This week’s podcast starts with researcher Wesley Gerrin recounting the 2020 discovery of some unusual, eel-like fish during a routine fish survey at a site called “Redneck Beach”, a college kid hangout described as “a cesspool of idiocracy” on Georgia’s McNutt Creek…
The Pet Advocacy Network has set up an easy system to allow individual aquarists to contact their representatives and request an end to U.S. import tariffs on live tropical fish.
The next installment of the annual Biotope Aquarium Contest (BAC) is getting underway! This online contest is free for participants, with freshwater and brackish aquariums welcomed. Pre-registration starts April 20th, and submissions open May 20th, 2025.
sera and Interpet are moving forward together into the future. Two strong family-owned businesses with a deep passion for aquaristics and fishkeeping are combining their expertise to offer even more innovative products and solutions for aquarium and pond enthusiasts. This partnership sets new industry standards and brings numerous benefits to customers across Europe and beyond.
Emark Tropical Imports outlines substantial tariffs, ranging between 10 and 54 percent, that will impact all fishes and corals imported to the U.S. for the aquarium hobby.
“This goldfish isn’t supposed to be here. But someone released it, thinking they were being kind. Instead, they created an invasive problem that can last decades,” writes USFWS.
On Monday, February 24th, 2025, we received a copy of a surprising email from eBay. In summary, the online marketplace and auction juggernaut eBay appears to be reversing the animal sales policy, banning nearly all live animal sales, which eBay had announced just days prior on February 19th.
On February 10th, 2025, one of the most accomplished individuals in the aquarium industry added another accolade to her ever-growing collection. That person is Segrest Farm’s President, Sandy Moore, who Florida’s Department of Agriculture recognized as the 2024 Woman of the Year in Agriculture.
Fish and coral sales on eBay appear to continue “business as usual” at the moment, but a policy change due to take effect in mid-March would effectively shutter one of the largest online marketplaces for small businesses that sell aquarium livestock.
Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have become very common aquatic pets. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an interim rule that could effectively ban some trade and ownership in certain locales. The Pet Advocacy Network (formerly PIJAC) has issued a call to action during the public commentary period.
