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 […]
Category: Tropical fish
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, […]
Evolution Aqua launch evoUV aquarium UV sterilisers
Multi-award-winning manufacturer Evolution Aqua has launched a range of aquarium UV sterilisers. Available in 15 Watt and 25 Watt, the UV sterilisers are perfect for lowering disease pathogens and clearing green water in aquariums, says […]
Hard and soft water – explained
Here’s a scenario. Imagine you’re trapped on a treasure island. The good news is you can keep tropical fish and have unlimited equipment and budget. Everything you want will be provided for the rest of […]
Freaks of nature!
According to the Oxford dictionary, a hybrid is “The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule.” Hybridisation occurs across the animal and plant kingdoms, including in fish. […]
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 […]
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 […]
My latest fish purchase, but what is it?
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 […]
Tattooed parrot cichlid video, CIPS trade show, China
Take a look at these hybrid Parrot cichlids on show at the CIPS pet and aquatic trade show in China. Parrot cichlids, also known as parrot fish, are famous for being man made hybrid tropical […]
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 […]