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March 2012
The March issue of PFK features a stunning aquascape created in less than three hours, a definitive guide to pencilfishes, a reader's fabulous BiUbe reef tank conversion, advice on keeping whiptail catfish, rainbows, wrasse, lighting the planted tank and so much more.
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Chasing the rainbow
Nathan Hill discovers a history as colourful as this creature's body.
Fab beyond drab
Bob Mehen explains why it’s refreshingly different to keep more cryptic plecs.
Definitive guide to pencilfish
Heiko Bleher draws our attention to the slender, pencil-shaped Nannostomus family.
Less becomes more!
When is a BiUbe marine kit not a BiUbe marine kit? When the guts have been ripped out and it looks even better than the original!
Quick change artistry
James Starr-Marshall creates a new aquascape in under three hours.
Paying lip service
All wrasses have the same prominent facial feature, but otherwise comprise one of the most diverse group of marine fish.
Rise and shine
George Farmer takes a detailed look into how best you can light your planted aquarium.
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Take out a one-year subscription to Practical Fishkeeping and a great Fluval CO2 kit from Rolf C. Hagen could be yours.
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The mantis shrimp NEEDS to be voiced by Jason Statham
Mowze: 8:08 AM May 25th, 2013
It's no good, I can't restrain my inner cultural reference geek; Jacques the cleaner shrimp is na...
suey2: 22:22 PM May 24th, 2013
This is brilliant Nathan! Can we have the Mantis shrimp, you guys at Disney/Pixar? Go on! Please?
plecomaniac: 21:21 PM May 24th, 2013
Yes, and I'm sure that if advances in science ever made something like this possible, us women wo...
plecomaniac: 21:21 PM May 24th, 2013
Love it! This was soooo helpful when I was upgrading my tank this week. The fish are loving it. ...
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