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The Queen Angelfish Fantastic Freshwater Nano Fish! Giant Clams for Beginners! The MosT effecTive Tips for Koi pond MaineTance!...pg38 July/August ‘19 Vol. 10/No. 04 THE ISHKEEPER For theF Aquarist: Freshwater & Marine The website for the aquarist fishkeeper.co.za The Queen Angelfish Fantastic Freshwater Nano Fish! Giant Clams For Beginners! The Rainbow Shark choosing The righT BuTTerflyfish The Frontosa! for your reef TanK! Page 06 page 32 www.thefishkeeper.co.za july/august 2019 the fishkeeper 1 Trade Enquiries: Marltons Pet Products Tel: 031 468 5372/5/6 www.marltons.co.za 2 the fishkeeper july/august 2019 www.thefishkeeper.co.za www.thefishkeeper.co.za july/august 2019 the fishkeeper 3 For the Aquarist: Freshwater & Marine Contents South Africa’s only magazine for marine and freshwater aquarium hobbyists. July/August Vol 10 / No 4 / 2019 20 32 features 26 FANTASTIC FRESHWATER NANO FISH Planted Nano aquariums are fast becoming increasingly popular with home aquarists. Not only do they not take up much space THE FRONTOSA! CYPHOTILAPIA FRONTOSA but offer a different kind of opurtunity with regards to the fish you 06 can keep within them. One of the ultimate freashwater fish to keep, the FRONTOSA really is the King of Lake Tanganyika. No Lake Tanganyikan set CHOOSING THE RIGHT BUTTERFLYFISH FOR up is complete without them. 32 YOUR REEF TANK! QUEEN ANGELFISH, HOLACANTHUS CILIARIS With so many beautiful butterflyfish species available, it can 10 becoming rather challenging as to deciding which species are The Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris is a graceful and safe for your reef tank. This article will help with that decision. exquisite beauty. A spectacular icon in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic, these angelfish have a broad distribution ranging from Florida south to Brazil, throughout the Bahamas and into the Gulf THE MOST EFFECTIVE TIPS FOR KOI POND of Mexico. 38 MAINTENANCE! GIANT CLAMS FOR BEGINNERS Having a koi pond can aid hugely in stress relief. Follow these little 16 tips and let all your worries slip away. These stunning creatures do not only add amazing colour to your aquarium but provide some really beneficial biological functions. regulars THE RAINBOW SHARK 20 05 From the Editor The fact this fish incorporates shark in its name just grabs your attention. 40 Advertiser’s Index 4 the fishkeeper july/august 2019 www.thefishkeeper.co.za Editorial THE FISHKEEPER volume 10 | number 4 n this issue of The Fishkeeper we bring you some really July/August 2019 stunning fish. Firstly the remarkable Queen Angelfish Managing Editor (Holacanthus ciliaris). This really is a stunning fish, the Rolf Dennison I Design Layout colours are just incredible. The Queen Angelfish gets its name due to the black mark on its head resembling a crown. Page Elrisha du Plooy over to page 10 where you will find a really in depth article on Proof Reading 26 everything you need to know with regards to what in our opinion Rolf Dennison 16 Advertisements is one of the best looking marine fish out there, it isn’t our main Elrisha du Plooy article for nothing. Subscriptions Along with the Queen Angel we have an article on one of the Pauline Visser most iconic Lake Tanganyikan cichlids, The Frontosa. You Sales will find it hard not to find this fish any any cichlid enthusiasts Ralphie Riggien collection or Lake Tanganyikan biotype set up. They are just amazing fish. The males partically are very interesting with their Electronic Origination & Printing large cranial bump. Dennison Publishing & Art Printers If you don’t have much space for anything other than a small 0812 Disclaimer: The Editors and Publishers of tank and this is the reason you have not completely dived into Dennison Publishing do not accept any liability 26 the hobby then not to worry. In this issue we cover the perfect whatsoever with regard to any statement, fact, nano fish for a freshwater aquarium. This article will give you advertisement or recommendation made in this all the information you need with regards to which species are magazine and do not necessarily agree with the viewpoints expressed by contributors to The perfect for small set ups that take up very little space. Fishkeeper. These are just a couple of the wonderful articles that you will find in this edition. © 2019 by Dennison Publishing cc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Unfortunately on that note, after many years of producing The Fishkeeper, this will be the last issue that us at Dennison Publishing produce. As of the September/October The 3038 Fishkeeper will have a new editor. This was not an easy decision Physical Address to make but one that we