by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 28, 2024 | Freshwater, News & Notes
On January 24th, 2024, the US Fish And Wildlife Service published this press release announcing the findings of a 10 species review. via US FWS FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed its 90-day findings on petitions to list 10 species...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 23, 2020 | Freshwater
via Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale “My favorite fish in this recent shipment are the ‘Hap’ thereuterion (Haplochromis thereuterion),” said Joe Hiduke, Sales Manager at Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale in Plant City, FL. “These are long,...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 4, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
The little livebearers collectively known as the goodeids (aka. splitfins) are perhaps a classic example of what some might call “little gray fish that almost no one cares about.” Well, almost no one, save a handful of scientists and dedicated aquarists,...
by Courtney Tobler | Nov 4, 2019 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Assessing the Species in the CARES Preservation Program and the Role of Aquarium Hobbyists in Freshwater Fish Conservation was recently published in the open-access journal Fishes. Authors Jose W. Valdez of Aarhus University in Denmark, and Kapil Mandrekar of the SUNY...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 5, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Freshwater, Marine
an excerpt from CORAL Magazine, May/June 2012, by Matt Pedersen Can marine aquarists provide a safety net for endangered species and aquatic diversity? The first time I publicly expressed my concerns for the future of coral reefs, I got a bit choked up and teary-eyed....
