September/October 2014
Volume 3, Number 5
6 Editorial by Hans-Georg Evers
8 Aquatic Notebook by Amazonas staff & readers
FEATURE ARTICLES
22 They Came From Mexico: The swordtails and their habitat by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
28 Fancy Swordtails—not for beginners! by Tobias Bernsee
32 King Lyretail and the Way There: Breeding high-end swordtails by Rainer Schultz
38 Dwarfs With Character: Xiphophorus pygmaeus by Claus Osche
42 Reportage: Boeseman’s rainbowfish and its rare new cousin by Hans-Georg Evers
52 Husbandry & Breeding: Tetra-, Penta-, Hexa-: A review of the banded barbs by Paul V. Loiselle
64 Reportage: Piranhas: Fascinating, but not your ideal aquarium fish by Wolfgang Staeck
72 Interview: Talking fishes and the internet with Julian “Jools” Dignall by Hans-Georg Evers
78 Aquatic Plants: First experiences with Bucephalandra by Mario Hamann
82 Aquatic Travel: Aquariums in paradise: Bermuda by Rachel O’Leary
DEPARTMENTS
88 Aquarium calendar – Upcoming events by Matt Pedersen and Ray Lucas
90 Retail Sources
92 Species Snapshots
97 Advertiser Index
98 Underwater Eye by Hans-Georg Evers