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The beauty of TAG is that you can sit down at breakfast and read something, with photos related to the article, that has not appeared on the Internet. I am thinking of the articles about trips to Tropica, about Oriental Gardens, about mosses.

Also, the how-to articles, such as that by Jeff Senske on attached planting etc, are what appeal to me. Very often, the how-to articles appear on the web all over the place with far too many interjections and distractions to make them readable. How-to articles published in TAG are readable - and can form the seed for discussion on the Web.

I imagine a how-to article on the ADA substrate system would be a great hit.

I hope Phil inspires some input...

Andrew Cribb

 

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Gillman,

One thing you could do is to buy a DVD of AGA 2004. It is well worth the money. You will enjoy it.

Andrew Cribb

 

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On the other hand, our only source of Takashi Amano commentary in English is TAG. I totally disagree with Matpat above about eliminating the Amano content.

Thanks for your work, Karen. Publishing a magazine is no easy job and making it financially possible is an art. I know.

Andrew Cribb

 

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One thing that would help TAG and provide interesting reading is information on plants and biotopes specific to North America. Well-written articles on this subject with good photographic coverage could be licensed to other publications in other languages. Licenses mean some small additional income for TAG.

North America has some lovely, special plants. Like our Lepomis marginatus species fish (Dollar Sun Fish), these plants are exotic to people overseas. Sunfish species are in demand in Europe (they are beautiful, after all), as are North American native aquatic plants. It would be enlightening for indigenous aquarists as well as our colleagues overseas to see more information about the biotopes and plants here in the North America. The biotopes - like Amano's grassy fields of his youth - provide plants and INSPIRATION for all of us.

Andrew Cribb

 

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Every issue of TAG I receive is like Christmas for me because it's something I can read on

Truly. I like the size format too.

Some articles on European aquascaping would be appreciated.

But then again, it is up to those with the connections and/or expertize to write something for publication. Not so easy when all is said and done.

Andrew Cribb