This portfolio of winning entires in the Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest for 2017 showcases the state of the art of freshwater aquascaping today. 2017 was a banner year for the aquascaping contest, with the most entries entered in the contest since its start in 2000 and more than 600 aquascapes submitted.
Freshwater Articles
Laubuka tenella, a Shimmering New Danio Species
Similar in many respects to the more familiar Devario genus, this new member of the Danio family is a small and attractive little fish.
Captive-Bred Rainbowfish Going Back into the Wild
Some reports of possible success for the efforts to save an endangered Rainbowfish.
Videos: Hand-Feeding Mudskippers Is Legitimately Awesome!
Could Mudskippers be the fish equivalent of “Man’s Best Friend”? Watch these amazing videos and discuss!
“The Celestial Swamp” – A Riparium Aquascape by Nigel Tobey
Not to be missed, Nigel Tobey’s beautiful riparium presents planted tank keeping and aquascaping prowess both below and above the water’s surface.
Catappa & Company
Indian Almond Tree leaves: What do they really do?
New Eartheater Cichlid: Satanoperca curupira
The newly-described eartheater, Satanoperca curupira, occurs syntopically with the more widespread and closely-related Satanoperca jurupari.
Lifegard Introduces New UV Sterilizer
Lifegard Aquatics introduces the Pro-MAX Ultraviolet Sterilizer, featuring a patent-pending, flow-through design with less restrictive angled inlet and outlet ports requiring less plumbing.
Mapping a Global Pleco Plague
Biologists have attributed the widespread invasion of plecos in the state of Florida to escaped stock from fish farms, also fueled by releases of unwanted specimens by irresponsible aquarists.
AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents – March/April 2018
AQUARIUM DISCOVERY, AMAZONAS Magazine Volume 7, Number 2