Sumer Tiwari describes his experience with Corydoras melini, from acquisition to spawning and rearing the fry. Bloodworms were the main diet for adults and juveniles.
Friday Photospread: Care and Breeding of Corydoras melini
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Freshwater Articles
Chemical in Plastic Bags Lethal to Aquarium Fish
Are toxic plastic bags to blame for mortality issues with aquarium fish shipping and acclimation? The results of a new study suggest cause for concern.
AMAZONAS Sept/Oct 2015 Issue Preview
Kids and little grannies may keep them in countertop vases, but members of the genus Betta can also be of great interest to keepers of rare fishes and, yes, an underworld of shadowy characters who carry on the ancient traditions of staging battles between highly bred fighting fish males.
Friday Photospread: Callochromis pleurospilus
After losing my Altolamprologus compressiceps ‘Sumbu shell’ fry, I was looking for another Tanganyikan Cichlid to stock the empty tank. I found Callochromis pleurospilus juveniles at a fellow hobbyist’s fish room. Once they were about 1.5-2 inch in size, they started sowing their beautiful iridescent colors.
The Aquascaper Series: Styles
George Farmer takes a look at two very different styles of aquascaping and asks which do you prefer?
Overview: Gymnochanda, The Enigmatic Glassfishes
Although the delicate glassfishes, or glass perches, of the genus Gymnochanda are classic “old school” aquarium species, usually only specialists in unusual fishes from Asia keep them, Ichthyologist Tan Heok Hui has written an overview for of the genus for AMAZONAS Magazine.
Biotope Video: Sinharaja National Park, Sri Lanka
Mike Tuccinardi shares underwater footage of the pristine aquatic habitat and colorful endemic species of Sri Lanka’s famed Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Aquarium Inventions
For some aquarium hobbyists and professionals, creating an aquarium-related invention is a natural combination of such a dream with their hobby or vocation.
The Aquascaper Series: Introduction
Professional aquascaper, George Farmer, explains what aquascaping means to him in his new blog series – “The Aquascaper”
Fishes + Cartoons = Fishtoons
A lighthearted look at caricatures commissioned by Sumer Tiwari, inspired by freshwater fishes and created by artist & illustrator Kunal Kundu.
