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

THE PLECO FAN'S PLECO • With its thickset look and appealing markings, new contributor Chris Wilson thinks that Pseudorinelepis deserves a place in the limelight, If only it was easier to source some…

THE AFRICAN ‘PIKES’ • How would you like a violent predator that attacks its owners and makes a bubblenestto spawn in? Michel Keijman had some and loves them.

GOING WILD FOR DISCUS • In a hobby dominated by colourful tank-bred strains, one aquarist dared to embrace the beauty of wild discus. This is Kire Hajba's striking set-up.

KIRE'S DAY-TO-DAY DISCUS TIPS

KIRE'S WILD DISCUS BUYING TIPS

The appeal of the RED-LINE TORPEDO • It's one of the must-have fish for lovers of movement and colour, but the Denison's barb is a fish in crisis. Michal Edmonstone of SHOAL explains.

A CALL TO ARMS FOR THE DENISON'S BARBS

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

THE EXPERTS

BAG IT UP! • If you ever move a fish, you'll likely use a bucket or a bag. But there's a science behind fish bagging if it's going to work properly.

TEETH TAILOR-MADE • We're all used to unusual fish shapes by now, but what about unusual mouths? Chris Sergeant looks at a species with the craziest dentition.

TAMING THE RED WOLF • Just because you're predatory doesn't mean you have to be ugly. New contributor Christopher Slee takes a shine to a killifish-mimicking beauty.

End of the rainbow • Small, bright, hard to source, but a pure delight. Heather Walford reports on a fish that could use a little conservation help from aquarists.

NATURE & ART COMBINED • While we mostly take aquascaping for granted as an established genre of aquarium keeping, fewer of us know the hobby's origins. Josh Saunders explains.

MANUFACTURERS POLL 2022 • The votes are counted and now we can reveal your top brands of the last year.

GEAR FIRST LOOK • 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…

Lather up for SOAPFISH • Infrequent imports with a toxic surprise might not seem the most alluring of proposals, but Chris Sergeant thinks you might really want to get some soap in your tank.

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