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Practical Fishkeeping

Jun 01 2022
Magazine

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

The clinging catfish • Fancy setting up a flowing tank for more than just South American suckermouths? Oh my, have I got the project for you…

Behold, Black rubies! • Occasionally it does us good to step back and look at ‘traditional’ fish with fresh eyes. Gabor Horvath thinks that the Black ruby barb could become your new favourite staple.

The popular plecos • Do you have a favourite catfish? If not, then it's high time you considered the small and charming Hypancistrus, writes new contributor Haakon Haagenson.

Who's who in the Hypancistrus world?

VISIONS OF CAMEROON • Michel Keijman is an ‘Africaholic’ when it comes to fish, visiting more rivers than we've had hot dinners. Here are a few examples of what he collects, and where…

Fishkeeping Answers • Got a fishkeeping question? PFK's crack team of aquatics experts are on hand to answer whatever you need to know…

TREATMENT BASICS • The earliest stages of a disease are critical, and need to be diagnosed and treated promptly. Tom Ackrill looks at a few of the basics you should be keeping to hand.

Celebrity greenery • We'll all be familiar with planting classics like Java ferns, but look at the fringes of the hobby and you'll find exciting new growth. Jordan Stirrat explores.

Brighten up your pond • We're paying more attention to our ponds than ever before, so why don't we make them as colourful as possible?

HOOKED ON TOBACCO • Looking for colourful marines that are neither too big nor too small? Check out Tobacco basslets…

Colours like no other • It lives in the deep and it's totally delicious. And even better, it's not really that hard to keep. Meet the anthias you never knew you needed.

GEAR BOOK REVIEWS • We review new books for your literary pleasure

PRACTICAL Fishkeeping READERS' POLL 2022 • Vote for your favourite store in our Readers' Poll - and you could win a great prize from Fluval!

Practical Fishkeeping

Tailpiece • Sometimes important context can be lost in editing. That happened recently, and so here's what happened next…


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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

The clinging catfish • Fancy setting up a flowing tank for more than just South American suckermouths? Oh my, have I got the project for you…

Behold, Black rubies! • Occasionally it does us good to step back and look at ‘traditional’ fish with fresh eyes. Gabor Horvath thinks that the Black ruby barb could become your new favourite staple.

The popular plecos • Do you have a favourite catfish? If not, then it's high time you considered the small and charming Hypancistrus, writes new contributor Haakon Haagenson.

Who's who in the Hypancistrus world?

VISIONS OF CAMEROON • Michel Keijman is an ‘Africaholic’ when it comes to fish, visiting more rivers than we've had hot dinners. Here are a few examples of what he collects, and where…

Fishkeeping Answers • Got a fishkeeping question? PFK's crack team of aquatics experts are on hand to answer whatever you need to know…

TREATMENT BASICS • The earliest stages of a disease are critical, and need to be diagnosed and treated promptly. Tom Ackrill looks at a few of the basics you should be keeping to hand.

Celebrity greenery • We'll all be familiar with planting classics like Java ferns, but look at the fringes of the hobby and you'll find exciting new growth. Jordan Stirrat explores.

Brighten up your pond • We're paying more attention to our ponds than ever before, so why don't we make them as colourful as possible?

HOOKED ON TOBACCO • Looking for colourful marines that are neither too big nor too small? Check out Tobacco basslets…

Colours like no other • It lives in the deep and it's totally delicious. And even better, it's not really that hard to keep. Meet the anthias you never knew you needed.

GEAR BOOK REVIEWS • We review new books for your literary pleasure

PRACTICAL Fishkeeping READERS' POLL 2022 • Vote for your favourite store in our Readers' Poll - and you could win a great prize from Fluval!

Practical Fishkeeping

Tailpiece • Sometimes important context can be lost in editing. That happened recently, and so here's what happened next…


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