by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jan 19, 2017 | Freshwater
Published recently in the journal Zootaxa on January 17th, 2017, a new species of horizontally-striped South American tetra has been described. From the article abstract: “A new species of Hyphessobrycon is described from the rio Roosevelt, rio Madeira basin,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part I 2015 was my first foray into the world of container ponds keeping (or “container ponding,” as I’ve dubbed it). Using what you would generally consider readily-available components for whiskey barrel pond keeping, I ultimately...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 31, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
By Matt Pedersen With planted tanks and nano tanks being all the rage, tiny, colorful fish are ever-increasingly in demand, but most of us we crave the absolutely latest introductions—admittedly it’s hard to get excited about the same fish that we’ve seen...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jun 5, 2014 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
Another overwhelming issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is hitting mailboxes and retailers shelves – this is your first look, hot off the presses, at what’s inside the next issue of AMAZONAS. This issue is currently ready for digital subscribers too. If...
by Sumer Tiwari | May 23, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Collecting Trip to Peru: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 We were in the rainforest now. The all-encompassing sound was unlike anything I had experienced before. It was surreal, like I was watching a jungle movie, but I wasn’t just watching. I was inhabiting...