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 […]
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 […]
Practical Fishkeeping magazine sold to Warner Group Publications Ltd
Monday the 18th of February 2019 saw an announcement that Britain’s biggest fishkeeping magazine, and its B2B sister title, Pet Product Marketing, had been sold. “I would like to inform you, we have today finalised the […]
Should we keep fish at all?
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? […]
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