri Stanczak

Getting to Know Channel Catfish: Their Habits, Health Benefits, and Other Channel Cat Facts

By: Susie Yakowicz

How to Care for Discus Cichlids: Discus Add Beauty to the Home Aquarium Like No Other Freshwater Fish

By: Ian Shoust

FreshWater Sharks in Your Fish Tank: These Fish are Not Appropriate for Every Aquarium Hobbyist

By: Ian Shoust

Native California Trout Species and Subspecies: At Risk Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout Indigenous to California

By: Feature Writer Ret Talbot

Koi Feeding: Food, Treats and Hand Feeding

By: Ian Dutton

Good Foods for Betta Fish: Choosing a Healthy Betta Food Diet - Even for Picky Fish

By: Natalie Cooper

Spotting and Treating Common Betta Diseases: How to Identify and Treat Dropsy, Fin Rot, Velvet and More

By: Natalie Cooper

Goldfish Care for Beginners: How to Set Up an Aquarium and Keep Goldfish Alive and Healthy

By: Natalie Cooper

Bettas for Beginners: Getting Started with Betta Fish - A Buying Guide

By: Natalie Cooper

Freshwater Angelfish: A Popular and Graceful Cichlid

By: Ian Dutton

Cichlid Fish: Dealing with Aggression

By: Ian Dutton

Cichlids: Diverse and Fascinating

By: Ian Dutton

Betta Fish: Research Required Before Keeping

By: Ian Dutton

Placidochromis Milomo of Lake Malawi: Nicknamed Super VC-10 After a British Airplane

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Lake Makgadikgadi in Africa: Secondary Birthplace of the Cichlid Population

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Keeping the South American Puffer: Tips for Proper Care of this Freshwater Puffer Fish

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

Tips for Keeping the Lurker Puffers: Freshwater Puffers that Ambush Their Prey

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

African River Cichlids: Unique Species Found Outside of the Rift Lakes

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Keeping the Dwarf Puffer: Caring for the Smallest Freshwater Puffer

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

Keeping the Mbu Puffer: Caring for the World’s Largest Freshwater Puffer

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

How to Feed an Mbu Puffer: Feeding Guidelines for the Largest Freshwater Puffer Fish

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

The Snakehead of Asia: An Invasive Species in North American Waters

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

How to Shop For Quality Tropical Fish: Avoid the Scam of Buying Hybrid Fish Advertised as Purebred

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

National Geographic Megafishes Project: A Worldwide Effort to Protect the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Saving the American Paddlefish: Declining Population Raising a Concern

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

The Chinese Paddlefish: World’s Largest River Fish is Facing Extinction

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

The Freshwater Barracuda: A Difficult Fish to Raise in a Home Aquarium

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Releasing Tropical Fish in the Wild: Ecosystem Disasters are Occurring in North American Lakes and Rivers

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Keeping Tropical Fish in Ponds: Making the Transition from the Aquarium to the Outdoors

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Outdoor Cichlid Ponds: A Cheaper Alternative to Keeping Koi in a Backyard Pond

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Frederick County Goldfish Farming: How a Maryland County was Home to 80% of U.S. Goldfish Sold

By: Jim Rada

Helping Koi Grow Bigger: How to Promote Healthy Growth of These Popular Pond Fish

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Spring Tune-Up for Ponds: How to Maintain Optimal Water Conditions for Healthy Fish and Plants

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Wild and Fancy Guppies in Freshwater Aquariums: A Great Fish for Beginning Fish Keepers and Breeders

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

The Ancient Lung Fish: A Species from the Devonian Period That Used to Walk on Land

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Keeping Koi Carp in Ponds: Create a Biotope Setting in Your Own Back Yard

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

Redtail Catfish of South America: Too Big for a Home Aquarium

By: Feature Writer Douglas DuHamel

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