Aquarium Fish International - May 2012 - Volume 24, No. 5

FEATURES
24 MISSION: SHRIMPOSSIBLE
Your mission — if you choose to accept it — is to create a thriving breeding colony of dwarf freshwater shrimp in a nano setup.
By Howard Chiu

32 ANOMALOUS ANEMONES
Some of these anemones need to be handled with care and may be so dangerous to tankmates that they need their own setup.
By Scott W. Michael


42 TLC FOR LIGHT-LOVING PLANTS
High-tech aquatic plants need more maintenance than those suitable for low-tech tanks.
By Mike Hellweg

48 MANAGING MULTIPLE AQUARIUMS
Make keeping multiple aquariums easy on yourself, and don’t let aquarium chores wear you out.
By Andy Ternay

86 DWARF SEAHORSES
A simple setup, live foods and a sexed pair is all it takes to successfully breed Hippocampus zosterae.
By Mike Hellweg

94 SWORDTAIL OR PLATY?
Swordtails and platies are highly variable and will easily hybridize to create interesting varieties.
By John Dawes

COLUMNS
6 Freshwater Q & A
10 The Aquabotanist
16 Reef Aquarist
18 Adventures in Fish Breeding
54 Saltwater Q & A
56 Fish Kidz
57 In the Fish Room
112 Aquarist’s Notebook: Nonaquatic Plants/Aquarist of the Month

DEPARTMENTS
1 Editor’s Corner
3 Flotsam & Jetsam
3 Reader Reward
20 Aquabits
21 FishChannel.com
58 Aqua Bucks
61 Buyer’s Guide
62 Livestock Section (Wholesale Only)
64 Online Marketplace
107 Dealer & Classified Advertising
108 Aquarium Clubs & Societies
111 Ad Index

FAMA
From the pages of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium
70 Aquatic Maestro
72 Sand Mail
74 Wet Vet
78 The Mariculturist
82 Popular Freshwater Tropicals
84 Freshwater Forum
104 Species Profile: Clown triggerfish

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