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Matt Clarke's regular look at some of the new, unusual and rare fish currently available in the UK's specialist fish shops, with contributions from some of the country's top fishkeeping gurus. See the index.

Green kribensis, Pelvicachromis sacrimontis

Matt Clarke looks at the rarely seen Green kribensis, Pelvicachromis sacrimontis.
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Green kribensis, Pelvicachromis sacrimontis

Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis

Matt Clarke looks at the filter-feeding South American cichlid Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis.
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Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis

Hora danio, Devario shanensis

Matt Clarke on the Hora danio, Devario shanensis.
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Hora danio, Devario shanensis

Brittanichthys axelrodi

Matt Clarke looks at Brittanichthys axelrodi, an unusual characiform fish from the Rio Negro basin.
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Brittanichthys axelrodi

African glass catfish, Parailia pellucida

Matt Clarke looks at the African glass catfish or Glass schilbeid Parailia pellucida.
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African glass catfish, Parailia pellucida

Channa pulchra

Stefan van der Voort explains how to keep and breed the recently discovered snakehead Channa pulchra.
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Channa pulchra

Sulawesi shrimps

Freshwater shrimp expert Chris Lukhaup explains how to keep the stunning new freshwater shrimps being exported from the Indonesian island of S...
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Sulawesi shrimps

Wunderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus

Jason Scott explains how to keep one of the most amazing octopus around - a species only for the highly experienced aquarist.
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Wunderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus

Neon yellow rasbora, Microrasbora kubotai

Matt Clarke on the Neon yellow or Kubota's microrasbora, Microrasbora kubotai.
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Neon yellow rasbora, Microrasbora kubotai

Threadfin trevally, Alectis ciliaris

Matt Clarke highlights the Threadfin trevally, Alectis ciliaris, a species you should most definitely avoid...
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Threadfin trevally, Alectis ciliaris


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