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. 

Should we go back to an undergravel filter?

Neale Monks gives his advice to a reader who is concerned about his elderly mother struggling with her community tank,…

How do I stop my red plants fading?

Have you ever wondered why your red plants fade so quickly? Jeremy Gay offers his advice to one reader who would like to…

How do I eradicate pest starfish?

David Wolfenden shares his advice to a reader that is having a problem with a pest starfish in his tank.

Can we feed pond food to our trops?

Bob Mehen gives his advice to reader who is wondering whether it's safe to feed their tropical fish with pond pellets.

Can I Rescue this Tank from Algae?

One of our readers asks George Farmer for advice on how best to tackle the algae outbreak in her planted tank.

Will These Colourful Livebearers Hybridise?

Neale Monks helps one of our readers with a question about mixing different species of livebearers together in a…

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...

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…

Will these snails starve without algae?

A reader asks how he should feed snails?