Aquarama 2016 in Photos: Day Two
An inside look at the second day of the international aquarium fish exhibition, featuring competitions, aquascaping demonstrations, and more…
Aquarama 2016: Day One
The global aquatic industry show Aquarama, formerly held biennially In Singapore, is now in full swing in its new home—Guangzhou, China
Two New Freshwater Stingrays from the Tapajós Basin
A recently published paper in the journal Zootaxa has formally described two species of freshwater stingray from the Tapajós River in Brazil
MACNA 2016 in Photos
This past Sunday, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) wrapped up in San Diego after another successful year. Hosted by the San Diego Marine Aquarium Foundation, this was the 28th year for what has become the world’s premiere marine aquarium hobby event—and as usual, it featured…
Project Piaba Holds First Training Workshop in Manaus
As part of their mission to improve and promote the aquarium fishery based along Brazil’s Rio Negro, nonprofit organization Project Piaba held their first “Best Handling Practices” workshop in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil this week.
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