by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 1, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Earlier this year, as I spent time in Ecuador working with an aquarium fish exporter focused primarily on marine fish, I did get the chance to do a bit of exploring in a number of the country’s diverse freshwater habitats. Of these trips, none was more memorable...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 31, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Having made my way to Leticia, Colombia—on the border with Brazil and Peru and the country’s only link to the Amazon river—I was on a mission to visit aquarium fish collectors and buyers in the area. The region is one of several hubs within Colombia for the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 30, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
The allure of travel, tropical rivers, and learning exactly where the fish in our home aquariums come from has never been far from my mind, even after a long trip through Southeast Asia doing exactly that. After some months back in the U.S. working and tending to my...