by Matt Pedersen | Mar 22, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
A sleek, small, and glimmeringly-hued new species in the danio clan has just been described and may offer potential for breeders serving the aquarium trade. Reaching a maximum size of just 6 cm (2.36 inches), the shimmering Laubuka tenella represents the newest...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 9, 2018 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
At the start of March, we shared a viral mudskipper video posted by Facebook user Michael Fong on the AMAZONAS Facebook page. In the video, an aquarist is seen feeding pellet foods to a swarm of mudskippers by hand. Based on reader response, that video will likely...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 22, 2018 | Freshwater
The newly-described eartheater, Satanoperca curupira, occurs syntopically with the more widespread and closely-related Satanoperca jurupari. Abstract from Zootaxa Satanoperca curupira, new species, is described from the rio Madeira basin in the State of Rondônia,...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 1, 2018 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
The March/April 2018 Issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and on its way to magazine subscribers, local aquarium shops, and better bookstores. On sale February 6th, 2018. • Readers of the Digital Edition can access it now: AMAZONAS DIGITAL EDITION • Paid subscribers...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 26, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Our interest in fishes often comes along with tangential hobbies. That is to say, if you like keeping freshwater fish, you might branch out into reef tanks. Ask around among your friends; it seems folks interested in coral or planted tanks are often also rabidly into...
