Aquarium Fish International - May 2011 - Volume 23, Number 5

FEATURES
26 FOCUS ON THE DRAGONFISH
Hobbyists in the United States cannot yet keep intriguing dragonfish, but will that change in the future?
By John Dawes

34 DON'T DAMN THE TORPEDOES
There are some new torpedo tilefishes (Hoplolatilus spp.) coming into the hobby - here is how to care for them.
By Scott W. Michael




40 A LOOK AT INDIAN GLASSFISH
These little see-through fish can be kept in fresh or brackish water.
By Iggy Tavares, Ph.D.

46 AMERICA'SOWN LIVEBEARERS
Meet three livebearers that aquarists can collect from their own backyards and keep.
By Bill Allen
54 PROTEIN SKIMMING: DUPLICATING MOTHER NATURE
For modern reef systems, the benefits of protein skimming are hard to refute.
By Bob Goemans

60 A QUICK LOOK AT FISHKEEPING IN BRAZIL
From north to south, Brazil is one country where the hobby is thriving.
By Oliver Lucanus

62 TIME TO APPRECIATE THE CONVICT TANG
Acanthurus triostegus is one of the best surgeonfishes to keep, but its muted look stands in the way of its rise to popularity.
By Jeremy Gosnell

108 LIVE ROCK PARTY CRASHERS
What comes in with your live rock may be good, bad or just ugly, but what you find is sure to surprise.
By Julian Sprung

COLUMNS
4 Freshwater Q&A
10 The Aquabotanist
16 Reef Aquarist
18 Adventures in Fish Breeding
66 FishKidz
68 Saltwater Q&A
70 Fresh Fish
128 Aquarist's Notebook: Five Reasons Fish Die/Fish Chat

DEPARTMENTS
1 Editor's Corner
24 Aquabits
25 FishChannel.com
73 Buyer's Guide & Reader Reward
75 Livestock Section (Wholesale Only)
77 Online Marketplace
122 Dealer & Classified Advertising
124 Aquarium Clubs & Societies
125 Ad Index

FAMA
From the pages of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium
86 AquaticMaestro
90 Sand Mail
92 Wet Vet
96 Popular Freshwater Tropicals
98 Reef Notes
102 Freshwater Forum
106 In the Fish Room
120 Species Profile: Euphyllia corals

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