Keeping Blind Cave Fishes (or not)
While cave fishes may seem like blind, curious creatures from another world, many of us in the aquarium hobby had our first encounter with the strange world of subterranean fishes when we saw real, live examples in our local aquarium shop.
Tannin Aquatics Introduces New Products Supporting Project Piaba
Aquatic specialty retailer Tannin Aquatics has announced the launch of several unique products with a percentage of each purchase going to support Project Piaba’s work in Brazil’s Rio Negro
Friday Photospread: The Bizarre Thermometer Knifefish
An up close and personal look at one of the more unusual species of South American Knifefish
CARES Preservation Program Launches New Website
The aquarium hobby conservation group, which encourages captive breeding of fish species under threat in the wild, launched an updated website and priority list
Biotope Video: Clearwater Creeks on the Lower Tapajós
Dive into the clear waters of the Tapajós River and witness dozens of popular aquarium fish species in their natural habitat in the Amazon Basin. This 9-minute video explores Lago Verde, near the picturesque beach town of Alter do Chao in the middle Amazon Basin.
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[…] of Contents for the May/June 2023 issue of CORAL Magazine. You can view this TOC online. “Is keeping a marine aquarium morally right? Is it ethically correct? Is it something we can […]Jon Gordon says:
Please sign this to support common sense rules in Florida. Ask Fish and Wildlife not to use an ill-advised whitelist of animals that can be kept. All you need to do is add your name to the following statement, "A viable option I support would be a list of prohibited species, which would be a much smaller, manageable and enforceable list than one that attempts to encompass all allowed species. " https://petadvocacy.org/advocacy-campaigns?vvsrc=%2FPetitions%2F3902%2FRespondBryce David says:
To whom it may concern, A whitelist approach to regulating which species are legally allowed to be obtained and traded will decimate fish farms and pet stores. This is not a well thought out approach for combating invasive species release into ecosystems. Best Management Practices have already made inroads on preventing the release of foreign invader species. I suggest a review of those practices and amend them if they are deemed to be insufficient. Sincerely, Bryce DavidEdward Moats says:
I urge you to consider the ramifications of losing a 172 million dollar industry in your state. I completely support the black list and agree that invasive species is a big concern. However , I feel that this bill is over reaching and will have a negative impact not only On the industry , but to Florida’s economy.