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The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay Aquarium Society

Index of Articles

By Author    By Title   By Issue

Issue Index


Volume I, No. 1,  September 1992

The Proper Feeding of Your Fish                             Darin Gasperson
Species Maintenance of Survival of the Species    Robert W. Langton


Volume I, No. 2,  October 1992

South of the Border                                      Al Knowles
An Acquired Taste                                       Tina Hudson
Getting Ready for a Fish Show (part 1)      Mark Rodriguez


Volume I, No. 3,  November 1992

A Few Fish Farm Facts                                  Joe Nadolny
South of the Border                                       Al Knowles
Getting Ready for a Fish Show (part 2)        Mark Rodriguez


Volume I, No. 5,  December 1992

A Cheap German's Guide to Starting a Fish Tank                 Don Lindauer
Getting Ready for a Fish Show (part 4)                                   Mark Rodriguez
(see Volume III, Issue 4, December 1994 for "How to Show a Fish part 3")


Volume I, No. 6, February 1993

South of the Border                                      Al Knowles
Culturing Live Food:
Mealworms
                                                  Al Knowles   
Microworms
                                                 Mark Rodriguez
Grindal Worms
                                             Mark Rodriguez
Baby Brine Shrimp
                                       Bill Shields
Newcomer
                                                     Al Knowles


Volume I, No. 7,  March 1993

Filter for Your Fry                                          Joe Nadolny
Live Foods - Red Worms
                              Al Knowles


Volume I, No. 8, April 1993

Thoughts on Water Changes                         Vinny Kutty


Volume I, No. 9, May 1993

My Experience with Apistogramma sp. "Scharzaum"         Brian Skidmore
To UGF or Not UGF                                                               Vinny Kutty
Newcomer                                                                                Al Knowles


Volume I, No. 10,  June 1993

Be a Responsible Pet Owner                         Joe Nadolny
Dither Fish                                                      Vinny Kutty
Floating Plants                                                Vinny Kutty


Volume I, No. 11,  July 1993

Raising Angelfish                                           Michael Ney
Spawning Heavenly Fish                                Joe Nadolny
You Can Do It!                                               Kathy Gibson


Volume I, No. 12, August 1993

Ramphochromis                                           Brett Kemker
What's a Rotifer?                                        Joe Nadolny
Books About Aquarium Plants                   Vinny Kutty


Volume II, No. 1,  September 1993

What's in a Name?                                           Joe Nadolny


Volume II, No. 2,  October 1993

First Aid Kit for Your Fish                                Joe Nadolny
New Found Friends                                           Al Knowles


Volume II, No. 3,  November 1993

Notes on Laetacara sp. "Buckalkopf"             Brian Skidmore
First Steps in Fish Photography                        Vinny Kutty


Volume II, No. 4,  December 1993

The Tampa Bay Docent Program                      Joe Nadolny


Volume II, No. 5,  February 1994

My Experience with Bujurquina Vittata             Al Knowles
Uncle Joe's Brine Shrimp Hatcher                     Joe Nadolny
Ammonia Revisited (part 1)                                Roy Yanong


Volume II, No. 6,  March 1994

The Judges "Have It" or Do They                    Al Knowles
Hex: More Than Just A Witch's Curse             Roy Yanong


Volume II, No. 7,  April 1994

Spawning the Apistogramma Borellii                  Bill Shields
Thoughts on the Breeders Award Program        Brian Skidmore
Floating Plants for Proper Fish Husbandry         Xavier Burgos
Book Review: The Natural Aquarium                 Joe Nadolny
Ammonia: Tales for the Dark Side (part 2)         Roy Yanong


Volume II, No. 8,  May 1994

My Experience with Aequidens pulcher (Blue Acara)       Al Knowles
A Tribute to "Fishy Moms"                                                Joe Nadolny
Hydrogen Peroxide in Your Aquarium (A Cure All?)         Vinny Kutty


Volume II, No. 9,  June 1994

Nitrite Toxicity                                                Roy Yanong
Collecting Fish at Avon Park                          Joe Nadolny



Volume II, No. 10,  July 1994


Bacteria : The Good the Bad, and the Ugly, Part I        Roy Yanong



Volume II, No. 11, August 1994

Killer Kennyi                                                          Charlie Goss
The Hobby in Thailand or Is It?                            Vinny Kutty         
Drugs and How They Work: Part I                       Roy Yanong



Volume III, No. 1, September 1994

Building a Home-Made Above Tank Trickle Filter     Brian Skidmore
A Visit to the Belle Island Aquarium                             Joe Nadolny




Volume III, No. 2, October 1994

Sometimes the People Steal the Show (ACA 1994)     Al Knowles
Millenium 2000                                                              Joe Nadolny
Tales of the Bizarre                                                       Jim Greenwald




