by Sumer Tiwari | Jun 29, 2021 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Exodon paradoxus, one of the more aggressive tetras, make a fantastic option for a species only aquarium. Symmetry- animals such as humans, fish, etc., are symmetrical. To be specific, fishes and humans possess bilateral symmetry. If you imagine a vertical plane going...
by Matt Pedersen AZ | Dec 17, 2020 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 10, Number 1, ALLURING LORICARIIDS, on sale December 8th, 2020! On the cover: Crossoloricaria variegata (top) and Sturisomatichthys tamanae (middle) by Oliver Lucanus; chocolate whiptail catfish (Rineloricaria lanceolata) (bottom) by Norman...
by Sumer Tiwari | Jul 10, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Many fishes in the aquarium hobby have unique and beautiful ways of reproducing. Species under suborder Anabantoidei, especially, have a strange way of reproducing. Whereas many species in this suborder are bubble-nesters, some Betta species like the ones under the...
by Sumer Tiwari | Jul 27, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
“Why don’t your tanks look like the ones in online photos?” my wife said. ‘”My tanks are not show tanks. They are breeding tanks. I keep them minimalistic to save cleaning efforts” I replied. The suggestion that followed?...
by Sumer Tiwari | Dec 26, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
I have always had a sweet spot for the fishes that are small in size but have great personalities. I would place Dario hysginon in the Top 5 List of small species. They are a true nano fish, but despite their smaller size, they have larger-than-life personalities. The...
