by Sumer Tiwari | Jun 29, 2021 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Exodon paradoxus, one of the more aggressive tetras, make a fantastic option for a species only aquarium. Symmetry- animals such as humans, fish, etc., are symmetrical. To be specific, fishes and humans possess bilateral symmetry. If you imagine a vertical plane going...
by Sumer Tiwari | Nov 27, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
A special excerpt from the January/February 2021 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine article and images by Sumer Tiwari The need for cultured live foods prevents many aquarium hobbyists from keeping species that require live food to thrive. Although many different types of...
by Sumer Tiwari | Oct 11, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
A 6 week old Betta macrostoma fry with a full belly after feasting on baby brine shrimp Roughly 80 eggs that were collected by stripping a Betta macrostoma male. When my last blog post (VIDEO: Details of Betta macrostoma mating and breeding) was published, I got a...
by Sumer Tiwari | Jul 10, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Many fishes in the aquarium hobby have unique and beautiful ways of reproducing. Species under suborder Anabantoidei, especially, have a strange way of reproducing. Whereas many species in this suborder are bubble-nesters, some Betta species like the ones under the...
by Sumer Tiwari | Jul 27, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
“Why don’t your tanks look like the ones in online photos?” my wife said. ‘”My tanks are not show tanks. They are breeding tanks. I keep them minimalistic to save cleaning efforts” I replied. The suggestion that followed?...
