by Matt Pedersen | Jun 26, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part 1, where we meet Dr. Adeljean Ho and discover the foundation of his vivarium hobby. MP: OK, since the orchids drive so much of this, tell me about the orchids you selected and keep. AH: In terms of orchids, I now have over 200 in my personal...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2018 | Freshwater
Austrolebias wichi is the name given to a beautiful, newly-discovered Killifish species hailing from Argentina. The new species description was recently published by researchers Felipe Alonso, Guillermo Enrique Terán, Pablo Calviño, Ignacio García, Yamila Cardoso, and...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 11, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
AMAZONAS editor Matt Pedersen interviews contributor Dr. Adeljean Ho about his office vivariums and how they merge seemingly disparate passions into a harmonious, visually appealing composition When I finally got a hold of now 32-year-old Dr. Adeljean Ho one late...
by Matt Pedersen | May 17, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
While serving as a judge at the 2018 Minnesota Aquarium Society Tropical Fish Show, one particular lesser-known Characin immediately caught my attention and that of fellow judges and attendees. Only described in 2015 by Axel Zarske, Hemigrammus rubrostriatus hails...
by Matt Pedersen | May 17, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
By Matt Pedersen Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine July/August 2018 Consider this case: “When I was working in tropical fish retail, we had a customer who was hyperallergic to bloodworms. He usually called ahead to make sure we were not feeding frozen bloodworms for the...
