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AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2023
FISHES OF FRENCH GUIANA Volume 12, Number 4...
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Labeotropheus Genus Gains Six New Species
In the span of a decade, the genus Labeotropheus, mbuna cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi, has jumped from 2 species to now 11 described species!...
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In The Trade: Hybrid Synodontis angelicus X eupterus
It's not a brand new entry to the aquarium trade, but today's photograph of a hybrid Synodontis, the blending of Synodontis (eupterus X angelicus), was extremely eye-catching! Joe Hiduke of Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale shared the photo, and I felt compelled to put it out there for all of you to enjoy! ...
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Micromussa amakusensis, the New Micro-Lord!
CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias recently visited the ex-situ coral farm at Bali Aquarium and returns with a beautiful examination of Indonesian LSP coral species Micromussa amakusensis. While similar in some respects to their well-known "Acan Lord" cousins, now known as M. lordhowensis, Chalias argues that...
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Restrictive LACEY Act Amendments Proposed Again
Just last spring and summer, the entire pet trade was at risk when nationwide whitelists and interstate trade restrictions were proposed to be enacted through amendments to the Lacey Act. They failed to pass, but now the Lacey Act proposals have been resubmitted and everything is right back where it started l...
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Florida FWC to Reevaluate Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Rulemaking
A wide range of industry experts and competing businesses recently joined together to stave off industry-killing whitelist proposals in the state of Florida. Such cooperation is much needed for the good of the aquarium trade at the local and national level. Image courtesy Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale....
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New Ocean-Inspired Designs from Walt Smith
Smith's designs are not simply realistic renderings of sea life, but rather stylized interpretations, blending the colors, shapes, and patterns of the underwater world into a truly vibrant and unique form. I'd argue that Walt's Blue Ocean Designs fall somewhere between Guy Harvey's realistic wildlife art and ...
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Antibiotic Treatments For Corals: The New Norm?
The use of antibiotics to treat corals, even prophylactically when they appear healthy, is on the rise. CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias warns that this practice masks underlying problems in the coral trade, and runs the risk of perpetuating this problems, or even making things worse....
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CORAL New Issue “FREE THE FISHES” Inside Look
A preview of articles and images in the just-published issue of CORAL, The Reef & Marine Aquarium Magazine, March/April 2023....
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VIDEO: Polo Reef Debuts Season Two on YouTube
The team at Polo Reef has been busy traveling the country and bringing leading aquarists together to create and release a fresh season of videos for the Polo Reef YouTube channel. In total, the season includes eight new YouTube videos that will be released through the months of May and June 2023. ...
Marine
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Micromussa amakusensis, the New Micro-Lord!
CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias recently visited the ex-situ coral farm at Bali Aquarium and returns with a beautiful examination of Indonesian LSP coral species Micromussa amakusensis. While similar in some respects to their well-known “Acan Lord” cousins, now known as M. lordhowensis, Chalias argues that these “Micro-lords” are going to become more prevalent in the aquarium trade and deserve our attention. Check out these rare Indonesian Micromussas…
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Restrictive LACEY Act Amendments Proposed Again
Just last spring and summer, the entire pet trade was at risk when nationwide whitelists and interstate trade restrictions were proposed to be enacted through amendments to the Lacey Act. They failed to pass, but now the Lacey Act proposals have been resubmitted and everything is right back where it started last time.
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Florida FWC to Reevaluate Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Rulemaking
A wide range of industry experts and competing businesses recently joined together to stave off industry-killing whitelist proposals in the state of Florida. Such cooperation is much needed for the good of the aquarium trade at the local and national level. Image courtesy Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale.
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New Ocean-Inspired Designs from Walt Smith
Smith’s designs are not simply realistic renderings of sea life, but rather stylized interpretations, blending the colors, shapes, and patterns of the underwater world into a truly vibrant and unique form. I’d argue that Walt’s Blue Ocean Designs fall somewhere between Guy Harvey’s realistic wildlife art and the abstractions of Terry Dixon’s Funk Art. You can now shop the entire range of wall art, pillow cases, sarongs and Hawaiian-style Bula Shirts, all while also supporting the ADE projejct.
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Antibiotic Treatments For Corals: The New Norm?
The use of antibiotics to treat corals, even prophylactically when they appear healthy, is on the rise. CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias warns that this practice masks underlying problems in the coral trade, and runs the risk of perpetuating this problems, or even making things worse.
Freshwater
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AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2023
FISHES OF FRENCH GUIANA Volume 12, Number 4
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Labeotropheus Genus Gains Six New Species
In the span of a decade, the genus Labeotropheus, mbuna cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi, has jumped from 2 species to now 11 described species!
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In The Trade: Hybrid Synodontis angelicus X eupterus
It’s not a brand new entry to the aquarium trade, but today’s photograph of a hybrid Synodontis, the blending of Synodontis (eupterus X angelicus), was extremely eye-catching! Joe Hiduke of Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale shared the photo, and I felt compelled to put it out there for all of you to enjoy!
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Restrictive LACEY Act Amendments Proposed Again
Just last spring and summer, the entire pet trade was at risk when nationwide whitelists and interstate trade restrictions were proposed to be enacted through amendments to the Lacey Act. They failed to pass, but now the Lacey Act proposals have been resubmitted and everything is right back where it started last time.
