Practical Fishkeeping

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

What lives in the Rio Hwmadea? • Uwe Werner was blessed to be able to snorkel in some pristine South American waters. Here he reports on what he found.

Just chillin' • Most of us are interested in keeping our tanks warm, but what about when the mercury rises and things get too hot? Gabor Horvath investigates.

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

THE MOLLUSC MURDERER • When all else fails and you need to call in a pro to handle your snails, who you can you turn to? Tim Smith suggests you need yet another gastropod to clear thing up.

BARE BOTTOMS? • Gravel, sand or nothing? What we choose to use on the bottom of our tanks can have consequences for our livestock, writes Heather Walford.

Recreating the Opara • Setting up biotopes is one of the most rewarding things an aquarist can do, and few people know more about the subject that Tai Strietman. Here he dips into South America.

Making a São Francisco set-up

Lemons with a twist • A curious new tetra has been making waves for a little while now, and while it's not easy to breed, it does seem possible, writes Gabor Horvath.

We're not gobies • Tilefish aren't without their challenges, but for the right aquarist, with the right mindset, they could be the marine project you've been craving.

Bluehead tilefish

Purple tilefish

Skunk tilefish

Oreni tilefish

Flashing tilefish

CLOVERLEAF ABSOLUTE PELLET FOODS • Want to know how the goods on sale really perform? We put them through their paces so you can sort the good from the bad…

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NATHAN HILL • Instead of living on baked beans, there might be another way to fit our hobbies in with impending price fuel cost increases.