by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 21, 2013 | Freshwater
Project Piaba’s “Buy a Fish, Save a Tree” philosophy might be familiar to aquarists who’ve been around the Cardinal Tetra tank a few times, but if not, the gist is simple, albeit at first counter-intuitive. Simply put, a sustainable fishery in...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 6, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
By Christian Buchegger, Christoph Kobald, and Johannes Reiter, the the Aquarist Friends Club (AFC) Web Bonus excerpt from AMAZONAS Vol. 3 #1, January/February 2014 Breeding loricariids from the Rio Negro drainage area can be tricky, but we have had success with...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 6, 2013 | Freshwater
If you think you’ve seen everything in the world of freshwater aquariums, behold this: A “Torrent Tank” that mimics the rapids in a South American stream or shallow river. Ichthyologist Dr. Mark Sabaj Perez visits with Leandro Sousa from Brazil and...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 2, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Last month I walked you through the artificial incubation technique I settled on for my Angelfish breeding. It’s a simple process usually; Angelfish lay their eggs on a tile, which you can then remove and incubate. But what happens when they lay the eggs...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 20, 2013 | Freshwater
Australian or Queensland Lungfish, one of the oldest living fish species on earth, shown in its native habitat. Credits Undersea Productions |...
