by Matt Pedersen | Sep 12, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Every once in a while, something stands out and captures the attention of AMAZONAS editors, and this recent video from Hungarian aquascaping powerhouse Green Aqua caused us to stop and realize this was a “must share.” Green Aqua has long had our attention...
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 Matt Pedersen | Aug 24, 2018 | Freshwater, Marine
Readers of the September/October 2018 issues of both AMAZONAS and CORAL are being treated to an insider’s retelling of the history of brine shrimp in the aquarium trade; more specifically a reflection on the inroads and innovations made by San Francisco Bay...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Apr 4, 2018 | Freshwater, New Products
via Repashy Superfoods by Stephan M. Tanner Ph.D., SwissTropicals and Allen Repashy, Repashy Superfoods In nature, most aquarium fish species rarely eat other fish. Only a minority of species are piscivores, yet most aquarium fish diets are based mainly on fishmeal,...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 9, 2018 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
At the start of March, we shared a viral mudskipper video posted by Facebook user Michael Fong on the AMAZONAS Facebook page. In the video, an aquarist is seen feeding pellet foods to a swarm of mudskippers by hand. Based on reader response, that video will likely...