by Matt Pedersen | Apr 19, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
In early April 2016, I was blessed to host two veteran aquarists here in Duluth, MN, who would be speaking at a joint Frag Swap & Speaker Event held 3 hours west on the frozen tundra of Bemidji, MN. James Fatheree, a highly-recognized columnist and author of...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 14, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Spring is upon us, and it’s that time again when some aquarists among us start thinking about the fishes that swim in our local rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. With good reason too, because our North American native fishes can, at times, rival the most...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 31, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
By Matt Pedersen With planted tanks and nano tanks being all the rage, tiny, colorful fish are ever-increasingly in demand, but most of us we crave the absolutely latest introductions—admittedly it’s hard to get excited about the same fish that we’ve seen...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 14, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Every once in a while we receive an inquiry from a reader simply asking “where can I find X?” This recent inquiry definitely piqued my interest: Dear Sir, I’ve been reading your magazine for several years and it always remains as interesting and...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 16, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Vinegar eels, Tubatrix aceti, are one of those freshwater food cultures that I think too few people with aquariums have learned to use and appreciate. That said, they fill an important niche in fish culture, being larger than infusoria but smaller than microworms and...
