by Emiliano Spada | Apr 7, 2023 | Article Archives
The Forgotten Aquarium of Rome – Part 2 Printable Version of Article If you missed part 1 of this article, read it at the link below. Read Part 1 Set into the walls, the display tanks looked like living pictures. It was a unique experience for all the visitors....
by Lee Finley | Apr 7, 2023 | Article Archives
Goldfish – A Written and Visual Overview from the 1700s and Early 1800s Printable Version of Article Some Words on Separated Color Plates Almost four decades ago, I purchased, at a book and picture/plate dealer in Maine, two hand-colored plates of catfishes,...
by Robert Krause | Apr 7, 2023 | Article Archives
A Turtle Changed My Life Printable Version of Article As a young child, I was always enamored with turtles ever since that first day I saw the stacks of little green turtles in an aquarium at the Woolworths dime store in the six corners shopping district not far from...
by Joseph Ferdenzi | Apr 7, 2023 | Article Archives
A Rare Relic From the First Golden Age of the American Aquarium Hobby We would like to thank Joseph Ferdenzi and Modern Aquarium for allowing MOAPH to reprint this...
by Yavuz Imrencler | Apr 7, 2023 | Article Archives
The King of Beasts is Dead – A Tribute to Norbert Zajac Printable Version of Article The entrepreneur and founder of the world’s largest pet shop Norbert Zajac died unexpectedly at the age of 67. He founded and managed his huge pet shop with 140,000 sqft...
by Emiliano Spada | Mar 7, 2023 | Article Archives
The Forgotten Aquarium of Rome – Part 1 Printable Version of Article Although it fully deserves to be included in the list of the early public aquariums, the protagonist of this article is practically unknown to most aquarium history buffs. I am referring to the...
by Joseph Ferdenzi | Mar 7, 2023 | Article Archives
Nostalgia Notes: Nassau Pet Shop We would like to thank Joseph Ferdenzi and Modern Aquarium for allowing MOAPH to reprint this...
by Gary Bagnall | Feb 4, 2023 | Article Archives
Dry Tank Set-Ups for Vintage Aquariums and Fishbowls Printable Version of Article An aquarium set-up with tropical fish is a beautiful “living picture” that rivals anything used to decorate the modern household. Add to this an antique aquarium or fishbowl set-up with...
by Jon Coote | Feb 4, 2023 | Article Archives
The Early History of Western Herpetoculture, Up to the Year 1900-Part 3 Printable Version of Article If you missed part 1 and part 2 of this article, you can read them at the links below. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 During the French Revolution in June 1793, Europe’s...
by Lee Finley | Feb 4, 2023 | Article Archives
HAPPY VALENTINE! Printable Version of Article I am a paper guy. My collecting interests cover many things including Victorian trade cards, postcards, etc. which illustrate goldfish, fishbowls, and aquariums. And, well, other paper forms have tended to find a place in...
by Joseph Ferdenzi | Feb 4, 2023 | Article Archives
Pioneering Aquarist: The Legacy of William Holbein We would like to thank Joseph Ferdenzi and Modern Aquarium for allowing MOAPH to reprint this...
by Emiliano Spada | Jan 10, 2023 | Article Archives
An Overview of Aquarium and Aquatic Life Trade Cards Issued by the Tobacco, Coffee, and Food Companies of Yesteryear Printable Version of Article Beginning in the 1880s, a multitude of businesses started to distribute chromolithographic advertising cards to promote...
by Lee Finley | Jan 10, 2023 | Article Archives
Little Things Mean A Lot: Notes on the William T. Innes Bookmark Printable Version of Article Note: All figures are from the author’s collection. “…Now and forever, that always and ever little things mean a lot.” The above lines are from a 1953 song written by E....
by Jon Coote | Jan 10, 2023 | Article Archives
The Early History of Western Herpetoculture, Up to the Year 1900-Part 2 Printable Version of Article If you missed part 1 of this article, read it at the link below. Read Part 1 The Nineteenth Century So began the 735-year history of the famous Royal Menagerie, which...
by Dr. Axel Zarske | Jan 10, 2023 | Article Archives
Pioneer of Aquaristics and Ichthyology Arthur Rachow (June 13, 1884-February 2, 1960) Printable Version of Article We would like to thank Dr. Hans-Joachim Herrmann and Aquaristik Fishmagazin for allowing MOAPH to reprint this article. The lives of prominent aquarists...
by Jon Coote | Dec 6, 2022 | Article Archives
The Early History of Western Herpetoculture, Up to the Year 1900-Part 1 Printable Version of Article Intro Jon Coote is a professional herpetologist and comparative animal nutritionist trained at the University of Nottingham in the UK. He currently resides and works...
by Dr. Axel Zarske, Aquaristik Fachmagazin | Dec 6, 2022 | Article Archives
Prof. Gunther Hans Wenzel Sterba (May 20, 1922, to June 16, 2021) by Dr. Axel Zarske and Aquaristik Fachmagazin Printable Version of Article Saying goodbye to an aquarium legend. Those of us that started keeping tropical fish as teenagers always had one favorite book...
by Emiliano Spada | Nov 4, 2022 | Article Archives
Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste: James Shirley Hibberd’s Masterpiece Printable Version of Article My parents always told me: “Emiliano don’t judge a book by its cover, it’s a bad habit you shouldn’t have.” This was helpful advice which I still follow in...
by Lee Finley | Nov 4, 2022 | Article Archives
Living History from The Departed – Mervin F. Roberts Printable Version of Article I had the initial pleasure of contacting Mervin Roberts (1922 – 2020) following a suggestion from Jim Atz, an old “fish friend” of his. This contact, via a long telephone call, led...
by Lee Finley | Oct 6, 2022 | Article Archives
Book Review The Lady And The Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums And Revolutionized Marine Biology by Danna Staaf. 2022 (Released on October 4). Carolrhoda Books. Hardcover, 136 pages. $27.99. (An eBook is also available). Printable Version of...
by Lee Finley | Sep 6, 2022 | Article Archives
Coup’s Aquarium Is Coming To Town!! Redux Printable Version of Article In the beginning stages of my interest in 19th century public aquaria I found the following quote from James G. Bertram’s book “The Harvest Of The Sea” (London, Third Edition, 1873): “It may be...
by Emiliano Spada | Sep 6, 2022 | Article Archives
Antique and Vintage Catalogs: Time Portals to a Magnificent Past Printable Version of Article What distinguishes a methodical, serious collector from impulse buyers and simple hoarders? I’m quite sure that this question can be answered with a single word, knowledge....
by B.A. Rickert-Kinsey | Aug 5, 2022 | Article Archives
A Fish Tale: or On Collecting Vintage Fish Bowl/Aquarium Mermaids, Ornaments, & Stands Printable Version of Article In the BeginningWhy do collectors fall in love with a particular item? It can be hard to pinpoint. It seldom has anything to do with monetary value...
by Lee Finley | Aug 4, 2022 | Article Archives
“The Aquarium News” An apparently unrecorded 1878 weekly publication of the Charles Reiche and Brother New York Aquarium. Printable Version of Article The various publications produced by 19th Century public aquaria offer a good source of historical...
