We might not always want to think too hard about it but can be strange to imagine that our fish (or maybe just their ...

We might not always want to think too hard about it but can be strange to imagine that our fish (or maybe just their ...

Are you keeping an illegal crayfish? If you are, you risk a visit from the authorities to have your livestock confiscated. As a retailer, if you’re caught with the wrong species, you could lose your ...

Jeremy Gay introduces what is probably the most colourful fish you can buy for the indoor coldwater aquarium - the stunning Red shiner or Rainbow dace. Red shiners are an attractive cool water fish ...

Jeremy Gay sets out to confuse us all by creating the grand illusion of a tropical tank set-up but on a leaner, greener budget. I’m only too aware of the everyday issues facing the hobbyist, as they ...

Julies are Tanganyikan cichlids with some very liberal attitudes towards relationships. Ad Konings reveals how a dominant female's eggs can be fertilised by two suitors. At least one representative of ...

New to fishkeeping? This planted aquarium is easy to set up, and is suitable for beginners who would like to grow live plants in their community tank. For our set-up, the aquarium we chose was a Juwel ...

Q) I've learnt the hard way that you really can't afford to skimp on quarantining new fish! I have a heavily planted 120 l tank with around 15 Amano and Red cherry shrimp, five false Julie corys and ...

Nathan Hill reports on two illegal fish spotted for sale at a UK retailer's premises. Given the job that I do, I see a lot of fish shops in the UK. In fact, I probably see more shops than some sales ...

This week's weird fish is another from the depths of the world's oceans. Bathypterois grallator, commonly known as the Tripod fish, is a true oddity. Usually found at depths of between 750 and 4700m, ...

We have been eagerly awaiting the release of a new book — The Amazon Below Water, by Oliver Lucanus — and here it is! Oliver Lucanus is known world-wide as a fish collector, exporter and photographer, ...

Dave Wolfenden offers a helping hand to a reader whose Snowflake moray has gone on hunger strike. Q. I have a Juwel 240 l/53 gal tank with a Snowflake moray eel, Porcupine pufferfish and a French ...