We take a look at the the Amazon Research Center for Ornamental Fishes project, and the man behind it, Dr. Anthony Mazeroll
Peruvian Non-Profit Research Station Seeks Crowdfunding
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News & Notes Articles
2nd Annual Aquatic Experience Draws Near
Aquatic Experience – Chicago makes a splash with additional 130+ tanks of tropical fish, return of Live Shark Encounter and Kids Aquarium Contest
Aquarama 2015 to Bring Together Public and Home Aquarium Industries
A major aquatics industry expo held biennially in Singapore, has recently announced a move intended to foster closer ties between ornamental fish industry members and those in public aquaria
Cleveland – Where the Wild (Orange Trout) Things Are?
A tale of hatchery produced fish and invasive aquarium fish species where they don’t belong…
AMAZONAS November/December 2014 Issue Preview
It is no secret that rainbowfishes and their native waters in the wilds of Papua New Guinea are very close to the heart of AMAZONAS Editor Hans-Georg Evers, and in this must-have issue he pulls out all the stops with features including:
Nearly-Extinct Red Tailed Shark Isn’t Gone Yet
News of a wild Red Tailed Shark generates hope, yet digging deeper reveals possible evidence of troubling anti-aquarium sentiments with implications for every aquarist.
MAWS – Beware the Fishy Herbivore?
Summer months, often the doldrums for hard news, annually bring out shark-attack scare stories and references to hair-raising scenes in the movie JAWS, but for northern European swimmers the mid-summer chill was provided by a herbivorous fish caught in the strait of Oresund between Denmark and Sweden.
AMAZONAS November/December 2013 Issue Preview
Look to the next issue of AMAZONAS for a definitive look at Tropheus cichlids in the wild and in the aquariuim, with expert coverage of their natural history, their controversial taxonomy, care, feeding, and captive breeding. With dozens of glorious new images, this section includes contributions by Hans-Georg Evers, Ad Konings, Mathias Eberhardt, and Norbert Knaak.
India’s Underground Fish Trade
While roughly 90 percent of the marine aquarium trade’s animals originate on reefs, only about 10 percent of freshwater aquarium fishes have ever seen a natural ecosystem. Is the freshwater trade therefore above reproach when it comes to sustainability? Perhaps not….
CORAL and AMAZONAS – Table of Contents Mission Complete!
The best news of all: The majority of these articles can be accessed through the Reef to Rainforest Back Issue Archives, in both print and digital formats.
