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Study reveals facts on shark hunting behaviour
Study reveals facts on shark hunting behaviour
Newspapers jumped on the chance to sensationalise a study done in America on the hunting techniqu... More»

Tetra launches Service Centre
Tetra has launched a new European Service Centre which offers support for technical queries, spar... More»

Prickly leatherjacket goes under knife
A fish at London Zoo underwent an operation to remove a growth from its tail. More»

Some coral reefs adapting to global warming
Although coral reefs are slowly dying from the effects of global warming, scientists have identif... More»
Some coral reefs adapting to global warming

New tetra discovered in Uruguay
A new species of tetra in the genus Astyanax has been described from Uruguay. 2 comments More»

Estrogen in water affects fish immunity
Scientists have found that fish exposed to estrogen produce fewer immune-related proteins. More»

Fish thieves using Google Earth, say police
Fish thieves using Google Earth, say police
Google Earth has become the latest tool for Koi thieves targeting garden ponds across Hull, East ... More»

Electric knifefish described from northern Amazon
Ichthyologists from the USA have described a new species of electric knifefish from the northern ... More»

Laetacara cichlid described from Brazil
A new Laetacara cichlid has been described from central Brazil in the most recent issue of the jo... More»

New giant danio named Devario anomalus
A new species of Devario has been described in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa. 2 comments More»
New giant danio named Devario anomalus

New Brachyhypopomus knifefish named
American ichthyologists John Sullivan and Carl Hopkins have described a new species of electric k... More»

New electric knifefish described
Brazilian ichthyologists have described a new species of electric knifefish in the genus Brachyhy... More»

A dream job with East African cichlids
A dream job with East African cichlids
Jeremy Gay visits a reader who has about 800 tanks – some 6m/20’ long – of Victorian and Ma... 19 comments More»

How to breed Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
John Rundle has some advice on breeding the Ram, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi. 8 comments More»
How to breed Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

A fishkeeper's guide to Panaque
A fishkeeper's guide to Panaque
Julian Dignall begins a two-part article on Panaque – a group of gorgeous suckermouth catfish w... 6 comments More»

Why the ban won't protect Puntius denisonii
'The Kerala government has introduced measures designed to protect the threatened Puntius denison... 11 comments More»
Why the ban won't protect Puntius denisonii

Shropshire shoptour coming up
Shropshire shoptour coming up
Let us know about the best aquatic shops in Shropshire More»

Just add salt?
George Farmer is about to set up his first marine tank and asks, “How was it for you?” 32 comments More»
Just add salt?

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