Spotlight: the Amazon Puffer (C. asellus) in the wild and in the aquarium
AMAZONAS author and importer Mike Tuccinardi looks at the popular Amazon Puffer and where it is found in the wild.
Uncommon Imports: Rare Anostomids from the Rio Ventuari
AMAZONAS Editor Mike Tuccinardi takes a look at 3 unusual species of Anostomids from a recent Colombia import: Pseudanos varii, Pseudanos winterbottomi, and Leporinus brunneus.
Viewpoint: Keep the Fish that Bring You Joy
The impulse to take something from nature and mold, tweak, prune, or modify it to suit our desires or merely our curiosity is something intrinsically human—as is, perhaps, the desire to argue about the results.
The Rarely-Seen Spotted Silver Hatchet
The politics of peace have allowed for the import of the large-growing and uncommonly-seen Spotted Silver Hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus maculatus, from Colombia.
Project Piaba Completes 2017 Fisher Trainings and Announces Award Nomination
The Project recently held two training workshops for aquarium fish collectors in the Rio Negro and announced a nomination for prestigious Indianapolis Prize.
