If you think you’ve seen everything in the world of freshwater aquariums, behold this: A “Torrent Tank” that mimics the rapids in a South American stream or shallow river.
Astonishing River Biotope Tank
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Freshwater Articles
AMAZONAS Featured Video: Orinoco Altums
Beautiful Amazon Biotope aquarium with a shoal of “Orinoco Altum” Angelfish.
Knifefish Found in Vermont Pond
“These incidents make us all look bad. Aquarists with unwanted fish should return them to their local aquarium shop for resale or to be euthanized. Our local independent store would have taken fish to keep it from being released.”
Breeding Successes with Synodontis Catfishes
Aquarium Dietzenbach in Dietzenbach, Germany, has succeeded with the husbandry of two Synodontis species that had not been reported previously: S. pardalis and S. waterloti.
AMAZONAS Video: Ultimate Planted Tank Eye Candy
Your ultimate eye candies: ADA and AGA contests 2001-2009.
Name That Fish: AMAZONAS Species Quiz Answers
Answers to AMAZONAS Magazine Newsletter Species Quiz
Friday Photospread – Removing Angelfish Eggs from Fixed Substrates for Artificial Incubation
Fish don’t always put their eggs where you want—It turns out that these wayward eggs can be salvaged, and it’s easier than you think.
AMAZONAS January/February 2014 Issue Preview
AMAZONAS Editor Hans-Georg Evers takes the reader into the remote waters of Sulawesi in search of a number of halfbeak species that could make exceptionally interesting aquarium inhabitants. “Quirky” is how Hans describes them, admitting “I put my heart and soul into finding and describing them for this issue.”
AMAZONAS Fish Longevity Survey 2013
What is the oldest aquarium fish you have ever owned?
New Arapaima Species Described
A new species of giant arapaima, South America’s largest freshwater fish, has been described from the central Amazon in Brazil, and scientists say the discovery raises questions about what other species remain to be discovered.
