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

Beautiful plumage — A PROCATOPUS EXPERIENCE • Max Pedley introduces an unexpected and striking import from Africa.

HANDS-ON WITH THE PLUMED LAMPEYE • Equipped with some of Max Pedley’s beautiful Procatopus, Gabor Horvath does what he does best in churning out their offspring.

PRETTY ENIGMATIC • Here’s a great addition to an aquascape, or to liven up your shrimp tank. If only we knew more about it.

The Killies of the VALLEY OF TUCAVACA • Killifish aren’t something we tend to associate with South America, but the continent has its fair share. Daniel Konn-Vetterlien recounts his adventures to find some.

HINTS OF SWEDEN • A Swedish aquarist and snorkeller takes a local dive and looks at how to recreate what he sees in an aquarium setting.

A softer side of MALAWI • A lot of folks are put off by Malawi tanks due to the aggressive inhabitants. Liam Roberts introduces a more passive route to try.

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

THE EXPERTS

All I want for fishmas…… • With a flood of newcomers to the hobby, there are few times we see more beginner errors than at Christmas. Tom Ackrill looks at how to keep your festive cheer.

PICK ‘N’ MIX • Community tanks are the pick ‘n’ mix of aquaria, and that’s no bad thing. But a lot of communities tend to look ‘samey’. Here are three alternatives to consider.

AN EYEFUL OF NEEDLE • Tai Strietman takes an honest look at a lithe fish that’s best suited to the most skilled of experts—if it’s ever in aquaria at all!

WHAT WOULD I NEED TO KEEP SOME?

THE RISE OF THE REEF INVERT • We associate spinelessness with weakness, but Chris Sergeant knows better. Meet the invertebrates with a whole lot of backbone.

Biotope AQUARIUM CONTEST 2022 • Natasha Khardina of the Biotope Aquarium Project showcases the winners from each category of the 2022 Biotope Aquarium Contest.

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