by AMAZONAS Magazine | Apr 3, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Today, the sales staff at Emark Tropical Imports, a tropical fish importer and transshipper, emailed customers outlining the anticipated impact of President Trump’s new import tariffs on the aquarium fish and coral trade. Emark has authorized CORAL and AMAZONAS...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 25, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Photo of Corey Ketchum/USFWS holding a goldfish found during an electrofishing survey in Presque Isle, PA. Photo by Matt Basista/USFWS via United States Fish and Wildlife Service In recognition of Invasive Species Week, the USFWS has the following message: Your pet...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 22, 2025 | Freshwater
The iconic Zebra Pleco, L046, Hypancistrus zebra, features prominently in the second of two back-to-back podcasts from United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Fisheries. Pleco and catfish enthusiasts won’t want to miss it! Image credit: via USFW...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 21, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum), such as this “Pink” (leucistic) form, have become very common aquatic pets. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an interim rule that could effectively ban some trade and ownership in certain locales....
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 16, 2025 | Freshwater
The newly described Hypancistrus seideli encompasses many popular pleco varieties in the aquarium trade, including those known as L66 or L066 (King Tiger Pleco), L236 (Cracked Zebra Pleco, Super White Pleco), L333 (Yellow King Tiger Pleco, King Tiger Pleco), L399...