Practical Fishkeeping

Practical Fishkeeping is Britain's best-selling fishkeeping publication, filled with species showcases, fishkeeping answers, advice, competitions, amazing features and much more!

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RED NOSE DAY • With steel-blue bodies, glowing red heads and a surprisingly feisty temperament, Sawbwa resplendens is anything but a normal nano fish. Gabor Horvath explores how to keep this small gem.

THE Thai TAXI TANK • Sometimes inspiration is hiding in the most unexpected places. For this Thai-inspired biotope, it was a roadside stream, a handful of wild bettas and one remarkably friendly taxi driver.

STEP BY STEP THAILAND STREAM TANK

Pufferfish: A SHOPPER'S GUIDE • It is hard not to fall in love with a pufferfish when you see one in your local fish shop, but it is important to know who's who, and Neale is on hand to explain what each species needs to thrive in your care.

Fishkeeping Answers • Got a fishkeeping question? PFK's crack team of aquatics experts are on hand to answer whatever you need to know… Email: questions@practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

OH MY Ghats • Tai steps outside his comfort zone to recreate a shallow Western Ghats stream for two fascinating Indian fishes.

STEP BY STEP GHATS BIOTOPE

THE REEF'S Weirdest ROOMMATES • Marijke Puts dives into the wacky world of lesser-known aquarium symbioses, where hosts serve as edible homes, waste is a completely acceptable source of nutrients, and misbehaving can earn you a punch with a stinging anemone glove.

Squatting IN THE STARS • Tiny, colourful and full of character, the crinoid squat lobster makes an unusual addition to the reef aquarium.

PARANORMAL PISCINES • Nature has never needed much help creating monsters, and beneath the surface there is no shortage of aquatic creatures with suitably sinister names. Chris Sergeant meets the ghosts, demons, vampires and parasites that dwell underwater.

THE LATEST Jewel • Recently described from Vietnam, the jewel gourami combines vibrant breeding colours and intriguing behaviour with an unexpected willingness to reproduce in captivity.

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Tailpiece STEVE DAVIDSON • A chance encounter at a tropical fish show in Bristol led to a lifetime obsession with killifish.