Fishkeeping Advice

Fishkeeping advice answering all of your questions on keeping cold water, tropical, marine, freshwater and salt water fish.

We have a team of top aquatic experts on hand to answer your questions, email us at [email protected] and we'll pass your question on to the most relevant expert. 

What can I keep in my hard water aquarium?

A reader asks what fish she can keep in her hard water aquarium...

Can I keep female Fighters together?

A reader asks if she can keep a group of female Fighters together in her tank. Bobs advises...

Will this shrimp be okay with my catfish?

Neale advises a reader who wants to know if a Blue armoured shrimp would be compatible with his whiptail catfish…

How do I keep these hybrid cichlids?

A reader asks us for the best way to keep some Flowerhorn cichlids – Jeremy advises…

Why won’t the ammonia go away?

Despite carrying out frequent water changes and cleaning, reader Deborah Smith is struggling to keep the ammonia levels…

What can I stock with a trigger and puffer?

Expert Jeremy advises one of our readers on what fish would be suitable to add to her tank which is already home to a…

How do I keep these shubunkins?

A reader asks expert Jeremy Gay what is the best way to successfully keep shubunkins...

Which hatchets would suit my tank?

Bob Mehen advises one of our readers on whether their tank is suitable for hatchets...

Where have these albinos come from?

A reader asks expert Neale Monks why some of the new baby guppies in her tank are albino...