by Matt Pedersen | Jul 28, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Having first come to love the East African Cichlids some 25 years ago, I’m one of those aquarists likely to use inappropriate names when referring to species that have long-standing histories in the hobby. When it comes to the “Pseudos” of the Lake...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 10, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
A new species of Trichomycterus catfish was recently discovered in the shallow and swift-flowing waters in the vicinity of an old campsite and waterfalls along the Tabay Stream in Misiones, Argentina. This small, pretty yellow-and-brown-marbled catfish has been named...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 17, 2017 | Freshwater
Scientists describe new Megamouth Dwarf Cichlid, Apistogramma megastoma, with maternal mouthbrooding behaviors Mouthbrooding is not a behavior most aquarists would attribute to dwarf cichlids of the genus Apistogramma, which makes it all the more interesting to...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 14, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Whether you’re a fan of Loricariids or Callichthyids, March 30th, 2017, was a good day: the journal Neotropical Ichthyology published two new species descriptions that are sure to get your heart racing. With both papers published as open source, you have a front...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 22, 2017 | Freshwater
With countless aquatic species awaiting discovery in the backwaters of Amazonia, only a select few will ever capture the attention of the aquarium world. Those that instantly catch the eye of humans are informally classified as “charismatic”—a hard to...
