What fish can I keep with Firemouths?

Neale Monks advises one of our readers on the best way to get moderately aggressive cichlids to tolerate tankmates...

Can I mature a new filter quickly?

Luckily, yes! The simplest way is to add things from a mature aquarium - as Neale Monks explains...

What cichlids can I keep in a cooler tank?

Dwarf cichlids are incredibly diverse and therefore environmental parameters are diverse too, and there are some fabulous choices for a subtropical set-up...

Practical Fishkeeping Readers' Poll 2023 Winners Announced

Nathan Hill •

The Readers’ Poll returned for 2023, and now we can proudly reveal the stores that you voted as the top shops for the year.

Cenepa Red Pencilfish

The first photo of what was being called the ‘Cenepa red pencilfish’ showed a single, vivid red male without the telltale horizontal black stripe seen in Nannostomus mortenthaleri, the coral red pencilfish, a species known in the hobby for decades.

How to reduce the costs of running a tropical tank

We’re all reeling at the current price hikes to our costs of living. While our hobby will also be affected, there are some things we can do to ease the pain and reduce running costs a little.

Practical Fishkeeping Readers' Poll 2023 Winners Announced

Nathan Hill •

The Readers’ Poll returned for 2023, and now we can proudly reveal the stores that you voted as the top shops for the year.

Readers' Poll 2023

Practical Fishkeeping •

Here we are again! It’s your annual opportunity to vote for your favourite stores from anywhere across the United Kingdom

Pro-Russian propagandist unmasked by aquarium podcast appearance

In a strange series of events, a Pro-Russian propagandist with a substantial online following has been exposed as an aquarium store worker from New Jersey.