From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria
Subject: FAQ: Magazines and mail order
Date: 16 Apr 1992 01:05:07 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Reply-To: tli@cisco.com,patti@hosehead.hf.intel.com
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		   Magazines and mail order information

Rev 1.3  2/11/92

Prologue:
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This monthly series is intended to address some of the frequently
asked questions (FAQ) on the rec. and alt.aquaria newsgroups.  Because
the answers may not be complete, please feel free to ask questions. 
This is only intended to address first level concerns, and not to
dampen discussions.

Currently, the series contain the following messages:

     > Beginner topics - Glossary of terms (used on the net)
                       - Setting up an aquarium
                       - Moving an aquarium
                       - Good beginner books

     > Equipment       - Filters and related issues
                       - Air pumps

     > Water Quality   - Nitrogen Cycle
                       - Plants
                       - When your fish are sick

     > Mags and MO     - Magazines, subscription rates and
                         addresses
                       - Mail order outfits.

Please review and send any corrections or inputs to the FAQ maintainers
with "(FAQ)" in the subject line.  You are absolutely welcomed to tackle
(i.e. WRITE) sections that have not been written yet.

I've received recommendations to put email address "pointers" in
the FAQ to vector questions to specific experts on particular
subjects.  If you would like to offer yourself as such an expert,
please send me your email address and the specific topics you want
to host.  Please include an email path that is generally accessible
to the greatest number of people.


MAGAZINES:
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Freshwater and Marine Aquarium  (monthly)
          P.O. Box 487,
          Sierra Madre, CA 91024
          Phone (818) 355-1476

          1yr/12 iss.    $22.00
          2yr/24 iss.    $43.00

          Outside US     $27.50/yr  (no 2 year subscr.)

Tropical Fish Hobbyist  (monthly)
          One TFH Plaza,
          Neptune City, NJ 07753
          Phone (201) 988-8400

          1yr/12 iss.    $25.00

          Foreign - add $11.00/yr

     **note:   The edition found in retail stores often does NOT
               have mail order ads; the home subscription edition
               does.  Do not buy one at the store for m/o
               addresses without checking it out first.

Aquarium Fish Magazine  (monthly)

          The following special offer is made by _AFM_ for readers of
	  the *.aquaria newsgroups.

*****************************************************************************
As a special offer to readers of *.aquraia, subscriptions to _Aquarium Fish 
Magazine_ are being made available at a special price.  You can receive a 
2-year subscription for only $23.97.  This offer applies to both new 
subscriptions and renewals, and represents a significant savings over the 
normal subscription cost of 2 years for $38.00.  In other words, you get 2 
years for the price of 1.
 
To take advantage of this offer, send a check or money order to the address
below.  You must include the subscription department in the address in order
to receive the special price.
 
                       Aquarium Fish Magazine
                       Subscription Dept. FHNT
                       P.O. Box 6040
                       Mission Viejo, CA 92690
                       USA
 
Canadian subscribers please add $8 and foreign subscribers please add $12 to
the subscription price.  Please pay by international money order.
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Practical Fishkeeping  (British mag)
          MOTORSPORT
          RR1 Box 200 D.
          Jonesburg MO 63351-9616

          US     - $42.00 per year

KOI USA (bi-monthly)
          KOI USA
          P.O. Box 1
          Midway City, CA 92665
          U.S.A.

          6 issues per year
          $15 in U.S., US$ 19.50 in Canada


MAIL ORDER:
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     Although prices are lower through mail order, one must
consider the cost of the shipping and handling, the delay time if
product is not in stock, and the fact that the mail order company
will typically not answer detailed questions.  Your local retailer
on the other hand must pay for the overhead of inventory, and often
times are willing to answer questions.  We need to collectively
ensure the survival of good, helpful stores with fair prices.

     The following are just some of the larger m/o places.  There
are many more to be found in magazines in ads.

     Aquatic Supply House:         1-800-777-PETS, ext. F
     Mail Order Pet Shop:          1-800-366-7387
     Pet Warehouse:                1-800-443-1160
     That Fish Place:              1-800-733-3829


Disclaimer:
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Some answers listed above may reflect personal biases of the author
and the FAQ's contributors.  In cases where the answers name
specific products and their respective manufacturers, these are not
to be taken as endorsements, nor commercials for the manufacturer. 
Where cost information is stated (magazine subscription rates),
this is based on "street" information, and are in no way binding on
the publisher.  The answers contained in this series pertain to
discussions on the rec. and alt.aquaria newsgroups, and are by no means
exhaustive.  This series is not intended to take the place of good
aquarium books on the subject matter.

Copyright:
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The FAQ owes its existence to the contributors of the net, and as
such it belongs to the readers of rec.aquaria and alt.aquaria. 
Copies can be made freely, as long as it is distributed at no
charge, and the disclaimers and the copyright notice are included.
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