AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi

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.

08 May 11:02 AM 2 Read More...

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.

20 Apr 2:32 PM 2 Read More...

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.

19 Aug 10:38 AM 1 Read More...

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.

06 Jul 11:51 AM 0 Read More...

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.

23 Oct 12:37 PM 0 Read More...