Cypriniformes

The educational weekly newsletter published especially for you.

Shaolin Monkfish

February 23rd, 2018

How was your first week of the New Year? No, we haven’t lost time... Read More »

Magic "Carp"et Ride

January 20th, 2018

Considered holy in the Hindu religion, rivers are important in Indian culture... Read More »

Zooquarium

November 17th, 2017

Natural history repeats itself. Once successful traits arise in one organism, they tend to repeat across the animal kingdom from the deepest depths to the highest peaks... Read More »

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red, White, & Blue Fish

November 10th, 2017

More than a long weekend, Veteran’s Day is a time to honor the many sacrifices of those who’ve served in the United States Armed Forces. Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, we can all agree... Read More »

King Mekong

November 3rd, 2017

Bordering 6 major countries in Southeast Asia is the River Mekong. Stretching 4,350 km, it is ranked 12th largest river in the world, and the 7th largest in Asia. With such an unassuming ranking, you might be surprised to hear... Read More »

Friends in Loach Places

August 11th, 2017

Slinking from dark hiding places to sift tasty tidbits from bottom substrate of the fast-flowing, clear-water streams of Asia is a family of long-time aquarium favorites... Read More »

Feel the Peat

July 15th, 2017

With a prehistoric past of human underpopulation, Southeast Asia includes some of the most naturally preserved regions of the world. Without the heavy hand of human influence... Read More »

All That Glitters

July 1st, 2017

The words “bronze, silver, and gold” once lived predominantly in glorious association with top athletes. Large scale athletics competitions being few and far between, these precious metals have become more synonymous with... Read More »

Know Your Biotope

April 28th, 2017

It’s no secret in the aquarium hobby that diverse community tanks are the most interesting and fun to manage. Community tanks, however... Read More »

School is in Session

April 21st, 2017

Spring break is over, which means students all over the country are now counting down to their summer vacations. Before breaking out your bikinis... Read More »

How Loach Can You Go?

March 22nd, 2017

Every aquarist has struggled at some point with keeping a tank clean. Sometimes the best way to handle this is with... Read More »

Go with the Flow

March 17th, 2017

Like fish, there are all kinds of freshwater aquarists. Some meticulously curate and breed rare species, do frequent water changes and put oodles of elbow grease into keeping their tanks immaculate at all times. Others prefer to... Read More »

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