Clearly Aquatics in Bangor, Northern Ireland had a wood delivery of a different kind last week. Storm Ciara blew some neighbouring fir trees over onto the roof of the award-winning store, with one branch piercing […]
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Red blue Peru
Two years ago I got to keep one of my bucket list Characins – Hyphessobrycon sp.”Red/blue Peru”, now properly described and named Hyphessobrycon margitae. But why did it make my bucket list, and who is […]
New Panaque subspecies causes controversy
The Watermelon pleco L330 has a new scientific name. “I’m happy to announce the description of Panaque nigrolineatus laurafabianae, a new distinctly coloured subspecies of wood-eating loricariid from the Guaviare River basin of Colombia.” Said […]
ITC’s Coral Thrive is Zooplankton, Phyto, Spirulina and bacteria in one
ITC Aquatics has launched a new marine dry food called Coral Thrive. Aimed at hard corals, soft corals and filter feeders, the food ranges in particle size and is made up of freeze-dried Krill, Copepods, […]
New EcoTech Radion G5 – what we know so far
The nation’s marine retailers are tight-lipped about EcoTech’s latest LED light launch and for good reason. They’re under an involuntary embargo until Monday the 24th of February. But Jake Adams at Reefbuilders is under no […]
Koi to make Pavilion debut at Chelsea Flower Show
Japanese Koi carp will be on display in a show garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Tim Waddington of Quality Nishikigoi broke the news today on Facebook that he was building the pond […]
Jewellery box
Scarlet coloured, and moderate in size and temperament, the Jewel cichlids of the genus Hemichromis make perennial aquarium favourites. They’re cheap, easy to feed, easy to keep and easy to breed, and their all-round hardiness […]
EAPLC 2020 judging commences
The entries are in at the European Aquatic Plant Layout Contest after the submission period finished on the 31st of January. The categories are Nano, Medium, Large, Paludarium and Wabikusa, with the entries being judged […]
9 common pond keeping mistakes and how to avoid them
Too shallow Almost everyone’s first pond is too shallow. Shallow ponds have a surface area which is too large in relation to their volume, and this presents several problems for the pond fishkeeper. Shallow ponds […]
Pier Aquatics Pleco Day 23rd February 2020
World-famous Pier Aquatics in Wigan, England is soon to host its second annual Pleco day. Known by many as Pleco Mecca, Pier is the unofficial catfish capital of the world, hosting not only Pleco day […]