Volume III, No. 3, November 1994

Drugs and How They Work: Part II                            Roy Yanong
Mike's Moments                                                          Mike Jacobs
This Is One Hot Worm                                                 Jim Greenwald




Volume III, Issue 4, December 1994


Pond Update                                                               Bill Shields
Mike's Moments                                                       Mike Jacobs
Getting Ready for a Fish Show (part 3)                    Mark Rodriguez
Don't Get Yourself Behind the Red Hind                 Jim Greenwald


Volume III, No. 5, January 1995

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Words From the V.P.
The Best bought fish of mice and men oft times do leap out
Mike's Moments
I taut I saw a taw a puddy tat
Spawning the Killifish Aphyosemion filamentosum


Volume III, Issue 6, February 1995

Beginning With Salt, Just add Salt
Chris Slay - Right Whale Expert
Mike's Moments
46 Years Of Fish Keeping
Between the Pages
Follow Up on Hydrogen Peroxide
Ow! Ow! Eek! Ouch!
What Happened to those spots? A Look at Tropheus duboisi



Volume III, No. 7, March 1995

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi - "an African Gem"                 Brian Skidmore     
Beginning With Salt                                                             Bill Shields
Mike's Moments                                                                  Mike Jacobs
A Local Discus Breeder                                                       John Peterson         
Ask Patty                                                                               Patty Moncrief

Out, Damn Spot!                                                                   Roy Yanong
Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!                                                              Lynne Abbott         
Lessons Learned                                                                   John Peterson

Pronounced "Sick-Lid"                                                         Robert Stagno


Volume III, No. 8, April 1995

Just Add Salt                                                                  Bill Shields
Dwarf Pike Cichlid                                                         Vinny Kutty         
Show Stories                                                                   Al Knowles

Scats! Scats! Scats!                                                        John Peterson
Maybe It's Just A Fluke                                                Roy Yanong        
Cichlids B.C.                                                                   Robet Stagno

Lessons Learned                                                            John Peterson


Volume III, No. 9, May 1995

TB Or Not TB?                                                                 Roy Yanong
Just Add Salt: Part II                                                        Bill Shields         
Boom There Goes Another Piece of Reef                       Jim Greenwald
Anthony and Cleopatra                                                     John Peterson
Facts About Oxygen                                                          Judi Peterson        
Lessons Learned                                                               John Peterson
Ask Patty                                                                           Patty Moncrief



Volume III, No. 10, June 1995


A Salty Evening                                                                 Al Knowles
Temperature                                                                      Judi Peterson        
Happy Home                                                                      Robert Madill
Just Add Salt . . . III                                                          Bill Shields  
Feeding Marine Tropical Fishes                                       Kathy Madill
Fish Coloration . . . Why?                                                  Judi Peterson
Fish Viruses I                                                                     Roy Yanong
Lessons Learned                                                                John Peterson
Ask Patty: Wet-Dry                                                           Patty Moncrief


Volume III, No. 11, July 1995

Catfishes and Bottom Fishes: Part I                                 John Peterson        
Notes on the Spawning of Apistogramma borellii            Brian Skidmore
Just Add Salt . . . IV                                                          Bill Shields
Fish Viruses II                                                                   Roy Yanong         
Lessons Learned: Homemade Protein Skimmer             Bill Shields
Ask Patty: Stress                                                               Patty Moncrief
Uncle Joe's High Tech Brine Shrimp Hatchery                Joe Nadolny



Volume III, No. 12, August 1995

Bantay Dagat: Part I                                                       Roy Yanong
Just Add Salt . . . V                                                         Bill Shields         
Can Fish Communicate?                                                  Judi Peterson
Catfishes and Bottom Fishes: Part II                             John Peterson
Ask Patty: Fish Need Toys, Too                                    Patty Moncrief
Lessons Learned                                                              John Peterson



Volume IV, No. 1, September 1995

Collecting Marine Tropicals in the Florida Keys           Janice Wojcik
American Cichlid Association Convention - 1995          Vinny Kutty         
The Friendly Bandit                                                         Don Zilliox
Just Add Salt . . . VI                                                         Bill Shields   
Catfishes and Bottom Fishes: Part III                            John Peterson
Ask Patty: Attack of the Slime Creatures!                    Patty Moncrief
Are Those Purple Eggs in Your Buccal Sac . . . ?           Jim Greenwald
Lessons Learned: Aeration, Filtration                            John Peterson


Volume IV, No. 2, October 1995

Fishkeeping Over The Years                                          Judi Peterson      
Shed or Breeding Room?                                                Joe Berberich
How To Survive The Storm                                             Teryl Nolan
Underwater Meltdown                                                     Roy Yanong
Catfishes and Bottom Fishes: Part IV                            John Peterson
Just Add Salt . . . VII                                                       Bill Shields
Ask Patty: Blame It On The Moon                                 Patty Moncrief
Mike's Moments                                                             Mike Jacobs
Lessons Learned: Growth, Quarantine                          John Peterson


