“With our deepest sorrow, we announce that Takashi Amano, President & CEO of Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd., passed away after an illness on Tuesday, August 4, 2015.”
The Passing of Aquascaping Legend Takashi Amano
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News & Notes Articles
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Second Annual Aquascaping Live! Contest
$3,900 dollars in prize money available in the Second Annual Aquascaping Live! Contest at Aquatic Experience – Chicago. Judging occurs during the Aquatic Experience, Nov. 6-8, 2015
Delving into Toxic Fish Shipping Bags & Plastic Concerns
A roundtable discussion about issues of plastic toxicity in aquarium settings, particularly firsthand experiences with saltwater corals, invertebrates, and fishes.
New Bedfellows in World of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Trade
The IUCN has announced the formation of a subgroup of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG), the Home Aquarium Fish Subgroup (HAFSG), which is dedicated to home aquarium fishes—a startling sign of changing times.
Chemical in Plastic Bags Lethal to Aquarium Fish
Are toxic plastic bags to blame for mortality issues with aquarium fish shipping and acclimation? The results of a new study suggest cause for concern.
Aquarium Inventions
For some aquarium hobbyists and professionals, creating an aquarium-related invention is a natural combination of such a dream with their hobby or vocation.
The Renovation of the Toledo Zoo Aquarium
The new Toledo Zoo Aquarium offers almost four times the exhibit water volume of the old aquarium, with nearly twice as much room for visitors.
Segrest Farms Unveils Massive Dedicated Soft Water System
A Florida based aquarium fish wholesaler reveals their new 2,800 gallon holding system for freshwater fish originating in blackwater habitats
First Successful Breeding of Devils Hole Pupfish
Researchers at the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility have spawned the critically endangered Devils Hole Pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, for the first time in captivity
UK-based OATA Relaunches “Hands Off My Hobby” Campaign
The UK’s Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association is asking all the main UK political parties to promise to oppose any future wholesale ban on exotic and wild caught species that would affect the ornamental fish-keeping hobby.
