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Altum Angelfish Species Tank Video

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 14, 2012 | Freshwater, News & Notes

With breadth to accommodate a large shoal of Pterophylum altum angels, this sytem by “Goukiie” in Australia measures 96 x 30 x 30 inches (244 x 76 x 76 cm) and is illuminated with three metal halide fixtures. Music on video: Sailing on a Silk Blue Sea by...

Discus Cover Correction

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 14, 2012 | AMAZONAS Errata

The cover image for AMAZONAS Volume 1, Number 6 (November/December 2012) was incorrectly credited to Hans-Georg Evers. The photograph was in fact taken by Horst Köhler. AMAZONAS regrets the error.

Zhou’s Vermilion Goby

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 13, 2012 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater

Rhinogobius zhoui: Beauty with a Fragility Factor Text & Images by Jutta Bauer Web Special Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine When the first Rhinogobius zhoui began appearing in the aquarium trade in September 2010, a tremor ran through the goby community. Everybody...

Damming the Río Xingu: field update

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 3, 2012 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater, News & Notes

Looking for species threatened by Brazil’s massive Belo Monte Project by Dr. Mark Sabaj Pérez—Special Report Excerpt from AMAZONAS, January/February 2013 With the specter of an ecosystem-killing hydroelectric dam project moving ahead in Brazil, the eyes of many...