Practical Fishkeeping

Practical Fishkeeping is Britain's best-selling fishkeeping publication, filled with species showcases, fishkeeping answers, advice, competitions, amazing features and much more!

5 THINGS YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome

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WATERFALLS - AN AMAZON SURPRISE • A 40-year wait to snorkel in the Rio Negro was finally over, but this habitat was drastically different to what I was picturing.

Hey Hey GUAPORÉ! • Tai explains how he set up a beautiful biotope for fishes which have spent decades in the hobby yet remain firm favourites.

STEP BY STEP GUAPORÉ BIOTOPE

SALT AND SPICE - Reefing CARIBBEAN STYLE • In an attempt to locate a dusky jawfish, Chris encountered plenty of other fascinating creatures while diving in the Caribbean.

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO REEF TANKS - ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT • Jeremy provides an overview of some other key bits of equipment that you’ll need to power your reef aquarium.

Fishkeeping Answers • Got a fishkeeping question? PFK’s crack team of aquatics experts are on hand to answer whatever you need to know…

SAFEGUARDING YOUR AQUARIUM • Having an extra fish tank in the house without any permanent residents may seem excessive, but a quarantine tank can save you plenty of headaches down the line.

STEP BY STEP: QUARANTINE TANK

NATURAL pest CONTROL • Marine aquariums can be plagued with pests, but luckily, there are some biological control solutions. Jeremy Gay offers some fish and invertebrates that eat pests.

THE LOW-DOWN on LOACHES • Loaches are full of personality, and can make great aquarium inhabitants. Neale examines five species that once upon a time were all in the genus Botia.

ANOTHER BITE of the CHERRY • Gabor revisits the colourful world of Neocaridina shrimp, looking at the various colour strains available.

REDISCOVERY OF THE COLOURED DANIO • Stanislav tells the story of how his trip to Cambodia led to a new fishkeeping project featuring Danio pulcher.

THE JELLY, THE LOLLY AND THE SHRIMPBALLS • Gabor gets his freshwater crustaceans to test some novel shrimp products from France.

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Tailpiece ALEX BELL • A surprising first – Alex provides an update on the duplicate cory super shallow tank that featured last month.