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....
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jul 1, 2019 | Freshwater, News & Notes
via John Lyons, Ph.D. & the Goodeid Working Group The dust has settled from the ALA convention, and I wanted to catch everyone up about North American Goodeid Working Group (NAGWG) activities. 2019 ALA Convention: The convention, held May 23-26, 2019, in...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 29, 2019 | Freshwater, News & Notes
via the Center for Biological Diversity Critically Endangered Spring Pygmy Sunfish Gains 1,330 Acres, Six Stream Miles of Protected Habitat Tiny Fish Threatened by Urbanization, Agriculture, Pollution May 29, 2019 – HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— Following a lawsuit filed by the...
