Tropical Marine Centre has released the latest addition to its lighting portfolio – the Pulsar. Available in one chassis but two different diode populations the LPS-6 and SPS-8 are designed as their names suggest to […]
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Interzoo 2021 cancelled. Interzoo digital to replace show until 2022
The pet and aquatic industry were wondering just how Interzoo was going to take place this year and they’ve confirmed it. It isn’t, or at least not in any physical form anyway.
Hawaii marine fish collection banned
The aquatic trade and social media have been murmuring about this for a few days, but it looks like the collection of live tropical marine fish from Hawaii has been banned again.
Non-native tropical fish found in Ness Salmon River
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 […]
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 […]