Biotopes

Biotope One Longleaf Pine Barren Habitat Acquisition Project Biotope One started around the idea of conservation and preservation because of Longleaf Pine habitat. It has been a goal of Biotope One to acquire land suitable to preserve or rehabilitate Longleaf Pine Barren habitat in the American Southeast. All funds from …

Tanganika Magazyn no. 17 is available from the editor The new issue of 104 pages contains several interesting articles on Lake Tanganyika cichlids and features around 230 pictures. From the content: Neolamprologus cylindricus is highlighted in a comprehensive article by Dr. Marta Mierzeńska. The latest data on the tribe Lamprologini …

The modern aquarium is making a strong movement towards less neon colored gravel and more towards natural looking biotopes.  It makes sense.  When we try to keep a piece of nature in our home we should make it look as close to the natural habitat as possible. The Back to …

Setting up a new tank to breed my plecos meant having to buy new lights, heaters, and filters. While browsing Amazon for a highly rated yet economical aquarium heater, I found myself staring at countless nightmarish reports of heaters overheating resulting in tanks full of dead livestock. Now for me, …

The Central Scene issue #7 is out now.  The Central Scene North and Central American Cichlid Keeping Magazine is filled with photographs and information for aquarium keepers interested in cichlids from that region of the world. New world cichlids offer a fascinating look into the aquarium hobby and the natural world.  This magazine pulls …

Josh Richards sends us some fascinating pictures.  These are some amazing plants and we would love to see some of these in cultivation for our terrariums and living rooms. A very beautiful creek that had lots of frog life around it. I heard R. flavovittata calling here, but I couldn`t …

I like Biotope One being a grassroots movement because I am also involved in other local grassroots conservation efforts such as Pericopsis which is a decentralized movement to map every single tree in Malaysia. I am also in full support of the idea that part of the agenda of Conservation …

Deforestation from farming, logging, and development is rampant around the world.  Many plants and animals that only live in these small habitats are being destroyed.  Biotope One started out trying to get more people aware of these issues in a small grass roots way. Cultivation programs and breeding programs in key areas …

We did not expect to find a thriving population of Ameerega macero in such a tiny plot of forest completely surrounded by destroyed habitat…. Henry, my wife, and I took a trip to the jungle of central Peru in search of… frogs. Of course, we were open to any other …

Philcoxia tuberosa is a thin carnivorous plant which grows among the white sand dunes of Bahia in Brazil.  Along with the Philcoxia tuberosa grows cacti and Eriocaulaceae.  The Philcoxia tuberosa resembles a terrestrial version of the genus Utricularia.  it differs from the others in philcoxia as it has tubers in …