by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 20, 2013 | AMAZONAS Errata
Two errors have been discovered in the September/October 2013 issue of Amazonas. Both of these errors occur in the print edition; the current live digital edition shows the correct information. The first error occurs on page 35 of the print edition and was discovered...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 14, 2013 | Freshwater
Making Tropheus food at home Article and images by Norbert Knaak • AMAZONAS Web Bonus Article Probably no other topic is as controversial among aquarists as the well-being of our fishes—and especially their nutrition. As with most aspects of our hobby, there is a wide...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater, Marine
Despite the arid environment, Arava Research and Development Center in Israel produces captive-bred freshwater and marine aquarium fish, mainly for the European market. For more information – http://israel21c.org/environment/raising-nemo-in-the-desert/...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Scandinavian scientists issue Pacu Warning to male skinny dippers Summer months, often the doldrums for hard news, annually bring out shark-attack scare stories and flashbacks to hair-raising scenes in the movie JAWS, but for northern European swimmers the mid-summer...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) Red-Bellied Pacu (Pirapitinga, Giant Pacu, Black Pacu, Gamitana) Order: Characiformes (18 families, 270 genera, approximately 1,674 species) Family: Serrasalmidae (Pacu, Piranha, Silver Dollars) Overview: Pacus are vegetarian...
