by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 31, 2015 | Freshwater
It takes precious little imagination to envision arowana lurking in the same prehistoric swamps where the dinosaurs grazed, and now research from Malaysia is confirming that members of the family Osteoglossidae may be among the most primitive fishes surviving today. A...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 21, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Fresh off the excitement of my first glimpse of aquarium fish in the wild outside Villavicencio, Colombia, I decided to take a last-minute detour away from Bogota and into the heart of Amazonas. My destination: Leticia, the extreme Southeast corner of the Colombia and...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 14, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
In this earlier post, fellow AMAZONAS editor Matt Pedersen took a look at a great and frequently asked question in the hobby—how to get your hands on the true Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum). This fish is generally considered to be in a special class among the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 2, 2015 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
The January/February Issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and now delivering to print magazine subscribers and local aquarium shops. Here is a sample of articles and opening pages for readers wondering what the issue will deliver. On sale date: December 8th, 2015 at...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 30, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
The allure of travel, tropical rivers, and learning exactly where the fish in our home aquariums come from has never been far from my mind, even after a long trip through Southeast Asia doing exactly that. After some months back in the U.S. working and tending to my...
