by Matt Pedersen | Oct 3, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
David Labell, proprietor of the retailer/wholesaler/importer AngelfishUSA, has been extremely busy. In just a few short years, his business has exploded, bringing in Tony Tan Discus and a growing list of international partners, and growing into the DiscusUSA brand as...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 1, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
For all the privacy invading worries that social media like Facebook has to offer, the random connections and unexpected discoveries that can be made perhaps balance things out a little. For example, consider this random Friday night surprise. I’m minding my own...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 5, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
It’s been a busy few weeks at Reef To Rainforest headquarters in Vermont; the marine aquarium trade is facing a growing threat to its existence as we know it as a result of new Endangered Species Act (ESA) rulings listing 20 Corals as Threatened under the ESA....
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 28, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
Cleveland, Ohio, happens to be home to one of the most amazing urban park settings I’ve ever set foot in. The compelling draw is the Rocky River Reservation, flowing through the heart of Cleveland near the airport, and emptying into Lake Erie. It is home to a...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 4, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
Opinion by Matt Pedersen I grew up with the Redtailed Black Shark; back then we knew it was Labeo bicolor but these days we call it Epalzeorhynchos bicolor. I’m sure I owned one before my 10th birthday, which puts the timeframe into the early-mid 1980s. Only a...
