Aquarium Fish International - VOLUME 20, #9 ¥ SEPTEMBER 2008

FEATURES
20 New Fish in the Hobby (Part Two)
This month, meet some new noncichlid fish appearing in the hobby over the past year.
By Oliver Lucanus

24 20th Anniversary Contest Winner
Find out who won our anniversary contest, and get a glimpse of some honorable mentions.

28 Licorice Gouramis: A Semi-Sweet Find
The author's experience with this fish shows that they can be a bit challenging.
By Spencer Glass

34 20 Years of Aquatic Wonder
Throughout the 20 years Aquarium Fish International has been around, many things have changed in the hobby.
By David A. Lass

40 High-Efficiency Lighting
How can we create high-intensity light for marine tanks without gobbling up energy?
By Richard Harker

56 Those Fabulous Filefishes
Don't overlook this benign group - one of which may help get rid of pestilent inverts.
By Scott W. Michael

68 So-Called Freshwater "Bullies"
Not all fish that have earned a bad reputation deserve it - and some are actually good community fish.
By Mike Wickham

84 IMAC 2008
Marine aquarium lovers once again gathered in Chicago for this year's IMAC.

COLUMNS
4 Freshwater Q&A.
By Mike Wickham

10 FishKidz.
By David A. Lass

14 The Aquabotanist.
By Scott Hieber

52 What's New?
By Mark Smith

78 Adventures in Fish Breeding.
By Mike Hellweg

80 Reef Aquarist.
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.

82 Saltwater Q&A.
By Scott W. Michael

120 Focus on Fish: Melanotaenia Rainbows.
By Mike Wickham

DEPARTMENTS
1 Editor's Corner
18 Aquabits
19 FishChannel.com
85 Product Showcase & Reader Reward
89 Livestock Section (Wholesale Only)
96 Online Marketplace
113 Dealer & Classified Advertising
116 Aquarium Clubs & Societies
119 Ad Index

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