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Freshwater Articles
AMAZONAS Feature Video: A Flowerhorn Year
Video documentary of the growth of a beautiful Flowerhorn Cichlid with a large nuchal hump and the simple husbandry techniques behind the transformation.
New Corydoras Species Honors AMAZONAS Editor
Corydoras eversi is the new name for Corydoras sp “C65”, named for Hans-Georg Evers, co-founder of AMAZONAS Magazine in Germany.
AMAZONAS Excerpt: Corydoras of the Rio Araguaia
Hans-Georg Evers returns to the Rio Araguaia, a magical place where families once could live quite well by collecting aquarium fishes, including many unique endemic Corydoras catfish species.
What’s in a Name?
It doesn’t really matter that you can spell Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, or that Entacmaea rolls smoothly off your tongue – if you can’t keep them alive in your aquariums.
Brazil Sanctions Fish Extinctions in the Rio Xingu Region
For two exceedingly rare killifish species from the Brazilian Rio Xingu, it is probably already too late.
OATA Compliments AMAZONAS Wild Fishery Coverage
Another great article from Amazonas Magazine about wild caught aquarium fish. Many fishkeepers shun species taken from the wild but they do provide a valuable livelihood for many people who also then protect their local environment.
Worlds of Grace: AGA Winners 2015
This portfolio of winners and top entries in the Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest for 2015 showcases the state of the art of freshwater aquascaping today. The aquascapes that rose to the top in the judging process were chosen from nearly 500 entries from more than 40 countries.
AMAZONAS Magazine, March/April 2016 with Aquatic Gardening Association Winners as the cover subject. Image: Chaiyo Choowa Bangkok, Thailand.
AMAZONAS Magazine, March/April 2016 with Aquatic Gardening Association Winners as the cover subject. Image: Chaiyo Choowa
Bangkok, Thailand. Click to enlarge.
Fishing the Amazon: Leticia’s Aquarium Trade Part III
Wrapping up his exploration of the aquarium trade in Leticia, Colombia, Mike Tuccinardi visits one of the biggest traders in the region and fishes the Amazon
Collection Trip to India: Part 2
Sumer Tiwari’s Collection Trip to Western Ghats of India continues, encountering the native cichlid Etroplus canarensis and concerns over cultural sources of pollution.
