Persistence in the face of uncooperative conditions tends to pay off, as Ted Judy demonstrates in the fifth installment of his Colombian fish expedition video series.
Freshwater Articles
Subterranean Aquatic Life
The denizens of cave rivers represent an odd and fascinating community of organisms—lack of eyes and pigment in many species creates bizarre, alien-looking life forms.
VIDEO: Ted Judy’s 2016 Colombia Expedition, Ep. 4
Watch how the exporters here pack fish to go out of the country, and learn a little more about how they handle Altum Angelfish [Pterophyllum altum].
Culturing a More Diverse Planted Aquarium
The future looks bright for tissue cultured aquarium plants in the aquarium hobby.
VIDEO: Ted Judy’s 2016 Colombia Expedition, Ep. 3
Hernando Gil has invested a lot of resources into raising some of the rare ornamental fish found in Colombia. Let’s take a look!
VIDEO: Ted Judy’s 2016 Colombia Expedition, Ep. 2
Explore the amazing Cano Potosi biotope and find Apistogramma viejita; watch now!
Charismatic New Brazilian Tetra Species Found In Blackwater Reservoir
With countless aquatic species awaiting discovery in the backwaters of Amazonia, only a select few will ever capture the attention of the aquarium world. Those that instantly catch the eye of humans are informally classified as “charismatic”—a hard to define quality that may be driven by pigmentation, form, behaviors and personality. In the case of Phycocharax rasbora, it is readily apparent in its vivid hues, flashy presence and the promise of being a sociable community fish.
Feral Guppies Thrive in New Mexico’s McCauley Hot Springs
Nestled high in the Jemez Mountains of Sandoval County, New Mexico, reside one of the most unique and oldest established feral populations of Poecilia reticulata in North America.
VIDEO: Ted Judy’s 2016 Colombia Expedition, Ep. 1
If you had the opportunity to travel to a tropical place with huge biodiversity, would you go?
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