Proof that small can be stunning, everything about this beautiful small planted aquarium speaks to me and says “you too can do this.” But its simplicity is deceptive.
Video: Ray Motoyama’s Mini Forest is 8 Gallons of Inspiration
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AMAZONAS – Matt Pedersen Articles
Friday Photospread: Campoma Blue Star Endlers
A relatively “new” strain of Endler’s Livebearer, Poecilia wingei, provides evidence that maybe they’re not extinct in the wild.
VIDEO: Poor Man’s Discus becomes Poor Man’s Uaru
Move over Uaru amphiacanthoides, you’re now just a cheap knockoff of the Panda Uaru (Uaru fernandezyepezi)
Rio Tapajós Damming: Belo Monte’s Sequel?
The next posterchild in Brazil’s damning of the Amazon is the São Luiz do Tapajós Dam
Introducing Orange Peel Discus
Is it a new discus strain? Is it simply an “old aquarist’s tale”? Or is there something to the act of throwing orange peels in your aquarium?
VIDEO: Mind Blowing Native Fishes
Shockingly brilliant footage of some North American native fishes every aquarium hobbyist needs to see!
Video – Newfound Love for the Ember Tetra
Maybe I just hadn’t seen the right video or photograph yet. But in the past week, not only did I stumble across some striking online displays of this diminutive red tetra….
Where to get it: True Pterophyllum altum Angelfish?
A reader’s quest for the holy grail of angelfishes has AMAZONAS Sr. Editor Matt Pedersen reminiscing about his own search for the Altum Angelfish, Pterophyllum altum.
Freshwater Food Culturing 101: Vinegar Eels
Vinegar eels, Tubatrix aceti, are one of those freshwater aquarium fish food cultures that are overlooked, but fill an important niche in fish culture, being larger than infusoria, smaller than microworms and baby brine shrimp.
Florida Tropical Fish Farms: Do you know where your fish are coming from?
Matt Pedersen takes a look at the vibrant Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association and their recent display at the Aquatic Experience – Chicago, 2015.
