January/February 2016
Volume 5, Number 1
6 Editorial by Hans-Georg Evers
8 Aquatic Notebook by AMAZONAS staff & readers
FEATURE ARTICLES
18 Betta Glory — Farming Betta splendens in its Thai homeland by Michael J. Tuccinardi
28 Betta Primer — An overview of show types from the world of competitive Betta splendens by Gerald Griffin
38 Betta Keeping 2.0 by Gerald Griffin
40 Prairie Home Bettas — Hmong on the range—a Southeast Asian passion flourishes in Minnesota’s Betta Triangle by Matt Pedersen
48 Fighter Plakats — Pitbulls with fins? by Matt Pedersen
52 Shoebox-breeding the Betta — A project you can do just about anywhere by Matt Pedersen
60 Husbandry & Breeding: A known unknown: Julidochromis marlieri by Wilhelm Klaas
66 Aquatic Plants: 6 Hornwort species to know: the genus Ceratophyllum by Maike Wilstermann-Hildebrand
70 Husbandry & Breeding: Adventures with Fundulopanchax sjostedti, the Blue Gularis by Matthias Geiger
76 Reportage: Sungai Siriwo: Stream of surprises by Hans-Georg Evers
82 Husbandry & Breeding: Breeding the Kyburz Tetra Pseudochalceus kyburzi: Serendipity in a Dark Tank by Ariel Bornstein
DEPARTMENTS
88 Aquarium Calendar: Upcoming events by Janine Banks and Ray Lucas
90 Retail Sources
92 Species Snapshots
97 Advertiser Index
98 Underwater Eye by Morrell Devlin
