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AGA Aquascape Winners 2012

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 15, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater

The Aquatic Gardeners Association Aquascaping Contest is the world’s oldest contest of its kind. This was our 13th year, and I have been privileged to judge both this contest and the Aqua Design Amano IAPLC from the inception. Over the last 13 years we have seen a tremendous growth of interest in aquatic gardening both in the U.S. and worldwide. One of the nice things about our AGA contest is that anyone can go onto our website, www.aquatic-gardeners.org, and see every tank ever entered, including all the details on the tanks and the judges’ comments.

Friday Photospread – Pseudomugil gertrudae – Don’t Give Up!

by Matt Pedersen | Jan 25, 2013 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater

Let it be a lesson to you, just when you give up on a species, you might get lucky.

Megadroughts Impacting Amazonia

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 19, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater, News & Notes

The scientists found that during the summer of 2005, more than 270,000 square miles (700,000 square kilometers, or 70 million hectares) of pristine, old-growth forest in southwestern Amazonia experienced an extensive, severe drought. This megadrought caused widespread changes to the forest canopy that were detectable by satellite. The changes suggest dieback of branches and tree falls, especially among the older, larger, more vulnerable canopy trees that blanket the forest.

Feral Jack Dempsey Population Established in South Dakota River

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes

State fisheries biologists in South Dakota are blaming irresponsible aquarium hobbyists for introducing a population of Jack Dempsey cichlids, Rocia octofasciatus, in the Fall River.

New Fishes from Brazil

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater

Crizanto and his fishermen have found a number of particularly colorful armored catfish species, illustrated here, in the previously little-collected Rio Itacaiúnas in the lower Rio Araguaia.

AquaMediaTV’s 2-Part Documentary on Altum Angelfish

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 3, 2013 | Freshwater

Aqua Media Group’s two-part documentary on the Pterophyllum altum in the wild and being bred by Simon Forkel in Germany. Translated into English – a must watch for any Angelfish enthusiast.

Catfish Study Group 2013 Event

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 21, 2012 | Freshwater, News & Notes

Just in from Ian Fuller Click for More Information

Altum Angelfish Species Tank Video

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 14, 2012 | Freshwater, News & Notes

With breadth to accommodate a large shoal of Pterophylum altum angels, this sytem by “Goukiie” measures 96 x 30 x 30 inches (244 x 76 x 76 cm) and is illuminated with three metal halide fixtures.

Zhou’s Vermilion Goby

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 13, 2012 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater

When the first Rhinogobius zhoui began appearing in the aquarium trade in September 2010, a tremor ran through the goby community. Everybody had to have one.

Damming the Río Xingu: field update

by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 3, 2012 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater, News & Notes

With the specter of an ecosystem-killing hydroelectric dam project moving ahead in Brazil, the eyes of many concerned observers, especially those interested in the fate of native fish species, are on the Lower Xingu River.