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, […]
Tag: Fish
AQUA Telford aquatic trade show 2019
Final preparations are being made as the AQUA 2019 industry exhibition gets set to open its doors at Telford International Centre at 9.00am on Wednesday, October 16th. With an impressive number of exhibitors and a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Giant Tigerfish tank video
There are several unique aspects to this video, but I didn’t want to label it up like click bait, and have people disappointed. The tank was on display at the China International Pet Show, known […]
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 […]
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 […]