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What you need to know about predator fish and thiaminase
What you need to know about predator fish and thiaminase
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 detai...
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Neale Monks on Monday 3 September, 2012, 15:53
Pufferfish: Inflated egotists
Pufferfish: Inflated egotists
Freshwater and brackish Asian puffers dominate in the retail trade, but dare to keep them and they won’t share their tanks with other communities. Neale Monks explains mo...
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Neale Monks on Tuesday 10 January, 2012, 11:34
Natural born killers
Natural born killers
Once in your tank, unwelcome snails can be hard to eradicate. Yet there's an alternative to chemical treatments or time-consuming overhauls, reports Neale Mon...
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Neale Monks on Sunday 4 September, 2011, 12:47
Why do fish always die in the most awkward places?
Why do fish always die in the most awkward places?
Ever wondered why fish seem to die in the most inaccessible spots of your aquarium – like under that large piece of bogwood, which then means removing half the décor? Neale Monks explains....
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Neale Monks on Sunday 31 July, 2011, 23:43
How to keep dwarf puffers
How to keep dwarf puffers
Although popular oddballs, dwarf puffers are finicky about diet and maintenance. They aren’t community fish either, so set up an exclusive tank if you want some, warns Dr Neale Mon...
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Neale Monks on Monday 28 March, 2011, 12:57
Clouded archerfish, Toxotes blythii
Clouded archerfish, Toxotes blythii
Fancy an archerfish you can keep in freshwater? Toxotes blythii is a rare and beautiful freshwater archer from Burma – and Neale Monks has just come across it at Wildwoods in Enfiel...
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Neale Monks on Wednesday 23 February, 2011, 8:36
Humphead glassfish, Parambassis pulcinella
Humphead glassfish, Parambassis pulcinella
Easily distinguished from other glassfish, the Humphead has qualities but also attitude. Choose tankmates with care, warns Dr Neale Monks...
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Neale Monks on Wednesday 15 September, 2010, 14:48






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