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

ZAMBIA'S RIVER WARRIORS • Who doesn't like rheophilic cichlids? With unique shapes and feisty temperaments, they can be equal parts reward and challenge, writes Michel Keijman.

IN MEMORY OF Matt Clarke 1974 - 2023

Pretty but mouthy with it… • With the demand for mouthbrooding Betta ever growing, it's time to take a closer look, Gabor Horvath recounts some of his breeding successes.

GO BACK TO THE SHADOW! • Looking for a small, peaceful, shoaling, beautiful catfish? You'll not go far wrong with those of the genus Rama—the gold shadow, hovering, or hummingbird catfishes.

Love at first bite? • Freshwater inverts often take a back seat in aquaria, but new contributor Leash Holden wants to introduce a segmented beast she literally wears on her sleeve.

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

The hazards of live feeding • Contentious, often unhealthy, and arguably unethical, live feeding of fish is still a global phenomenon, Neale Monks looks at the drawbacks.

Rhinogobius rocks! • Rounded stones and overhanging vegetation are the order of the day with David Norholm's exciting hillstream biotope.

UK ALTERNATIVES • R. giurinus isn't available for import into England and Wales (though there may be some pre-ban fish kicking about in the club scenes and from private collectors and breeders). Instead, keep an eye out for the following four species, any of which would work in David's setup!

Blueberry delight • Legendary aquascaper George Farmer talks us through one of his most recent and most rewarding set-ups.

Sweet like chocolate • Dark, elegant and simply delicious, but if there's a group of fishes that's tricky to spawn, it has to be the delicate chocolate gourami of Sphaerichthys.

In Search of UNICORNS • When it comes to curious head shapes, there's one genus of fish that outdo most. Chris Sergeant looks at the challenges of the aquarium unicorns.

GEAR TRIED & TESTED • 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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Tailpiece • Sometimes we don't realise how good we have it, and more importantly, just how close we can be to losing it.