by AMAZONAS Magazine | Aug 27, 2015 | Freshwater
Invasive species are now a perennial concern for the aquarium industry, and ongoing efforts from all directions are taking aim at curbing the environmental threat posed by exotic or inappropriate livestock and plants. The latest effort to come to our attention is a...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 6, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
The Man Behind The Campaign Dr. Anthony I. Mazeroll is no stranger to aquarists on the west coast. As a private hobbyist, he’s kept and bred freshwater fishes for 40 years, his fishroom now filling a two car garage. As a Professor of Biology and Environmental...
by Nathan Hill | Sep 22, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Nathan Hill, Freshwater, Marine
Whether you like it or not, lots of animals have proclivities – urges – of a sexual nature that go beyond respecting any species boundaries. I’m sure we’ve all kept guppies at some stage, and know the degree to which they’ll harass anything and...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Freshwater, Marine
At the risk of losing business, I am going to rant a bit… Aquarists who flaunt exotic species laws may be hanging the noose for all of us Commentary by Ted Judy Sometimes exotic-animal hobbyists, including aquarists, are our own worst enemies when it come to the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Apr 18, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Brazil Proposes to Approve the Planting of Invasive Fish Species Biologists fear a new wave of invasive fish species will be headed for Brazilian waters if legislation in that country’s Congress is passed. According to a new paper warning of the potential for an...
