Good Magazines?

HaakonH · Post by **HaakonH** » 17 Sep 2005, 15:31

I'm considering subscribing to a magazine relatet to our hobby. My father subscribes to DATZ, so I'll go for something else. Could you give me some suggestions? Preferably mags written in English, but any suggestions would be appreciated!

Post by **corybreed** » 17 Sep 2005, 16:42

Tropical Fish Hobbyist would be a good choice.

Mark

Post by **Silurus** » 17 Sep 2005, 16:51

Practical Fishkeeping

DeepFriedIctalurus · Post by **DeepFriedIctalurus** » 17 Sep 2005, 20:59

Is Practical Fishkeeping any lighter on the ads than TFH? I've always liked TFH, but w/o the ads it might be less and 1/4 it's current thickness..heh

Also, is it available here in the US at all?

Post by **Silurus** » 17 Sep 2005, 21:10

I don't know about a subscription, but it is available in the chain bookstores (Borders, Barnes & Noble) here.

new2Lnumbers · Post by **new2Lnumbers** » 18 Sep 2005, 06:39

Does DATZ come in an english version?

PaddyP · Post by **PaddyP** » 18 Sep 2005, 08:57

Silurus wrote:Practical Fishkeeping

I'll go with that. Jools and Shane are in the current UK copy

mattc · Post by **mattc** » 18 Sep 2005, 11:37

I would also go for Practical Fishkeeping - but my opinion is somewhat biased, since I'm the technical editor...

We do try and cater for all areas of the hobby, so you won't get as much catfish content as you'll see in, say the Catfish Study Group magazine, but there's usually something in every month on catfishes.

The news pages also have updates on what's happening in the catfish world (usually with the latest details on what Silurus has described!).

Jools is on the panel of experts, and wrote an excellent feature on Chaetostoma for the current issue.

You can subscribe from anywhere in the world at the website: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

Matt[/url]

DeepFriedIctalurus · Post by **DeepFriedIctalurus** » 18 Sep 2005, 21:40

Thanks guys, I know what mag I'll be subscribing to when my wallet's a bit more "fluffy"..hehe

Beersnob · Post by **Beersnob** » 21 Sep 2005, 04:02

I would go with TFH and Aquaium Mag. I'm in the GDAs fish club and Langhammer is in the TFH alot!

Thanks,

Scott

snowball · Post by **snowball** » 21 Sep 2005, 07:34

What is F.A.M.A. Magazine like these days? I've not read a copy for many years but when I was younger it was a great source of information.

Datz I've also heard very good things about but not seen a copy (not that I can read German...).

Taratron · Post by **Taratron** » 21 Sep 2005, 11:22

FAMA -used- to be great...I have several old issues.

Currently? Compare it to Aquarium Fish Monthly. That bad. For over a year now, they have run this stupid stupid article/story about a haunted aquarium; the ads are all over the place, the columns bland (I even read one recently where the author stated in the first line that he had never kept the fish he was about to write on before, hence the article was a mix of info he had heard and read). For the same money, get TFH. Or find old FAMAs on Aquabid.

By the way, what goes 43 pounds convert over into US funds? I might be aiming for Practical Fishkeeping...

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 21 Sep 2005, 11:40

Taratron wrote:By the way, what goes 43 pounds convert over into US funds? I might be aiming for Practical Fishkeeping...

About $77 or so according to http://www.xe.com/ucc

Does that include shipping to the US?

--
Mats

mattc · Post by **mattc** » 21 Sep 2005, 19:58

Apologies once again for the shameless promotion!

Yes, the 42GBP price includes shipping. If I am brutally honest, I don't think it's particularly cheap alongside the US titles, as the freight rates for sending the magazines from the UK to the USA are rather steep. However, there are 13 issues a year, rather than the usual 12 (the extra one comes out at Christmas) and it is really good!

Post by **Silurus** » 21 Sep 2005, 20:29

Actually, $77 is about right for subscription of a UK-based magazine to the US. I pay about the same rate for another UK-based (non fish-related) magazine.

You still save compared to buying individual copies at the bookstore.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 26 Sep 2005, 13:59

new2Lnumbers wrote:Does DATZ come in an english version?

No.

Jools

Marc Schnau · Post by **Marc Schnau** » 02 Oct 2005, 14:47

DATZ is nice and there is a lot of competence, but sometimes there are to much about terrariums, frogs, amphibians so i finish my subscription.

There is a new german magazine available, number one is just out:
Amazonas-Magazine
chief editor is H.-G. Elvers (and Stories from Ingo Seidel, Olaf Deters, Volker Bohnnet, Ole Klawonn and many more). They don't write just about amazonian topics.

The number one looks really great, wonderful pics and interesting stories. Not so important but even nice, it is cheap.

Marc

warped · Post by **warped** » 11 Oct 2005, 12:29

Practical fishkeeping gets my vote