“With our deepest sorrow, we announce that Takashi Amano, President & CEO of Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd., passed away after an illness on Tuesday, August 4, 2015.”
The Passing of Aquascaping Legend Takashi Amano
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Freshwater Articles
Aquascaping Contests: The All-Important Final Photo Shoot of the Aquascape
George Farmer taken us through the process of getting a planted aquarium ready for that all-important final photo shoot of the aquascape.
Fishes + Cartoons = Fishtoons, Part-2
Illustrator Kunal KunduI blends Sumer Tiwari’s love for fishes and cartoons into one final, charming product – Fishtoons. This time around – Apistogramma luelingi and Etroplus canarensis.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Second Annual Aquascaping Live! Contest
$3,900 dollars in prize money available in the Second Annual Aquascaping Live! Contest at Aquatic Experience – Chicago. Judging occurs during the Aquatic Experience, Nov. 6-8, 2015
AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents September/October 2015
WILD BETTAS: AMAZONAS Magazine Volume 4, Number 5
AMAZONAS Featured Video: Hypnotic Planted Tanks Review
A collection of competitively aquascaped nano aquariums,photographed with a mezmerizing soundtrack. Be inspired or just drift off.
Glorious New Rainbowfish Described
The discovery of a new rainbowfish is always occasion for cheer among a large global network of aquarists, but when a particularly spectacular species unknown to science is found in a small pond in an abandoned mining camp deep in the rainforests of remote Papua Province, the excitement spreads.
Delving into Toxic Fish Shipping Bags & Plastic Concerns
A roundtable discussion about issues of plastic toxicity in aquarium settings, particularly firsthand experiences with saltwater corals, invertebrates, and fishes.
New Bedfellows in World of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Trade
The IUCN has announced the formation of a subgroup of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG), the Home Aquarium Fish Subgroup (HAFSG), which is dedicated to home aquarium fishes—a startling sign of changing times.
AGA Aquascaping Contest 2015 Call For Entries
The Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA) announces the opening of the 16th annual AGA International Aquascaping Contest. Entries are due by September 13th, 2015.
