by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 20, 2013 | Freshwater
When the dinosaurs first appeared on earth some 230 million years ago, the ancestors of modern-day lungfishes had already been paddling around for 150 million years. And when the great extinction that took out Tyrannosaurus rex and Company, 66 million years ago, the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 20, 2013 | AMAZONAS Errata
Two errors have been discovered in the September/October 2013 issue of Amazonas. Both of these errors occur in the print edition; the current live digital edition shows the correct information. The first error occurs on page 35 of the print edition and was discovered...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 14, 2013 | Freshwater
Making Tropheus food at home Article and images by Norbert Knaak • AMAZONAS Web Bonus Article Probably no other topic is as controversial among aquarists as the well-being of our fishes—and especially their nutrition. As with most aspects of our hobby, there is a wide...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater, Marine
Despite the arid environment, Arava Research and Development Center in Israel produces captive-bred freshwater and marine aquarium fish, mainly for the European market. For more information – http://israel21c.org/environment/raising-nemo-in-the-desert/...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Scandinavian scientists issue Pacu Warning to male skinny dippers Summer months, often the doldrums for hard news, annually bring out shark-attack scare stories and flashbacks to hair-raising scenes in the movie JAWS, but for northern European swimmers the mid-summer...