Aquarium Fish International

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Aquarium Fish International (AFI) is a North American monthly magazine, based in Irvine, California that is dedicated to freshwater and saltwater fishkeeping and the aquarium/fishkeeping hobby in general. Originally titled Aquarium Fish Magazine (AFM), the first issue of the magazine was October 1988. The title of the publication changed slightly beginning with the February 2007 issue; the new title is Aquarium Fish International.

The magazine contains articles and columns on subjects including: freshwater/tropical, saltwater/marine and brackish fish, as well as corals and invertebrates, planted tanks and aquascaping, fish breeding, species tanks, new species, fish food and nutrition, water chemistry, tank cycling, filtration, disease, health, fish husbandry and many other subjects such as aquarium equipment, setup, and maintenance.

Animals that have appeared in the magazine include: clownfish, lionfish, cichlids, discus, butterflyfish, tetras, live-bearers, rasboras, triggerfish, starfish, freshwater shrimp, jellyfish, Acropora and brain corals, and much more.

Over the years, Scott W. Michael, J. Charles Delbeek, Dick Au, Julian Sprung and many other members of the fishkeeping industry have contributed to Aquarium Fish International.

Aquarium Fish International’s publisher, BowTie Inc., offers many other animal-based magazines, such as Bird Talk, Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Freshwater And Marine Aquarium, Horse Illustrated, and Reptiles magazine.