Practical Fishkeeping

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

5 THINGS YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome

Pra excellence • In the UK, more tilapia end up on dinner plates than in aquaria. But Michel Keijman encountered and collected one species that's definitely too good to eat.

THE humble bumble • With faces like pugs and a ‘can do’ attitude, bumblebee gobies make the perfect nano project. Just avoid the common water chemistry pitfall,

Tank mates

My heart bleeds • You might know of the bleeding heart tetra, but do you know of all three? Oliver Lucanus breaks down a beautiful triumvirate.

Day in the life of an ichthyology student • Rebecca Bentley offers up a first-hand account of what goes on in the fishy bowels of the ichthyology world.

One Hecq of a fish • We all know of the tiny shell-dwellers of Tanganyika. But how about a bigger example with a lot more bite?

Fishkeeping Answers

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STORE-BOUGHT LIVE FOODS • Live food for fish is more than an occasional treat, with the ability to enhance colours and boost health. Here are some of the main types.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LEAF LITTER • In a hobby that has long sought pristine, debris-free tanks, the idea of adding leaves might seem abhorrent. But leaf litter has its uses, and its fans.

Hump day • With a big tank to fill, and a childhood memory to satiate, Elliott Ball of The Fish Barn recalls his experiences with keeping Cyphotilapia.

READERS’ POLL 2023 TOP SHOPS OF 2023! • The Readers’ Poll returned for 2023, and now we can proudly reveal the stores that you voted as the top shops for the year.

TRIED & TESTED

BOOK REVIEW

FIRST LOOK

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THE PERILOUS LIVES OF THE CRYPTOBE NTHIC • To be small on a reef is a hazard, but just how important are the tiny cryptobenthic fishes to reefs and reef tanks? Dr Sterling Tebbett explains.

Practical Fishkeeping

Tailpiece NATHAN HILL • While many of us dream of working in aquatics, the realities and the expectations might not mesh the way you'd expect.