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…
Freshwater Articles
AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2025
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Volume 14, Number 4
Tank Talk Podcast with our very own Alex Rose!
Watch or listen in as Tank Talk podcast host Jason Adams interviews Alex Rose, Associate Editor of AMAZONAS and CORAL Magazines.
Pet Advocacy Network Calls to End Tariffs on Live Tropical Fish
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.
Shots Fired? Tropica Aims to Improve Aquarium Plant Packaging
Details are sparse, but Tropica’s value proposition is clear. The suggestion is that the new plant clips can replace the functionality of a traditional potted aquarium plant, reducing plastic waste and eliminating the use of rockwool.
VIDEO: Oddball Anostomids, Issue Preview
Oliver Lucanus introduces a group of overlooked and misunderstood anostomids from the rocky rapids of South America in our forthcoming July/August 2025 installment of AMAZONAS Magazine.
2025 Biotope Aquarium Contest Launches
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 Join Forces
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.
New U.S. Import Tariffs on Fishes and Corals
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.
VIDEO Inside Look: AMAZONAS Magazine “FANTASTIC FUNDULOPANCHAX KILLIFISHES”
A video preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s May/June 2025 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting April 15th, 2025.