by Matt Pedersen AZ | 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 Sumer Tiwari | Apr 15, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Continued from Collecting Trip to India: Part 2. In the second installment, amateur aquarist Sumer Tiwari encountered local, cultural pollution in India’s waterways while searching for native fishes such as Barilius canarensis (Jerdon’s...
by Sumer Tiwari | Feb 10, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Continued from Collecting Trip to India: Part 1. In the first installment, amateur aquarist Sumer Tiwari was exploring the waters of India’s Kumaradhara river system, upstream of a bridge access near Coorg. He encountered a diverse range of native fish species,...
by Sumer Tiwari | Nov 24, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
The trailer I posted this spring about my trip to India sparked a lot of curiosity and interest. When planning the trip, I was in constant contact with the friends with whom I would go on the trip. Many thanks to Beta Mahatvaraj, Jibran Shariff, Krishna Raju, Rahul,...
by Sumer Tiwari | Aug 4, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
As I told you in my last fishtoons blogpost, I was looking for new watermark and logo for my website www.playsofrays.com. I decided to mix my love for fishes and cartoons into one, and with the help of a friend and illustrator, Kunal Kundu, created four fishtoons. We...
