by Matt Pedersen | May 29, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Introducing my 3-year-old child to his first pet fish Read Part 1 of 4 | Part 2 of 4 | Part 3 of 4 | Part 4 of 4 Readers of CORAL Magazine were first introduced to my son, Ethan, before he had even turned 2 years old. The preceding photo, shot by my wife and run in...
by Matt Pedersen | May 10, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
How’d you get those photos Matt? Most of my Angelfish breeding has been accomplished using artificial incubation. But when all the larval tanks are full, parents are left to do with their eggs as they please. For the first time, this pairing of a male...
by Matt Pedersen | May 2, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Betta ocellata, de Beaufort 1933 Earlier this year I became acquainted with a really unique anabantoid species, Betta ocellata. This is one of the “big boy” mouthbrooding betta species. I had purchased some juveniles on a whim, and simply let them hang...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 2, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
Dwarf Red Snout Pipefish Enneacampus ansorgii Preview Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine Notebook July/August 2013, Volume 2, Number 3 The African Freshwater, or Dwarf Red Snout, Pipefish, Enneacampus ansorgii, is exotic and rare enough that even expert aquarists assume...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 11, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
I recently stumbled across some amazing videos, shared by Hélène Lagueux of Quebec City, Quebec. She wrote that she’s been breeding these Pterophyllum sp. “Rio Nanay” F0 and F1 for the past 5-6 years. This is the fish Heiko Bleher referred to as...
