by AMAZONAS Magazine | Aug 27, 2015 | Freshwater
Invasive species are now a perennial concern for the aquarium industry, and ongoing efforts from all directions are taking aim at curbing the environmental threat posed by exotic or inappropriate livestock and plants. The latest effort to come to our attention is a...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 6, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
The Man Behind The Campaign Dr. Anthony I. Mazeroll is no stranger to aquarists on the west coast. As a private hobbyist, he’s kept and bred freshwater fishes for 40 years, his fishroom now filling a two car garage. As a Professor of Biology and Environmental...
by Nathan Hill | Sep 22, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Nathan Hill, Freshwater, Marine
Whether you like it or not, lots of animals have proclivities – urges – of a sexual nature that go beyond respecting any species boundaries. I’m sure we’ve all kept guppies at some stage, and know the degree to which they’ll harass anything and...
by James Lawrence | Nov 14, 2013 | Freshwater
A Vermont man discovered something highly unusual while fishing outside of the Vermont State Capital of Montpelier last week. An exotic fish species known as a Clown Knifefish, native to Southeast Asia, was found dead near the boat ramp on North Montpelier Pond, a...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 2, 2013 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Peaceful Harlem Meer has long been a place to cast a fly or a worm-baited hook in hopes of catching something in the panfish category—yellow perch, small bass, and crappies—but several fishermen have been reporting surprise or downright terror when they have latched...
