by David Alderton | May 11, 2026 | Article Archives, Homepage
Britain’s Pioneering Bird Farm Printable Version of Article A small selection of the psittacines bred at Keston—budgerigars, Trichoglossus lorikeets and the Alexandrine parakeet. Photo courtesy New Africa/www.shutterstock.com In the rolling countryside of...
by Lee Finley | May 11, 2026 | Article Archives, Homepage
Barnum and the American Museum – VARIA Printable Version of Article Quite often I find the performing of research akin to going to my local grocery store to pick up a few items. I have my mental list of the few that I need, but by the time I am heading out to...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | May 11, 2026 | Article Archives, Homepage
Gotha Aquarists from the 80th to the 100th Anniversary of the Aquarium Society Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version If a behavioral researcher were to report that two alpha males in a group could share leadership on equal terms, his...
by Hermann Ruhe | May 11, 2026 | Article Archives, Homepage, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 20: Tanganyika Game LTD – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals/Free Delivery) Translated by Alex Haro Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) started releasing a chapter a month on the...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | Apr 15, 2026 | Article Archives
New Beginnings, Reconstruction, and Reactivation – Vivarium Keeping after the Second World War, 1945 to the Early 1960s Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version Europe, after 8 May 1945—the day of the German Wehrmacht’s capitulation—lay...
by Dr. Martin Brittan | Apr 15, 2026 | Article Archives
Memories from the Mesozoic By Martin R. Brittan, Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus. California State University, Sacramento Printable Version of Article I enjoy reading ichthyological and aquarium historical overviews like those of Al Klee and the many...
by Frank Fritzlen | Apr 15, 2026 | Article Archives
Vivarium Literature: Historical Aquarium and Terrarium Books Printable Version of Article An article by our good friend Frank Fritzlen on one of the rarest aquarium books published in English (2 versions!) – The Aquavivarium Fresh & Marine by E. Lankester,...
by Hermann Ruhe | Apr 15, 2026 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 19: Adventures in Bangkok – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals/Free Delivery) Translated by Alex Haro Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) started releasing a chapter a month on the...
by Emiliano Spada | Mar 16, 2026 | Article Archives
The Curious Case of a Vintage Low-Profile Tank (SACEM Nano Tank) Printable Version of Article In the world of pets, industrial design can’t be just an exercise in style, as is sometimes the case in other fields. It should be, first and foremost, an act of...
by Lee Finley | Mar 16, 2026 | Article Archives
How Much is that Doggie in the Window – 1880s Style (A.W. Roberts, Barnum’s American Museum, Coup and Reiche New York Aquarium) Printable Version of Article (A note: In case you don’t have a feeling of recognition from the above title, the majority of it...
by David Alderton | Mar 16, 2026 | Article Archives
From Royal Menageries to Courtly Canine Companions (Queen Victoria, Tower of London, London Zoo, Royal Dogs and Parrots, and Cruft’s Dog Show) Printable Version of Article Queen Victoria with her beloved collie called Sharp, taken at Balmoral Castle, Scotland in...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | Mar 16, 2026 | Article Archives
Survive, Rescue, Preserve – Keeping Aquariums and Terrariums in the Twelve Years of Fascism (The Aquarium Hobby during Hitler’s Reign 1933-1945 in Gotha) Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version Although I am about to describe the darkest...
by Hermann Ruhe | Mar 16, 2026 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 18: From the End to the Beginning – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals/Free Delivery) Translated by Alex Haro Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) started releasing a chapter a month on...
by Phil Cooper | Feb 11, 2026 | Article Archives
Allan L. Levey & The Wardley Corporation Printable Version of Article Can you imagine being a new pet store owner buying a great American made tropical fish food and with every dozen receiving “Wardley Dollar Coupons”, that you can redeem on popular gift items? I...
by David Alderton | Feb 11, 2026 | Article Archives
Capern’s Collectibles (Bird Seed/Wedgwood Pottery) Printable Version of Article Birdkeepers today take clean bird seed and an expanding range of carefully formulated bird foods for granted, but this was not always the case. The trend towards improved nutrition...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | Feb 11, 2026 | Article Archives
Three Open-Air Aquariums in Gotha from 1929 Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version Many hobbyists today may find it difficult to imagine the immense importance that open-air facilities once held for early aquarists and terrarists. At...
by Hermann Ruhe | Feb 11, 2026 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 17: Zoological Rarities – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals/Free Delivery) Translated by Alex Haro Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) started releasing a chapter a month on the...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | Jan 9, 2026 | Article Archives
The Third and Fourth Gotha Aquarium Societies, Founded in 1922 and 1927 Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version They wanted a society of their own—the workers and the less well-funded former members of the association “Nymphaea.” It is...
by Emiliano Spada | Jan 9, 2026 | Article Archives
Robert Compton’s Stoneware Aquariums: Interview with the Artist Printable Version of Article Like other collectors in my field, I am particularly drawn to aquariums and fishbowls with unusual designs, especially those crafted from alternative materials that make them...
by David Alderton | Jan 9, 2026 | Article Archives
Stars of the Silver Screen Printable Version of Article Artwork courtesy of the author. These animal actors attracted huge global audiences of many millions, and made fortunes for their movie studios, but they have since become largely forgotten today, except amongst...
by Hermann Ruhe | Jan 9, 2026 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 16: New! Even for Ruhe Alfeld – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals/Free Delivery) Translated by Alex Haro Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) started releasing a chapter a month on the...
by Dr. Hajo Herrmann | Dec 12, 2025 | Article Archives
1900 to Early 1922 – Founding of the Next Society: Gothaer Aquarien und Terrarienfreunde Printable Article - English Version Printable Article - German Version The jubilant celebrations around the turn of the century, 1899–1900, were prepared and held with great...
by Emiliano Spada | Dec 12, 2025 | Article Archives
Embracing Italian Opulence: C.G. Capelletti’s Luxury Aquariums Printable Version of Article If you ask an American collector of antique aquariums to show you his want list, you will notice that almost certainly one of the top spots will be reserved for one of the...
by Dr. Norbert Humburg | Dec 12, 2025 | Article Archives
The German Birdcage Museum in Walsrode Bird Park Printable Version of Article Indoor aviary; France, 1869 (signed J. Beau 1869) The creation of the German Birdcage Museum is the story of love at first sight. Sometime in the early 1960s, the entrepreneur Josef Voss...
