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Tropical Fish Hobbyist
List price: $59.40
Sale price: $40.00
You save: $19.4 (33%)
Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10weeks
Format(s): Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 12
Label: T F H Publications Inc
Language(s): English Published
List Price: $59.40
Magazine Type: Trade magazine
Manufacturer: T F H Publications Inc
Number Of Issues: 12
Product Group: Magazine
Publisher: T F H Publications Inc
Studio: T F H Publications Inc
Subscription Length: 365days
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
The World's Leading Aquarium Magazine for Over Half a Century, has been the best source of accurate, fascinating, up-to-the-minute information on the aquarium hobby, from small freshwater tanks to wall-sized reef tanks and even beautifully landscaped garden ponds. Now TFH is better than ever, with expert authors and world-class photography sure to educate and entertain hobbyists from beginner to experts month after month.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 5.0
Rating - 5 Date: 2007-09-24
Content: I really enjoy this magazine, and look forward to it's arrival every month in the mail. It discusses both freshwater, and saltwater fish, and other various creatures. I enjoy all the articles, and pictures. A great magazine for both expert, as well as novice.
Summary: Great hobbyist publication.
Rating - 5 Date: 2007-06-27
Content: I often read this magazine to prove that I am a true fish geek. Great information and the best fish magazine available.
Summary: FINTASTIC
Rating - 3 Date: 2006-09-28
Content: First the positive. This magazine is well laid-out and has good photography for the most part. The articles are informative. There are enough reviews on here extolling the virtues of this magazine, so let me tell you the downside.
First, if you have saltwater aquariums you will find this magazine a disappointment as I have. The majority of the articles are for freshwater aquariums and ponds. I got this magazine for a year, and in that time found a handful of articles that were worthwhile for me as a marine fishkeeper. Needless to say, I won't be resubscribing. Of the saltwater articles they did have, many of them covered rare and hard-to-find species, and species that are hard to take care of. So again, not a lot of relevancy to most of us saltwater enthusiasts.
My other main problem with the magazine is that it uses the scientific names of fish almost exclusively. Now, I myself am a scientist, and there is no argument that scientific names are the most accurate and descriptive, however the title of the magazine is Tropical Fish HOBBYIST. The use of the scientific name and classification might be useful ONCE in the article, but after that becomes very cumbersome to read. There were many articles in which the common name of the fish was never used at all, and one had to rely on one of the pictures or a guidebook to even find out what fish they were talking about. If the goal of the articles is to communicate with the reader, then I don't think they're meeting that goal.
Another minor complaint is that while the photographs that are there are good, they do not provide illustrations of all the fish discussed in the article.
Summary: Not worth it for a Marine Fishkeeper
Rating - 5 Date: 2006-08-29
Content: I have been reading TFH for about thirty years, and it is by far the most comprehensive magazine resource for the advanced hobbyist. It costs a little more than the others, but it attracts the best authors and the photography is stunning. The editors take a more scientific slant than that offered in the two other popular Aquarium magazines, and though I subscribe to all three, TFH captures most of my attention. If you are a serious aquarium keeper, or want to become one, you have to check out this fine magazine.
Summary: The Definitive Aquarium Hobby Magazine
Rating - 5 Date: 2006-01-28
Content: This magazine is no doubt the best aquarium magazine in the world. not only does it have clear and understandable information for the beggining and advanced hobbyist, but it's articles cover brand new things, aquarium news, fish profiles, that no other can match. For this reason, i humbly reccomend tropical fish hobbyist.
Summary: Great magazine
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