by Matt Pedersen | Mar 4, 2021 | Freshwater, News & Notes
A small zebra mussel is clearly visible, attached to a marimo moss ball from the pet trade. [lastupdated] EST A surprising social media post from the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council is cause for concern, as it appears that stopping the spread of the invasive...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 4, 2021 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Red Arowana or Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) is one of the world’s most expensive cultivated ornamental fishes, and is an endangered species. Image copyright Japan’ Fireworks/Shutterstock. New federal legislation before Congress would change the US...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 2, 2021 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 10, Number 2, SPINY EELS, on sale February 2nd, 2021! On the cover: Mastacembelus mastacembelus (top) by Jörg Freyhof; Mastacembelus sp. ‘rosette’ (middle) by Andreas Spreinat; Macrognathus aculeatus (bottom) by Frank Schäfer. The March/April...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 26, 2021 | Freshwater, Marine, New Products
Waterbox Aquariums unveils three- and four-foot room divider peninsula aquariums in overflow-with-sump and all-in-one models. Left to right: PENINSULA AIO 50.3, PENINSULA AIO 65.4, PENINSULA 3620, PENINSUAL 4820 Announced through a YouTube Livestream, Waterbox...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 22, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
The Ghost Shark, a less familiar color variant of the popular Rainbow Shark, Epalzeorhynchos frenatum, is currently available in the aquarium trade. Image credit: Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale. “‘Ghost sharks’ aka whitefin blue sharks are an...