thought was best for the magazine as awhole. T he new editor is no stranger to 83 Niagara Drive the industry or fishkeeping having spent many years in the industry and hobby and having contributed Waterfall numerous times to the magazine over the years, but we will let him introduce himself in the September/ Kwa-Zulu Natal October issue for himself. We are very excited to see where the new chapter of The Fishkeeper goes South Africa Postal Address and have no doubt that you won’t be disappointed. We would just like to thank everyone who has P.O. Box 32 had an influence on The Fishkeeper over the years. Its through many of you that The Fishkeeper is Link Hills, 3652 what it is today. Thank you so much to you the reader as well. At the end of the day you are what Kwa-Zulu Natal makes producing this magazine worthwhile and it has been an absolute privilege to have brought this South Africa wonderful magazine to you. May you have many happy fish moments and make many memories. tel: 031-7634054 fax: 031-7633811 We hope you enjoy this issue! Happy reading, and happy fishkeeping! Editor: [email protected] Accounts: Pauline Visser e-mail: [email protected] The Fishkeeper Team Adverts: Elrisha du Plooy e-mail: [email protected] Sales: Ralph Riggien e-mail: [email protected] Bank Details Dennison Publishing Standard Bank Acc no. 062 557 971 Hillcrest Branch 045726 Subscribe now! Fill in the subscription form in your The Fishkeeper magazine and send it to us at one of the above addresses. Your The Fishkeeper DEADLINES will be delivered to you for just R215 for 6 issues including postage Please contact us if you have any enquiries. You can also subscribe online! Issue Colour Adverts Visit www.thefishkeeper.co.za November/December 2019 30 September 2019 Cover Photo: January/February 2020 20 October 2019 Queen Angelfish March/April 2020 20 December 2019 (Holacanthus ciliaris) www.thefishkeeper.co.za july/august 2019 the fishkeeper 5 Freshwater The Frontosa! Cyphotilapia frontosa By Matt Needham “Cardinal Tetra fry grow very slowly and do not start to color up until they are about 8 or 10 or more weeks of age. They are sexually mature at 6 to 8 months of age. Though they only live for a year or so in the wild, and could even be considered annual fish, they have been known to live for six or seven years in captivity when the fishkeeper acquires a “cardinal rule” and learns to keep them well.” “Frontosa are carnivorous and prey on smaller fish in the wild. They adapt very easily in captivity to a variety of food types though. “ he Frontosa is to lake Tanganyika, what the Discus examples. is to the Amazon, it’s the absolute king of its These fish are deep water fish and can be found all over Tenvironment. The very large frontal hump which can Lake Tanganyika, with a large number of geographical be found on the male’s forehead can get to impressive sizes varieties existing. Rather than preferring to live in caves like and are a sight to behold. This is one fish though where the majority of other rift lake cichlids, this fish lives in rather you absolutely love it, or absolutely hate it. Fortunately they large colonies along slopes on the lake bottom. They can be have become veryPhoto easy toby find Peter over Maguire the years with most found in many different locations around the lake in depths fish shops now housing at least a few specimens in their of 10 to 50 metres which makes them quite difficult to catch tanks. Also called the humphead cichlid, they are held in and therefore held a very high price for many years until the highest regard by majority of cichlid keepers and tend more recently due to their abundance from being bred in to dominate a display with their large size and beautiful captivity. colours. They have a very bold pattern of 6 to 7 black bars on a white or blue background with some even possessing Geographic variants are usually named for the region a little gold in their dorsal fins. Both males and females of the lake they come from and/or their colouring. Some possess the same colouration and cranial bump. This bump of these include the Burundi Six-stripe Frontosa, Zaire is non-existent in juveniles but grows as the fish mature Blue Frontosa, Tanzanian Six-stripe Frontosa, Tanzanian with mature males possessing some seriously impressive Seven-stripe Frontosa, Zambian Blue Frontosa or Blue 6 the fishkeeper july/august 2019 www.thefishkeeper.co.za Face Frontosa, Kipili Frontosa, Samazi Frontosa, Kigoma Frontosa or Seven Bar Frontosa, and the Kavalla Frontosa. Care and maintenance Frontosa are fairly easy to care for if giving the right conditions. They are a large fish with males getting up to 35cm and females slightly less.
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