AQUA is the UK’s only dedicated aquatic trade show. Here are some of the tropical and marine fish that were on display. Cichlids Cichlids featured in many show tanks and varied from Malawi and Tanganyikans, […]
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Hot corals: The Golden torch
Mix in the right marine circles and the hot coral they’re all talking about right now, is the Gold torch, Euphyllia glabrescens.
Back in fashion
Dated, gaudy, lacking in taste, not challenging, not natural – we put the case forward for fish-only marine aquariums, and prove that they can be anything but. If someone tells you they have a […]
The tale of the Chameleon fish and the snail kebab
A while ago now I set up an old style 18x12x12” aquarium with the intention of keeping small tropical fish. The setup was as simple as it gets, with T8 fluorescent lighting, a metal hood […]
Totally tamasaba!
In Japan, the ranchu is undisputed king of goldfish, but there are two other, little known varieties which, if given the opportunity, may turn the heads of die-hard goldfish breeders and novices alike. Fancy […]
Baby showers
The Splash tetra belongs to an exclusive club, for it is often used to demonstrate the weird and wonderful in the freshwater fish world, and the diversity in the fishes of the Amazon. It is […]
Thoroughly adorable Thorichthys
Jeremy Gay revisited a cichlid he had not kept in over ten years, and found that even when breeding, they weren’t the hammer-wielding gods of thunder from who they take their name. “In Norse […]
Live streaming
There must be something primeval about our attraction to fresh, running water. In nature we can drink it, bathe in it and find food in it, or even use it as a method of transport. […]
The austere aquarist
Life does make it hard to be a fishkeeper, as there are many hurdles that get in the way. What I’m focussing on here is the cost of the hobby. It’s spiralling, and it is […]
Oriental Express
A career in the the aquatics industry reached its logical conclusion for me recently – I’d take a trip to China. China used to be known for its fancy goldfish, its cheap manufacturing and its […]