The latest articles from Practical Fishkeeping magazine http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/home.php en-gb Who gets the boot out of the Trop Idol competition? This month you get the chance to vote the contestant you’re least impressed with out of the competition. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=657 Let us know what you think of the Trop Idol 2008s contestants work as they battle it out in round one - biotope tanks. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=652 We introduce the five fishkeepers who are battling it out to see who becomes Trop Idol 2008. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=651 The recent Aquarama show in Singapore had some fascinating planted tanks on display. Jeremy Gay picks three plants he saw there that have yet to make a splash here. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=650 Jeremy Gay visits L-number enthusiast Lawrence Siow in Singapore, where hes got a breeding colony of stunning Hypancistrus. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=649 If the hobby were the same all over the world, it would be pretty boring. So Jeremy Gay was determined to squeeze in a couple of reader visits when he visited Singapore’s Aquarama recently. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=648 Heiko Bleher explains how he set up this Rio Sao Francisco biotope aquarium at an international fish show in Germany. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=647 World-renowned explorer Heiko Bleher recreated several biotopes to acclaim at an international show in Germany. In this issue, a biotope from Rio Xingú in the Amazon. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=646 If you want to make an impression, the bigger the better. And a world-renowned explorer and adventurer did just that when he recreated several biotopes at an international show. In this series Heiko Bleher reveals how each was set up. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=645 Just happening to be in the area, Jeremy Gay pops into the Bolton Aquarium and learns about the incredible breeding successes going on behind the scenes. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=644 New to fishkeeping? Here are some things new fishkeepers shouldnt do... http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=643 For the first time ever, PFK visited Singapore to take in Aquarama, the worlds biggest fish show. Jeremy Gay is still walking around with a somewhat dazed look on his face... http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=642 Watch these shrimp feeds and youll be hooked, as Chris Lukhaup explains. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=641 Andy Gordon answers some of the most common questions on diagnosing and treating common aquarium fish diseases. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=640 The Elephant ear gourami, Osphronemus exodon, is just like an O. goramy with teeth, says Matt Clarke. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=639