A new reef tank meant a chance to buy and try some new lights, and this time, I chose a couple of Primes by Aqua Illuminations. The Prime is the smallest light in the AI/EcoTech […]

A new reef tank meant a chance to buy and try some new lights, and this time, I chose a couple of Primes by Aqua Illuminations. The Prime is the smallest light in the AI/EcoTech […]
I work in the marine trade and get to work with thousands of fish and corals, and hundreds of tanks, every day. You’d think that would be enough to satisfy my saltwater cravings but earlier […]
Police across the UK are stopping vehicles mid-journey to ask them where they are going. Quite rightly too, but be warned, telling them that you are going to the fish shop, or being caught with […]
Albinos have been in the aquarium hobby a long time. Albino Corydoras, Red finned sharks, even Oscars, but now it seems almost anything is fair game when it comes to breeding white variants with pink […]
After Amano died in 2015 I suspected that the product design would take a dive. His aquatic design principal was truly unique, bringing materials like glass and metal to products that were usually only mass-produced […]
I stumbled across an absolute beauty last weekend – a very nearly new Fluval 42 internal filter. I collect old fishkeeping gear and already have some pretty impressive pieces in my collection including piston-powered airpumps, […]
So the AQUA Telford 2019 trade show is just a day away. Hours away for the guys there now building their stands, and the clock is counting down rapidly. I’m lucky to have been to […]
“Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.” These iconic words appeared in the “Wear Sunscreen” address given to graduates in 1997 by Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune, and were […]
Last Friday saw me get my wallet out and purchase a fish. My intention was to buy just three Otocinclus, which I did, but on a whim I also bought a singular specimen of something […]
Lets start by getting right into the nitty-gritty of our hobby. Should we, human beings, keep (and keep being the operative word,) any fish at all, or should they all be left in the wild? […]