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 AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 9, 2018 | Freshwater
Still not described by science, the so-called Running River Rainbowfish is recognized by Australian enthusiasts as beautiful, distinctive—and threatened in its natural habitat by an invasive Eastern Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia splendida, a species suspected to have been...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 14, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Discovering some footage of this rare cichlid being spawned and reared by Canadian aquarist Jim Cumming inspired us to take a closer look at this fish. Cichlid enthusiasts know that this family of fishes is all but absent in Asia. Most of us learned long ago about the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 10, 2017 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Aquarium hobby group CARES Preservation has officially launched its new website, www.caresforfish.org, which will serve as a central portal for tropical fish clubs and individuals who are interested in participating in or supporting its non-profit conservation...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 28, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
In the forthcoming September/October 2016 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine, we introduce our readers to the plight of the Bermuda Killifish (Fundulus bermudae) and the Lower’s Lake Killifish (F. relictus), both Bermudian endemics, and both considered highly endangered...
