In its early years, AMAZONAS established itself as one of the world’s leading freshwater aquarium periodicals, although available on in German. Followers encircle the globe, and a number of issues of AMAZONAS have become a collectors' items, with out-of-print copies commanding high prices whenever found on Internet auction sites. More importantly, AMAZONAS Magazine has earned itself a permanent place in the libraries of dedicated freshwater hobbyists, professional aquarists, and tropical aquatic biologists worldwide.