Pet fish are great. The keeping of them is relaxing, educational and certainly fun. Most aquarists keep tropical freshwater fish in their aquariums; they are typically inexpensive, easy to keep, and above all available in a very wide range of sizes and colors. From easy shoaling fish like the neon tetra, glowlight tetra or hatchet […]

Fish like clean water. Admittedly many can survive quite dirty conditions, for example goldfish can tolerate mucky unfiltered fishponds for years, but the fact is they would be happier in cleaner water! Dirty water increases the likelihood of disease and for long term health and happiness your tank or pond should have a filter. Most […]

Keeping an aquarium can be very simple; an extremely attractive home that will keep its inhabitants happy for many years is desireable for fish and aquarist alike. Basic Ingredients Water, and a container. Thats it. An aquarium can be as simple as that, and in most cases the earliest aquariums were just that. This does […]

Fish species are incredibly diverse, and their reproductive methods are too. Most will breed happily with no intervention, and if there are no predators around, and ample food most should grow up into strong adult fish. Most freshwater species lay eggs, though some give birth to live young (livebearers). The parental care shown varies enoumously. […]

Changing water is essential in all aquariums. Even the most densely planted and lightly stocked aquarium will have a gradual build up of nitrates, which will eventually stress and kill the inhabitants. Furthermore trace elements within the water will be depleted. Ideally a tank will have 10% of its water changed every week, or 20% […]

Aquarium Setup: These fast flowing waters are seasonal and often have low visibility due to all the debris picked up along the way to the sea. A biotope aquarium should have a strong current, however creating ‘muddy’ water is both difficult and undesirable. It can be lightly stained with peat fibre, if desired Substrate: Silver […]

Omega One Super Color Flake Fish FoodCurrent price: $9.29 Time left: 30d 32m Dried foods include the familiar flake food, pellets, tablets, and powder fry food. Nutritionally these foods are complete, in that (assuming they are in date and stored correctly) will contain all the vitamins and nutrition a fish needs. Obviously there are certain […]

Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world, and the second largest (by volume). Like the not-too-distant Lake Malawi, Tanganyika is famous for it’s cichlids. Read our article on setting up a Lake Tanganyika aquarium. Altolamprologus calvus Cyphotilapia frontosa Frontosa, humphead cichlid Cyprichromis leptosoma species Jumbo Kitumba Distichodus sexfasciatus Clown tetra Julidochromis marlieri Julidochromis […]

Lake Malawi is famous for it’s variety of cichlid species, that inhabit different zones within the lake. These are some of the most colourful and interesting of all aquarium fish, and they are widely kept in large Malawi biotope tanks. Read our article on setting up a Lake Malawi aquarium. Aulonocara jacobfreibergi Freiberg’s Peacock Cichlid […]

Fish live in just about every aquatic environment on earth, from freezing Artic seas to warm tropical swamps. Captive fish are usually split into two groups, cold water (goldfish, koi carp etc) and tropical (both freshwater and marine species that inhabit the warmer waters of the world). Typical cold water species live in unheated conditions, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species (Other members of the genus Carnegiella) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Carnegiella strigata strigata small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Peru AQUARIUM CARE: These small hatchetfish differ from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species (Other members of the genus Oligancistrus) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Oligancistrus sp. L020 anything, a true omnivore DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil AQUARIUM CARE: The L20 Oligancistrus catfish comes from the Rio […]

Its often said that keeping fish, is more often a case of keeping water. All fish have certain requirements when it comes to water, some are very fussy, and can survive in only specific conditions, whilst others can survive in almost any water, at the right temperature. The majority of fish are somewhere in between, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species (Other members of the genus Hypancistrus) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Hypancistrus sp. L260 live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil AQUARIUM CARE: A splendid looking catfish, from the Rio Tapajós […]