The newly described Caprivi Killifish, Nothobranchius capriviensis, is an iridescent species, electrifying when in full courtship mode, that is already known to killi fanciers but had previously been considered a variant of the Kafue Killifish, Nothobranchius kafuensis. Both annual killifishes are endemic in Namibia, East Africa in the Upper Zambezi River system.
Aquarium enthusiasts know Amazonia as a motherlode of biodiversity, and most of us are aware that we have the great Amazon watershed to thank for a huge proportion of the fishes and plants that populate the world’s freshwater aquaria.
I have had the problem of duckweed overgrowing the surfaces of my tanks for years, and skimming with a net is quite cumbersome. The only benefit I saw from having these prolific little pads growing in my systems was that any bound nutrients were removed from the aquariums when the masses of duckweed were removed.
The Chicago-area aquarium show will host a unique live aquascaping competition, now in its second year. Judge Karen Randall discusses contest details.
A history of my Pearl or Jardini Arowana named Sam from the moment it was captured on video.
Video selections featuring our latest cover model, the Bearded Corydoras, Scleromystax barbatus, from spawning and hatching through adulthood.
SWEET CORYS: AMAZONAS Magazine Volume 4, Number 6
Quite a lovely Amazon biotope aquarium with wild discus and an array of the species with which they associate. The videographer says he was inspired by Heiko Bleher and Oliver Lucanus.
“A titan among dwarfs,” is what scientists Henrique Varella and Mark H. Sabaj Pérezare calling Apistogramma kullanderi, the newest member of a popular genus of dwarf cichlids who described the largest known Apistogramma species, reaching lengths of more than three inches (80 mm).
The November/December Issue of AMAZONAS is printed and now delivering to print magazine subscribers, local aquarium shops, and readers of the Digital Editions (available for desktop and laptop computers, as well as smartphones, tablets and Kindle readers).
