September/October 2012
Volume 1, Number 5
2 Editorial by Hans-Georg Evers
4 Aquatic Notebook
COVER STORY
20 Why are Licorice Gouramis the way they are? by Martin Hallmann
28 Traveling in Licorice Gourami Biotopes by Horst Linke
36 Breeding Licorice Gouramis by Günter Kopic
44 The Parosphromenus Project: a Global Conservation Network by Peter Finke
FEATURE ARTICLES
50 Aquascape Design: Amazon Reef by Steve Waldron
56 Species Discovery: New pike cichlids from Argentina by Oliver Lucanus
62 Husbandry & Breeding: Successful breeding of the Sunshine Pleco: Scobinancistrus aureatus by Rajantra Sinardja Rahardja
68 Husbandry & Breeding: Cryptoheros septemfasciatus: Delicate beauty from Central America by Juan Miguel Artigas Azaz
74 Aquarium Basics: Snail vs. snail: Assassin Snails by Neale Monks
79 Aquarium Basics: The immortal Malayan Burrowing Snail by Mary Bailey
82 Husbandry & Breeding: The Fruit Snail: Neritina juttingae by Maike Wilstermann-Hildebrand
DEPARTMENTS
84 Aquarium Calendar: Upcoming events by Mary E. Sweeney
86 Retail Sources
88 Species Snapshots
92 Society Connections
96 Amazonas Preview