AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal

Public Aquarists and the Haplochromine Cichlids of Lake Victoria, Africa

An introductory look at the plight of Lake Victoria’s endangered cichlids and the LVSSP.

24 Apr 1:21 PM 0 Read More...

Eye-Droop in Arowana and Arapaima gigas

Jay Hemdal examine an affliction of fish seen mainly in public aquariums (and a few larger home aquariums); “eye-droop” in the Osteoglossids.

27 Mar 8:48 PM 0 Read More...

Maximum Sizes of Fish in Captivity - an Estimation Tool

Many of us use FishBase for their maximum size records…I had a strong feeling that many fish do not grow as large in captivity as they can in the wild.

22 Feb 5:37 PM 0 Read More...

Aquatic Invasive Species

In light of invasive species, the time has likely come for the development of effective Aquarium Industry certification system.

06 Dec 3:24 PM 0 Read More...

The Public Aquarium Side of Aquarium Keeping - What is an Aquarist?

Public Aquarist Jay Hemdal looks to bring information from the public aquarium world to the home aquarist, and starts by defining what an aquarist really is!

09 Oct 12:00 PM 0 Read More...