by Matt Pedersen | Dec 12, 2025 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
via Aquatic Gardeners Association Have you seen it yet… AGA Convention registration is officially live! Sacramento is about to be packed with planted tanks, live demos, field trips, vendors, aquascaping talks, and all the “stand around a tank and nerd out” moments you...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 1, 2025 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Left (E), a male Labrochromis mawe from Kissenda Island. Right (H), a male Labrochromis mawepili from Makobe Island. Image Credit Mahulu & Seehausen; CC-BY-4.0 Authors Anna Mahulu and Ole Seehausen recently described two new species of cichlids from the rocky...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 24, 2025 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is popular, both as an aquarium fish and table fare, and is known under a wide range of common and trade names including Pond Loach, Oriental Weatherfish, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach, Japanese Weatherfish, and Amur Weatherfish. Image credit:...
by Matt Pedersen | May 9, 2025 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, New Products
Tropica asks: The Future of Aquarium Plants? Will the rest of the aquarium plant industry take note? Tropica Aquarium Plants recently revealed a rethink of the classic potted aquarium plants offered in the aquarium trade. Modern aquarium plants currently come in a...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 25, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Saigon River floodplain, Binh Duong, Vietnam, by Nguyen Minh Tri (Vietnam) – Biotope Aquarium from the 2024 BAC Southeastern Asia Category. The next installment of the annual Biotope Aquarium Contest (BAC) is getting underway! If you’re unfamiliar with...
