by Matt Pedersen | Jun 29, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Barb enthusiasts will appreciate the latest addition to the portfolio of active schooling fishes from Asia. The new species description for Pethia sahit, discovered in India’s Western Gahts, has been published in Zootaxa this month by authors Unmesh Katwate,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 26, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part 1, where we meet Dr. Adeljean Ho and discover the foundation of his vivarium hobby. MP: OK, since the orchids drive so much of this, tell me about the orchids you selected and keep. AH: In terms of orchids, I now have over 200 in my personal...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2018 | Freshwater
Austrolebias wichi is the name given to a beautiful, newly-discovered Killifish species hailing from Argentina. The new species description was recently published by researchers Felipe Alonso, Guillermo Enrique Terán, Pablo Calviño, Ignacio García, Yamila Cardoso, and...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 11, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
AMAZONAS editor Matt Pedersen interviews contributor Dr. Adeljean Ho about his office vivariums and how they merge seemingly disparate passions into a harmonious, visually appealing composition When I finally got a hold of now 32-year-old Dr. Adeljean Ho one late...
by Matt Pedersen | May 17, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
While serving as a judge at the 2018 Minnesota Aquarium Society Tropical Fish Show, one particular lesser-known Characin immediately caught my attention and that of fellow judges and attendees. Only described in 2015 by Axel Zarske, Hemigrammus rubrostriatus hails...
