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Curtis
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Best Magazine???

Post by Curtis » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:59 pm

What's are some good fish magazines that are available in the US? I'm looking for Christmas gift ideas for myself.

Thanks.

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Post by Rocco » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:01 am

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Post by Blue » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:49 am

TFH and FAMA.
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Post by Oldfish » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:16 am

TFH and Practical Fishkeeping Magazine :wink:

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Post by Curtis » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:13 pm

I already have 2 copies of the book on order so I needed other ideas. Thanks.

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Post by Curtis » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:17 pm

Is Practical Fishkeeping Magazine really $11+ per magazine in the states or am I looking up something wrong?

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Post by shari2 » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:53 pm

Good Lord! Really?
books. gotta love em!
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Post by Oldfish » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:07 pm

Curtis wrote:Is Practical Fishkeeping Magazine really $11+ per magazine in the states or am I looking up something wrong?
Last I looked on their website it was $123.00 for one year (13 issues).About $9.50 per issue,not cheap.For around $11.50 you can order back issues and see if you like it.

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Post by piggy4 » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:37 pm

Practical fishkeeper it must be said is very basic in its content ! the fish articles are usually a bit on the safe side i.e for instance if you were interested in say barbs , you could probarbly find the usual culprits i.e. Rosys ,Tigers , or Cherry's , never things like Lemonfins or Orphodes, or Stoliczkanus why this lack of adventure i've never understood , the Loach articles are pretty much the same ,perhaps there is no interest in the rarer species i can't say , BUT it could never be accused of promoting the newer fish around in the hobby today ! this is my opinion , i could never understand why after years of debating the origins of the Odessa Barb , the magazines didnt get excited when wild ones were imported ?

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Post by Curtis » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:53 am

So if you were to pick one FAMA or TFH which one and why?

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Post by clownloachfan » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:10 am

TFH all the way. I have also had FAMA and am currently subscribed to Aquarium fish mag.
TFH is by far the best. Lots of nice color photographs, tons of informative articles. The actual quality of the magazine is great to, it is binded like a book and the paper is of high quality to.

Aquarium fish magazine is also good- fewer articles for a slightly cheaper price. i recomend this also

FAMA- there are tons of good articles, but in my opinion, they go overboard on the advertisements, alot of times, literally half of each page is advertisements, it is like this through the whole mag, plus they have the usual advertisment section in the back, that is what really turns me off about this mag.
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