Volume IV, No. 3, November 1995

Cichlasoma spinosissimum                                                  Don Zilliox
It's So Easy Bein' Green                                                    Janice Wojcik        
Don't Smoke That Fish, It's A Tobacco Bass                    Jim Greenwald
The Importance of Light                                                      Judi Peterson
Saline, Saline . . .                                                                  Roy Yanong
North American Catfish (Ictaluridae)                                 John Peterson
Float Your Fish?          
                                                        Joe Nadolny
Just Add Killifish                                                                  Bill Shields
Ask Patty: Bananas                                                              Patty Moncrief
Lessons Learned: Daphnia, Water Quality                        John Peterson


Volume IV, No. 4, December 1995

Anomalochromis thomasi                                                       Jaap-Jan de Greef
'Twas The Night Before Christmas                                       
John Peterson        
Warning: Tobacco Bass May Be Hazardous                        Janice Wojcik
Diet, Nutrition and Growth                                                     Judi Peterson
The Y Files                                                                              Roy Yanong
Angels We Have Heard On High                                          Janice Wojcik
Pirates Can Be Natives                                                         Jim Greenwald
Mike's Moments                                                                   Mike Jacobs
Ask Patty: Is That Fish Legal?                                             Patty Moncrief
Lessons Learned: Salt, Earthworms, New Fish                    John Peterson



Volume IV, No. 5, January 1996

Show Them!!!                                                                                               Joe Berberich
A Healthy Spark in  Philippine Waters                                                       Roy Yanong
"And the Winner is...  "                                                                               Don Zilliox
Notes on Hatching Brine Shrimp                                                                Joe Nadolny
How Habitat/Environment Effect Coloration and Markings in Fishes     John Peterson
Ask Patty: Is That Fish Legal? Part Two                                                   Patty Moncrief
Lessons Learned: Filters, Plants & Instant Fish                                        John Peterson



Volume IV, No. 6, February 1996

Collecting Turbo Snails                                                            Janice Wojcik
Illegal Brine Shrimp!
                                                                Joe Nadolny
Vitamins and Fish Health                                                         Judi Peterson
A Better Brine Shrimp                                                              Joe Nadolny

Blue-Stripe Angel                                                                      John Peterson
Mike's Moments                                                                       Mike Jacobs
An Ail For What Cures You                                                      Roy Yanong
Ask Patty: How Do You Judge A Fish                                      Patty Moncrief
To RO Or Not To RO?                                                              Don Zilliox
Lessons Learned: Live Foods, Scum, Etc.                                John Peterson



Volume IV, No. 7, March 1996

Back To Basics                                                                            Karen Kunik
Fish Anatomy                                                                                John Peterson
Ask Patty: Why Do Fish Yawn?                                                   Patty Moncrief
Something's In The Kitchen For Fishes                                       Janice Wojcik
What Is It? The Big Kahuna                                                        Judi Peterson
Mike's Moments                                                                          Mike Jacobs
1996 Fish Show Highlights                                                            Judi Peterson
Lessons Learned: Power Heads, Nets, Infusoria                        John Peterson



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Volume IV, No. 8, April 1996


A Tale of Two Hobbyists                                                                      Judi Peterson
Mike's Moments                                                                                  Mike Jacobs
Ask Patty: Did You Hear That?                                                          Patty Moncrief
Breeders Award Program Report: Belonesox Belizanus                   Joe Nadolny
Some Tips for Success with Tropheus Moorei "Chimba  Red "        Robert Stagno
Lessons Learned: Bullies, Airstones                                                   John Peterson
Pets '96                                                                                                   Janice Wojcik



Volume IV, No. 9, May 1996

Introducing . . . The Arrow Crab                                                  Janice Wojcik
How To Write A BAP Report                                                      Brad Kemker
Extravaganza '95                                                                           Don Zilliox
Notes on Spawning the Killifish Roloffia Chaytori                     Brian Skidmore
Ask Patty: Answers To Questions                                                Patty Moncrief


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Is that a snail I see?
Volume IV, No. 10, June 1996

A Days Adventure in my Aquarium
The Undergravel Filter: Friend or Foe?
A Visit to the "Shed "
Ask Patty: Virgin Birth?
The Perseverance?
 Preparing for Discus



Volume IV, No. 11, July 1996

Free Fish                                                                                      Bill Shields
I Fought The Law . . .                                                                  Janice Wojcik
Spawning Altolamprologus Calvus                                              Richard Gill
Fish Soup: Part I                                                                           Roy Yanong
The Secrets Behind A Perfect Plant Aquarium                          Vinny Kutty
Ask Patty: Safety First                                                                Patty Moncrief