Featured Articles
Practical Fishkeeping brings you inspirational and informative articles from some of the top experts in fishkeeping.
What is ‘flashing’ in fish?
Neale Monks explains the meaning of 'flashing' and how to prevent it becoming a problem for your fish.
Become a better fishkeeper by learning from old mistakes
It’s not all success in fishkeeping, but we can be grateful that those who make errors know to share them. Gabor Horvath…
The story behind breeding a show calibre fish
There’s more to breeding a show calibre fish than putting two pretty specimens together and hoping for the best. Show…
A day in the fish house
What goes on inside a fish house? Does it cost much? Is it labour intensive? Gabor Horvath answers the common questions…
Fish Shop Etiquette
Visiting your local trop shop isn’t like taking tea at the Savoy, but even so, there are ways to show good manners!
What is the Peruvian Altum?
Pick up any decent tropical fish encyclopaedia and you’ll see three species laid out fair and square: the Common…
What can I keep with shrimp?
Colourful centrepiece or expensive snack? The fish you house with your shrimp need to be carefully chosen if you want to…
How to know when your fish needs a professional vet
It’s okay to admit you’re out of your depth. We ask a fish vet for advice on when to call in the professionals…
What are the long-term implications of fishkeeping?
We love our hobby. We often hope to keep all that we can as fast as we can. But isn’t it time that we stopped and…