Three dead tropical fish have been found in a river in Scotland. Two Jaguar cichlids were discovered by a member of the Inverness Angling Club, before a Silver dollar was discovered by Chris Conroy and […]
Reef Zlements is A new UK manufactured marine supplement range
The reefing scene isn’t short on supplements but dedicated followers of fish fashion are always keen to latch onto the next big thing. Reef Zlements, created by chemist Maria Duarte could be that next big […]
ReefTech gets a 2020 relaunch and exclusive UK distribution with Aquatic Now
Frag plug and frag rack company ReefTech has moved into the bigger leagues by teaming up with Aquatic Now. The ReefTech range includes magnetic acrylic frag racks, 11 types of ceramic frag plug, frag rocks, […]
Sturdlefish is “Impossible” Paddlefish/Sturgeon hybrid
Scientists have managed to cross-breed Paddlefish and Sturgeon while attempting to save an endangered species. Eggs from three Russian sturgeon were fertilized artificially with sperm from four American paddlefish in an experiment to produce gynogenic […]
Rummynose tetras combine into a single genus
The three species of rummynose, Hemigrammus bleheri, H.rhodostomus and Petitella georgiae have now all been placed into Petitella, in a paper published in the journal Neotropical Ichthyology. Pedro Bittencourt, Valeria Machado, Bruce Marshall, Tomas Hrbek […]
UK seahorse numbers increase during Lockdown
The Seahorse Trust has reported that the largest number of Spiny seahorses have been seen off Dorset since 2008. The fish live in Seagrass beds at Studland Bay and this year 16 were counted on […]
New book coming: Fish from the Orinoco in the Wild by Ivan Mikolji
Freshwater fishkeepers and anyone who loves water and nature should add this forthcoming book to their Christmas lists. Written, photographed and put together entirely by aquatic explorer and naturalist Ivan Mikolji, the book contains stunningly […]
Fishkeeping News becomes an OATA member
Its been a long time coming, but I’ve finally joined OATA via my company Fishkeeping News Ltd, and I’m glad I did. Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked for and with many OATA members […]
Aquatic Now end UK distribution of Apex
Apex availability has been up in the air for a while, much to the frustration of UK reefkeepers and the stores who supply them. But now, we officially no why: “It is with regret that […]
New species of Harlequin rasbora described
A new species of Trigonostigma has been described, called Trigonostigma truncata. Coming from the coastal swamp forests of eastern Malaysia, the new fish looks superficially similar to the well-known Harlequin rasbora, but is more slender-bodied, […]