by Matt Pedersen | Feb 12, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
News broke today in A story released by the LA Times last April announced that researchers at the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility have spawned the critically endangered Devils Hole Pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, for the first* time in captivity, a...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 12, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Ok, I’m taking tremendous poetic license when describing this video gem of a planted tank by Tyler Koch. But suspend your belief in the obvious for a moment, and just think about the black, starry night sky whizzing past in a time-lapse fashion. Yes…it...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2014 | Freshwater
In a video any NANFA member is sure to love, we get a personal look at the very charming Roanoke Logperch, Percina rex. This endangered North American native species resides in Virginia with a couple populations found in North Carolina. It’s uncommon over its...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Tyler Koch recently shared his latest aquascape (via social media), a video of a tank entitled “Beneath The Branches”. I’m guessing he didn’t expect it to be selected for a bit of promotion on our website! What caught my attention though, more...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 6, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
The Man Behind The Campaign Dr. Anthony I. Mazeroll is no stranger to aquarists on the west coast. As a private hobbyist, he’s kept and bred freshwater fishes for 40 years, his fishroom now filling a two car garage. As a Professor of Biology and Environmental...