by Matt Pedersen | Jun 22, 2017 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) is facing a massive budgetary veto at the hands of Florida Governor Rick Scott in his 2017-2018 budget. According to one report, this veto represents a loss of $778,987 in funding for the year. The...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 12, 2017 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
The July/August 2017 Issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and now on its way to magazine subscribers, local aquarium shops, and better bookstores. On sale June 6th, 2017. Readers of the Digital Edition can access it now: AMAZONAS DIGITAL EDITION Paid subscribers can...
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...
