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.
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Just south of big pine key.Bob says:
I think that this is the right time to invest in more and better ways to breed marine fish. Would be great to someday have captive bred marine fish available for all of the popular species of fish currently being collected. I for one would love to see the day when no marine fish are caught in the wild and only captive bred fish are available and necessary for the aquarium hobby. Our oceans are already suffering in a huge way and many coral reefs are already at the brink of devastation. We need to find ways to repair our oceans and increase the types and availability of captive bred marine fish.Emmeline Marie Suzanne Burritt says:
When you use soil in those mini pots for submersion, is it only ''aquasoil'' which safe for fish? This soil is very expensive, or is gravel alone and sufficient to support the plants? The idea is to have the roots absorb nutrients from the water to purify, I understand.Emmeline Marie Suzanne Burritt says:
Helpful, detailed and well illustrated information. Thanks.CORAL Magazine New Issue “SPAWNING NIGHTS" Inside Look says:
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