by AMAZONAS Magazine | Apr 22, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Devin Biggs, Freshwater
via Riparium Supply Palms are among the most characteristic kinds of plants for the shoreline areas of tropical aquatic ecosystems. They may appear growing along the margins of tropical mountain streams and rainforest rivers, or emerging from the shallow water in peat...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Apr 17, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
In my previous post, I presented a fairly detailed overview of Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap Lake, a freshwater ecosystem which undergoes massive seasonal flooding—and a habitat which, I argued, would make for a fascinating biotope aquarium. In this installment...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 16, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Most longtime aquarists are as familiar with the great lakes of Africa as they are with their own home towns. We know Malawi, Victoria, Tanganyika and the unique species found in each. But mention Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap lake—one of the most biodiverse tropical...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Aug 1, 2014 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
With an estimated 80 to 90% of the world’s freshwater aquarium fish being commercially raised or aquacultured, it’s easy to overlook the fact that for the remaining 10-20%, someone somewhere had to go out and catch each fish before they can make their way into a home...
