by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 21, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum), such as this “Pink” (leucistic) form, have become very common aquatic pets. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an interim rule that could effectively ban some trade and ownership in certain locales....
by Matt Pedersen | May 4, 2023 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
“Help me out, please. I don’t want to lose the ability to bring in cool new fish like these stargazer cats,” writes Joe Hiduke, Sales Manager at Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale in Plant City, FL. New FWC rule proposals would whitelist only a handful...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 16, 2022 | Freshwater, News & Notes
The Zebra Pleco, Hypancistrus zebra, also known as L046, L46, and the Imperial Zebra Pleco, is at the center of new CITES proposals that could significantly alter the international trade in freshwater fish. Image credit: Pavaphon Supanantananont/Shutterstock Opinion...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 5, 2022 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 11, Number 5, CONSERVATION & AQUARIUMS. On the cover: Top to bottom: Misgurnus fossilis, F. Schäfer; Paretroplus nourissati, W. Staeck; Scleromystax sp. ‘C113’, R. Lechner; Parosphromenus sp., F. Schäfer The September/October 2022 issue...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 8, 2022 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 11, Number 4, RAINBOWFISHES, on sale June 8th. On the cover: Top: Melanotaenia cf. goldiei ‘Lobo Village’, middle left: M. sp. ‘Kali Tawa’, middle right: M. mairasi. Photos: Wim Heemskerk. Bottom: M. sp. ‘Malanda’. Photo: Keith Martin The...
