
Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine (FAMA)
After more than 30 years, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium (FAMA) ceased publication in 2010 as a stand-alone magazine. We have been able to retain articles involving Seahorses and Marine Life, written by or about Ocean Rider and Carol & Craig Schmarr and Peter Giwojna.
FAMA Seahorse Forum – July 2004 Part I & II
by Neil Garrick-Maidment - from the July 2004 issue of Horse Forum I would like to welcome back Neil Garrick-Maidment, the world-renowned seahorse expert from the United Kingdom! Neil has a mixed animal background from Lions Tigers, Elephants, Dolphins, and Wolfs etc...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – June 2004
by Alisa Abbott and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr - from the June 2004 issue of FAMA Dear Alisa, I currently have a 10-gallon nanotank with healthy growing coral. The tank has a plentiful supply of copepods. I have been very interested in seahorses and I know that the tank is...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – May 2004
by Alisa Abbott and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr Dear Alisa, I was wondering if you have ever heard of a seahorse changing colors, or is that common. She used to be jet black, and now she is almost completely an off white with small black spots. I've had her for about 7 months...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – October 2003
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr - from the October 2003 issue of FAMA Dear Pete: I need some advice. I am concerned about a suspicious spot on the snout of a new Brazilian Seahorse I recently brought home from my LFS. It began as a darkish oval around 2mm near...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – September 2003
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr from the September 2003 issue of FAMA Hi, Pete! I heard that Hippocampus capensis seahorses are carriers of fish tuberculosis and should never be kept with other seahorses. Is that true? I’m a little worried about this because I...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – October 2002
Dear Alisa, I am planning on setting up a ten-gallon tank for dwarf seahorses and I have heard a lot of different recommendations for substrate. Some people have mentioned that a bare-bottom tank is best, while others recommend crushed coral or sand. Would you give me...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – September 2002
by Neil Garrick-Maidment from the September 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Hi Neil, At one of the sea life centres a disturbing new fact was laid out with the usual ones about the T.C.M and trinket trade. It stated that for every million...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – August 2002
by Neil Garrick-Maidment from the August 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Dear Neil, I have been told that seahorses are very hard to find in the wild because they have all been taken for use as medicine. I would like to breed them so that...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – February 2002
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr from the February 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Dear Pete, If you have a pregnant male should he be removed from a tank with a bio filter and protein skimmer to prevent babies from being sucked up...
FAMA Seahorse Forum – January 2002
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr - from the January 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) As promised, my next guest speaker is Pete Giwojna! For those of you who missed the introduction last month, Pete is one of the most respected...