by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 7, 2013 | Freshwater
An expert aquascaper demonstrates the step-by-step creation of a beautiful 240-L (60-gallon) planted aquarium. Video by Tropica. Lots of plants for the skilled aquarist. Strong colours and vigorous growth require optimal lighting, as well as the addition of the proper...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 6, 2013 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
It was April 2011, and it had been over 20 years since my last visit to the Magdalena Valley in Colombia. This time, my objective was to discover why the export of the legendary Blue-Eyed Pleco, Panaque cochliodon, from this region came to a standstill in the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 4, 2013 | AMAZONAS Errata
The accompanying images for the article, Dicrossis maculatus: Breeding the Checkerboard Cichlid by David Magid (AMAZONAS, Mar/Apr 2013, page 60), were taken by Noah Magid, not by David Magid. AMAZONAS regrets the error.
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 28, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Full of brilliant color AMAZONAS for May/June ranges widely in subject matter, from Aphyosemion spp. African killifishes, to a new Apistogramma species and its successful breeding, travels in South America in search of the very elusive Blue-eyed Pleco, to a...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 16, 2013 | Freshwater
Here is a peaceful looking nano planted aquarium in France that, upon close observation, is teeming with life and interesting animals. Note shrimp molting at about 2:15 into the video. Also, the tank supports a thriving population of Ostracods, tiny crustaceans...
