Anyone ever heard of FAMA?

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

Is there any way to still access fama I've heard it was really cool and I has seen many mentions of it. Anyone still know about FAMA and how to access it ? Anyone who owns a copy please consider scanning it.

 

[jdmee]

Are you asking about Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine? They stopped publishing a while back.

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[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

yep thats them I know they're over. is there anyway to find archives or something

 

[tharbin]

Is there any way to still access fama I've heard it was really cool and I has seen many mentions of it. Anyone still know about FAMA and how to access it ? Anyone who owns a copy please consider scanning it.

Sadly, I have looked and have not found any online access. I gave away all of my issues back in 1998, and I miss them. It had lots of great articles and DIY stuff, Julian Sprung was a regular contributor along with many more of our reefer-household names. That's where I learned about wet/dry and Berlin Method and on and on. If I remember right it was a Don Dewey publication.

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

I too have searched but not very thoroughly I wish they still had it.

 

[Bladezz]

There are issues of the magazine for sale on ebay. I used to own every copy but sold them in 2015 when I got out.

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

There are issues of the magazine for sale on ebay. I used to own every copy but sold them in 2015 when I got out.

Every copy man thats incredible

 

[Bladezz]

Every copy man thats incredible

Someone on reef central had all of them for sale. I bought the whole lot. I didn't do the work to assemble them. lol

 

[brandon429]

Who was the man Jeff who did tank troubleshooting in FAMA saltwater edition in the late 90s

reason asking

I've patterned my life off him.

 

[albano]

Without checking , I’d say that I have almost every issue, most filed in their FAMA hard cover binders!
If you’re interested, I can check… am open to offers !

 

[ChampionLighting]

This gives me flashbacks of our 4 page ad spreads.

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

Without checking , I’d say that I have almost every issue, most filed in their FAMA hard cover binders!
If you’re interested, I can check… am open to offers !

could you scan some of them?

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

Without checking , I’d say that I have almost every issue, most filed in their FAMA hard cover binders!
If you’re interested, I can check… am open to offers !

What articles are in some of them? Anything good?

 

[albano]

They are magazines…not sure what you’re looking for.

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

They are magazines…not sure what you’re looking for.

anything interesting, fish breeding? Tangs? Angels?

 

[albano]

Of course… great magazine back then, also Marine Fish Monthly… but was never really impressed by TFH

 

[jft]

FAMA GREAT aquarium Magazine, I am a self taught aquarist x 35 years learned alot from FAMA, I still miss it was great to get it in the mail each month!

 

[The_ReefB0y_FOX24]

Without checking , I’d say that I have almost every issue, most filed in their FAMA hard cover binders!
If you’re interested, I can check… am open to offers !

Could we see some pics?

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

They're used to be 2 or 3 different magazines. Idk if they're still in circulation.
Think I threw mine away but my friend was featured in the Coldwater edition one month.
Paul. Great guy. Nem guy. He really.liked anenomes and the Coldwater side of the salty fish world.
The nems he did regular heated salt water. Lol. Like rbta ect. Carpets.
Miss him. Hope he's doin well.
Stu and Josh too I think his name was.
Oregon folks. Taught me how to collect and be legal and legit about it too.
D

 

[albano]

Could we see some pics?

Of me?

that’s less than 1/2 of them, piled up because I’m moving stuff to my new home.