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FOTAS Newsletter: Fish Tales

After a prolonged hiatus, Fish Tales is alive once again. The Federation of Texas Aquarium Societies (FOTAS) is among the longest lived of regional aquatic organizations in the United States of America. It is unfathomable not to have a regular publication, so, with that in mind, the re-launch of Fish Tales has begun. Here you will find the quarterly and special issues. Contributions are always welcome and can be sent to the editor.

Fish Tales #1 10-09

Number 01, October 2009

    In This Issue:
  • A Short History of FOTAS
  • Ancistrus dolichopterus - L183
  • Digital Camera Basics for the Aquarium Photographer
  • FOTAS 2009 Convention Recap
  • Cichlids and More: Exploring the Rio Comal, The World's Shortest River

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Fish Tales #2 01-10

Number 02, January 2010

    In This Issue:
  • What Do You Really Know About the Edwards Aquifer?
  • My Attempts at Spawning Betta pi
  • Braz Walker Endowment Program
  • A Visit with John Hansen
  • Show Judging and the Texas Fish Judging Registry
  • My Experiences with Benitochromis nigrodorsalis

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Fish Tales #3 04-10

Number 03, April 2010

    In This Issue:
  • Coming to the Surface
  • Making Your Own Fish Food
  • FOTAS History
  • Throwing Around the "Q" Word
  • My First Experiences with Betta Simplex
  • Words About Enantiopus melanogenys 'Zambian Black Face'

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Fish Tales #4 07-10

Number 04, July 2010

    In This Issue:
  • Cynotilapia axelrodi from Nkhata Bay, Malawi
  • Live Plants in Your Aquarium
  • C.A.R.E.S. Update - Progress Made at the Kenya Marine & Fisheries Institute

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Fish Tales #5 10-10

Number 05, October 2010

    In This Issue:
  • F.O.T.A.S. 2010 Recap
  • A Rheophilic Surprise, Steatocranus bleheri, Meyer 1993
  • Sargassum Season
  • Lake Victoria C.A.R.E.S. Through Conservation Update
  • Texas Alligator Facts

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Fish Tales #6 1-11

Number 06, January 2011

    In This Issue:
  • So do you know NADA?
  • The Betta Perspective
  • Lake Victoria and a Little History

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Fish Tales #7 5-11

Number 07, May 2011

    In This Issue:
  • My Experiences with Red Devils
  • Surprise, Surprise! Auction Finds
  • A Fish Keepers Must See; The Japanese Tea Garden San Antonio
  • Do you know Aulonocara sp. "stuartgranti Maleri" (Maleri Island)
  • FOTAS CARES 2011

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