by Rachel O'Leary | May 12, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Rachel Oleary, AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
Article & images by Rachel O’Leary Wherever plants or animals are domesticated and farmed, diseases and parasites are sure to be found. A number of parasites on freshwater aquarium shrimps are becoming more prevalent, apparently through the commercial aquaculture...
by Rachel O'Leary | Mar 20, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Rachel Oleary, Freshwater
The Thai Micro Crab, or Spider Crab (Limnopilos naiyanetri) is a diminutive crustacean with a carapace size roughly the diameter of a pencil eraser. Plant and shrimp safe, they have been gaining quick popularity in recent years. Despite their relatively frequent...
by Rachel O'Leary | Mar 8, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Rachel Oleary, Freshwater
I am so lucky to be part of a great aquarium club, the Capital Cichlid Association, which meets in Silver Spring, MD. This past weekend, we had our second of what will be an annual convention called Aquamania 2: The Big Fish Deal, held in Gaithersburg, MD. Speakers...