by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 27, 2023 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater, News & Notes
It remains to be seen what the CITES Appendix II listing of Hypancistrus zebra will do to the production and availability of captive-bred specimens in the aquarium hobby. Photo: Hans-Georg Evers An excerpt from the March/April 2023 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine, by Art...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 24, 2023 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 12, Number 2, XL WEST AFRICAN CICHLIDS. On the cover: Tilapia” brevimanus (top), M.C.W. Keijman; Heterotilapia buettikoferi (bottom), Uwe Werner. The March/April 2023 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and on its way to the homes of...
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 AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 16, 2022 | Freshwater, New Products
Lurking in the international fish trade for a few years, a new albino variation of the Firemouth Cichlid, Thorichthys meeki, has been spotted at Aquarium Design Group in Houston, Texas, and may represent the first time this variant has been available in the U.S. A New...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 4, 2022 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Proposed revisions to the Lacey Act have passed in the House, are headed to the Senate, and could bring the entire pet trade and hobby to a grinding halt. Editor’s Note: This is a fast-moving situation, and H.R. 4521 has reportedly been passed in the House on...