by Matt Pedersen | Jun 9, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
In Duluth, Minnesota, we’re blessed with a phenomenal municipal water supply. Our water comes from the starting end of Lake Superior. It’s cold and relatively clean, with very little in the way of dissolved constituents; the TDS typically comes in at 43...
by Matt Pedersen | May 3, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Decades ago, when working for The Cichlid Factory, John Baker had a 200-gallon plywood aquarium, one of the largest in the fishroom. This aquarium was painted black on all sides, and it held a large colony of the 7-Stripe, AKA Kigoma variant of Cyphotilapia frontosa....
by Matt Pedersen | May 2, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
This fish stopped me in my tracks today; it is ample reason to dredge up the well-worn advice that you should never write off the off-color, dull, bland, juvenile fish you sometimes see in the trade. Take good care of them and they will return the favor. And when you...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 14, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Whether you’re a fan of Loricariids or Callichthyids, March 30th, 2017, was a good day: the journal Neotropical Ichthyology published two new species descriptions that are sure to get your heart racing. With both papers published as open source, you have a front...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 4, 2017 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
The March/April 2017 Issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and now on its way to print magazine subscribers, local aquarium shops, and better bookstores. On sale February 7th, 2017. Readers of the Digital Edition can access it now: AMAZONAS DIGITAL EDITION Paid...