OATA Joins Fellow Pet Trade Associations at CITES CoP19

On the agenda for the meeting, which looks at ways to ensure the sustainable trade in wildlife, are several items that would affect the global ornamental fish trade, including plans to move Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) from Appendix III to Appendix I – the highest level of restriction – and to put a number of freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon spp.) onto Appendix II.

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Rare Ornamental Barramundi Variants Arrive in the US

Four interesting and unusual morphs including Golden, Tiger, Panda, and Sunshine Barramundi, have arrived in limited quantities at Quality Marine & Aquatropic. This is an ultimate monster fish keepers’ dream fish, growing up to four feet long, and can be kept in freshwater, brackish, or marine displays.

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Conservationists release extinct-in-the-wild fish into natural habitat in Mexican river

With the help of local children, a team of conservationists has released more than 1,000 golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae), a freshwater fish found only in Mexico, into the species’ native range in the Teuchitlán River, Jalisco.

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AMAZONAS Interview: Lily Hwang - founder of freshwater species breeding database

Meet Lily Hwang, founder of Lily Ichthyology, a database for keeping track of freshwater species breeding efforts.

11 Nov 2:44 PM 0 Read More...

Skimmer Performance Lacking? Check out the SPA from Slide-Loc

Few things are more frustrating than spending your hard-earned money on a protein skimmer that only produces clear skimmate or seemingly nothing at all. Tuning the air, water height, & pump speed can only help if the amount of bioload is within the range needed to sustain a stable skimmate head. So what do you do if you’re outside those limits?

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