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Practical Fishkeeping brings you inspirational and informative articles from some of the top experts in fishkeeping.
The brightest pupils
Ever noticed how some catfish have eyes that are starkly contrasted to their bodies? Steve Grant explores the reasons…
Dealing with egg ‘fungus’
There’s nothing worse than having a spawn of eggs blighted by the appearance of fuzz. Here’s how to deal with a…
Rathbun’s tetra in the wild
In the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, the wet season is the time of plenty. As rivers rise and spill into the surrounding…
The World's forgotten fishes
Freshwater fish the world over are facing a desperate struggle to survive but the aquarium hobby can help...
How to set up a low maintenance aquascape at home
Daunted by fertilisers and carbon dioxide? Danny Verboekend suggests it needn’t be so difficult to set up an algae-free,…
How do fish get from rivers into your aquarium?
How do the fish get from rivers into your aquarium? They don’t magically appear in stores, after all. Daniel Konn…
Getting the greens in the catfish
What are you feeding your suckermouths? Rebecca Bentley knows a thing or two about catfish diets, and she has some…
Black phantoms in the wild!
The Black phantom tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus, is actually red in the wild! The reasons for it being bred into…
Understanding territories
Living in a confined space means that fish are in each other’s faces all the time. Tim Smith looks at the troublesome…