The Practical Fishkeeping Readers’ Poll returned for 2024, and now we can proudly reveal the stores that you voted as the top ...

Look at the colouration of your typical fish and you'll see that it has a paler belly and a darker back. But why is that? This is called counter-shading and is an anti-predator adaptation. Most fish ...

We now have a better understanding of appropriate diet for predator fish and the role of enzymes in keeping them healthy. Neale Monks has the details. In the past aquarists often threw in a few feeder ...

Is it time we took a closer look at hybrid fish? Nathan Hill thinks so, and the results aren't pretty. Have a long, hard stare at the above. To me, that doesn’t look like a great specimen of a skull.

This is a question for which there is no satisfactory answer, because we are only beginning to understand the physical and anatomical basis of transparency in living tissue. Although the physical and ...

Easily distinguished from other glassfish, the Humphead has qualities but also attitude. Choose tankmates with care, warns Dr Neale Monks. Described as recently as 2003, the Humphead glassfish has ...

With winter on its way there are certain steps fishkeepers need to take in order to ensure ponds and their fish are supported and in the best possible condition during the cold weather. To help you ...

It's here! We wanted it and we've got it...the new Fluval FX4 filter from Rolf C. Hagen. The hugely popular Fluval FX6 — famous for its powerful flow rates and filtration capabilities — now has a baby ...

Michael Barrett TMC's lighting consultant, steps into the firing line to answer some of your most frequently asked questions about this lighting range. You claim your tiles are as bright as a metal ...

Going for a Malawi set-up? Jeremy Gay has some advice on stocking. Before stocking up you must first decide which type you would like to keep. Malawis split loosely into the rock-dwelling mbuna, open ...

Unless you’ve accidentally locked yourself in the fridge, you’ll be unable to miss just how sweltering it is this summer, writes Nathan Hill. Here are a few ways to keep your fish happy over this ...

A blend of scary looks, scary names and scary reputations, we bring you 10 fish (well, OK - nine fish and one invert, we admit we've cheated a little) that wouldn't seem out of place at your Halloween ...