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New tetra described from eastern Brazil
A new species of tetra related to the rosy tetra has been described from eastern Brazil. More»

New North American cyprinid genus described
Scientists from the USA and Mexico have described a new North American cyprinid genus in a recent... More»

Endangered swordfish found on South Wales beach
An endangered swordfish has been found dead on a beach in South Wales. 1 comments More»
Endangered swordfish found on South Wales beach

New species of aplocheiloid killifish described
Brazilian killifish expert Wilson Costa has named a new species of aplocheiloid killifish from ce... More»

Dolphins stranded on the Cornish coast
Twenty six dolphins became stranded and died as tide waters fell in Porth Creek on the Cornish co... More»

Interzoo: Hagen reformulates Nutrafin Cycle
Interzoo: Hagen reformulates Nutrafin Cycle
Rolf C Hagen has reformulated its widely-sold filter boosting and maturation product Nutrafin Cycle. 8 comments More»

Third species of Dicrossus described
German scientists have described a third species of checkerboard cichlid (Dicrossus) from Colombia. 1 comments More»

New species of killifish described
The new species is named Rivulus giarettai, after the herpetologist Ary Giaretta, who was the fir... More»

Study shows effects of KHV vaccine
Israeli virologists have conducted a study to investigate the antibody response and disease resis... More»
Study shows effects of KHV vaccine

Pacific humpback salmon recorded in River Tweed
A Pacific humpback salmon has been officially recorded in the British Isles for the first time. More»

H. pyrrhocephalus proved capable of considerable morphological change
Dutch scientists have found that the Lake Victoria cichlid, Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus, a specie... More»

Trop Idol: Round three
Trop Idol: Round three
The results of the voting on the biotope and planted tanks came in - and John Egan was the first ... 5 comments More»

Dwarf frogs and clawed toads
Colin Dunlop shares his knowledge of dwarf frogs, clawed frogs and, more unusually, bloating floa... 7 comments More»
Dwarf frogs and clawed toads

Trop Idol: Round two
Trop Idol: Round two
Who gets the boot out of the Trop Idol competition? This month you get the chance to vote the con... 9 comments More»

Trop Idol 2008: Round one
Let us know what you think of the Trop Idol 2008's contestants' work as they battle it out in rou... 39 comments More»
Trop Idol 2008: Round one

Pets in schools
Pets in schools
Should pets be kept in schools, asks Steve Windsor. 14 comments More»

Incompatible fish combinations
Chris Green asks why some people think it is acceptable to keep fish with different water chemist... 14 comments More»
Incompatible fish combinations

PFK video podcast: Episode 4
PFK video podcast: Episode 4
From a beer garden in Germany, Matt Clarke and Jeremy Gay discuss some of the product launches fr... 15 comments More»

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