Mike Hellweg has been an active aquarist for more than 30 years and has been actively breeding fish since he was 9 years old, working almost exclusively with small fishes that mature at 4 inches or less. He is active in both local and national hobby organizations, and has had dozens of articles published in various publications. Hellweg originally wrote the “Adventures in Fish Breeding” column for FishChannel.com, which now appears in Aquarium Fish International magazine. He currently owns and operates a retail fish business.

He is a master fish breeder – one of his accomplishments includes breeding 169 species of fish in just one year.

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  Fish Aquarium Filtration
         Pay attention to aquarium filtration so your fish can thrive.

Water Motion
        Creating realistic water motion in our closed aquarium systems.

Maintaining a Marine Tank
         Filling and maintaining a saltwater aquarium.

Emulating Nature: The Reef Habitat Tank
        Model your reef tank after a natural coral reef.