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Florida FWC to Reevaluate Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Rulemaking
A wide range of industry experts and competing businesses recently joined together to stave off industry-killing whitelist proposals in the state of Florida. Such cooperation is much needed for the good of the aquarium trade at the local and national level. Image courtesy Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale.
New Products
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New Ocean-Inspired Designs from Walt Smith
Smith’s designs are not simply realistic renderings of sea life, but rather stylized interpretations, blending the colors, shapes, and patterns of the underwater world into a truly vibrant and unique form. I’d argue that Walt’s Blue Ocean Designs fall somewhere between Guy Harvey’s realistic wildlife art and the abstractions of Terry Dixon’s Funk Art. You can now shop the entire range of wall art, pillow cases, sarongs and Hawaiian-style Bula Shirts, all while also supporting the ADE projejct.
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VIDEO: Polo Reef Debuts Season Two on YouTube
The team at Polo Reef has been busy traveling the country and bringing leading aquarists together to create and release a fresh season of videos for the Polo Reef YouTube channel. In total, the season includes eight new YouTube videos that will be released through the months of May and June 2023.
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BREAKING NEWS - Synchiropus circularis, Captive-Breeding First!
The Circled Dragonet is a coveted species that is exceedingly rare in the trade. De Jong Marinelife’s successful claim of a captive-breeding first with this species is the embodiment of the idea that “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
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De Jong Marinelife Breeds White-Nosed Dottyback
Pseudochromis leucorhynchus was initially mystery species of dottyback imported from Oman, a virtually unknown species, Now, it makes its debut as a new captive-bred marine fish offering.
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Wild Fish Tanks: T-Shirt Weather Is Here!
Ryan Kinney’s line of freshwater fish inspired t-shirts are sure to spark conversation and get you grinning as we look forward to the warm months ahead!
News & Notes
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Restrictive LACEY Act Amendments Proposed Again
Just last spring and summer, the entire pet trade was at risk when nationwide whitelists and interstate trade restrictions were proposed to be enacted through amendments to the Lacey Act. They failed to pass, but now the Lacey Act proposals have been resubmitted and everything is right back where it started last time.
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Florida FWC to Reevaluate Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Rulemaking
A wide range of industry experts and competing businesses recently joined together to stave off industry-killing whitelist proposals in the state of Florida. Such cooperation is much needed for the good of the aquarium trade at the local and national level. Image courtesy Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale.
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All Hands On Deck In Florida's FWC vs. Pet Trade Fight
Florida’s pet trade and pet owners are facing a full-on assault on their ability to keep, culture, and sell the vast majority of organisms that currently make up the pet trade. In short, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proposing two variations on a strict white list approach to pet trade regulation in the name of preventing future invasive species problems. These proposals may restrict the total amount of species across all subsets of the pet hobby to as few as perhaps only 200 total species across the entirety of the pet trade.
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VIDEO: Antique Uranium Ruba Rombic Fish Bowls
In the latest newsletter from The Museum of Aquarium and Pet History, Gary Bagnall presents a fascinating look at a spectacular rarity from a bygone era
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Remembering Ray “Kingfish” Lucas, 1947-2023
When you meet certain people, they make an impression on you, and you remember them long after the introduction. Ray “Kingfish” Lucas was one of those people.
Sandhi 善迪 says:
Amazing spot. I love this part of knowledge: "Every small, free square inch is quickly occupied by Xeniidae corals. But, they seem to serve a very important function, preparing the substrate, and binding every piece of coral rubble together so sponges and coralline algae can finish the job by cementing everything up. Thus, later, coral larvae can settle on this newly stabilized real estate." Thank you, VincentNew Ocean-Inspired Designs from Walt Smith says:
[…] over 5 years ago, at the tail end of 2017, Fiji’s government unilaterally banned coral exports, leaving WSI with nothing more than fish and invertebrates to send to customers around the globe. […]CORAL New Issue “FREE THE FISHES” Inside Look says:
[…] of Contents for the May/June 2023 issue of CORAL Magazine. You can view this TOC online. “Is keeping a marine aquarium morally right? Is it ethically correct? Is it something we can […]Jon Gordon says:
Please sign this to support common sense rules in Florida. Ask Fish and Wildlife not to use an ill-advised whitelist of animals that can be kept. All you need to do is add your name to the following statement, "A viable option I support would be a list of prohibited species, which would be a much smaller, manageable and enforceable list than one that attempts to encompass all allowed species. " https://petadvocacy.org/advocacy-campaigns?vvsrc=%2FPetitions%2F3902%2FRespondBryce David says:
To whom it may concern, A whitelist approach to regulating which species are legally allowed to be obtained and traded will decimate fish farms and pet stores. This is not a well thought out approach for combating invasive species release into ecosystems. Best Management Practices have already made inroads on preventing the release of foreign invader species. I suggest a review of those practices and amend them if they are deemed to be insufficient. Sincerely, Bryce DavidEdward Moats says:
I urge you to consider the ramifications of losing a 172 million dollar industry in your state. I completely support the black list and agree that invasive species is a big concern. However , I feel that this bill is over reaching and will have a negative impact not only On the industry , but to Florida’s economy.