Carolina Aquatics, a distributor of livestock and aquarium products, has worked to recently reopen exports of aquarium fish from Guyana, including the noteworthy first Barred Pencilfish (Nannostomus espei) to arrive in the US in at least a decade.
HelloReef’s aquarium starter kits have been recognized by STEM.org, including a “Best In STEM” award, bringing new attention and awareness of the aquarium hobby to families and educators in a vetted, “STEM.org Authenticated” product offering.
WHIPTAIL CATFISHES: Latest News and Discoveries – Volume 14, Number 1
A video preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s January/February Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting December 17th, 2024.
Mini Marvels: DWARF CICHLIDS – Volume 13, Number 6
The NARBC (North American Reptile Breeders Conference) is host to regional “conference + trade show” events that offer a dizzying array of reptile and amphibian vendors, supported by all manner of related equipment manufacturers and ancillary offerings. Now, NARBC has announced an expansion into a full-line Pet Expo to be held in Dallas, Texas, twice in 2025. The events are scheduled for March 29-30, and September 6-7, 2025.
Burlington is considering a ban on all “exotic animals.” This ban includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not specifically exempted from the definition of “exotic animal”.
A recent video released by the Victorian Fisheries Authority in southern Australia showcases the 10 in Ten effort to “Recover Victoria’s Most Threatened Aquatic Species”. It highlights the new hatchery constructed to support the effort: Snobs Creek Conservation Hatchery.
Cue the outrage and strike up the backlash, because here comes another GloFish®! The new Starfire Red® Angelfish was released this summer and is officially available at local fish and pet stores as well as Petco, Pet Supplies Plus, and Meijer. This is the seventh species offered in a suite of fluorescent fish options that includes two species of tetras, Tiger Barbs, Rainbow Sharks, Bettas, a Corydoras catfish, and now Angelfish.
The Endangered Species Act[1] (ESA) is likely the second most misunderstood piece of legislation impacting the aquarium hobby and trade. The goal of this article is to summarize the framework of the ESA in a way that clears up some common misconceptions, such as whether the law applies to both wild-sourced and captive-bred animals, and what and when certain lists have legal authority.
