JOURNEY TO THE BLACKENED WATERS

Welcome

THIS HAS been a learning curve of an

THE unstoppable RICEFISH

When Max Pedley of Ornamental Aquatics Wholesale imported some cute Oryzias, he had little idea he’d be taking on such a rapidly growing family.

BRINGING GOURAMIS BACK

If you’re stuck for a hardy, relatively peaceful, mid-sized aquarium fish to zest up a community tank, you might find Trichopodus are the perfect fit.

More than an elephant-nose

Mormyrids are the platypus of the fish words—curious looking beasts that look like ‘cut and shut ’ medleys of multiple animals. New contributor Michal Salutin explains.

BREEDING BEARDIES

While it ’s not cheap, the bearded cory might be the most majestic Corydoradinae catfish out there. What ’s more, if you keep things cool, you can breed it too.

Head s of flame

It ’s a fish we’ve known for decades, and it finally has a scientific name. What better time to get Geophagus pyrocephalus back under the spotlight?

GROWN LOCALLY

Local sourcing is all the rage in grocery shopping, so why not fishkeeping too? Gabor Horvath sets up a tank based on his nearby seaside.

‘SCAPE OFF the best of the best !

We look at and comment on some of this year ’s winners of the prestigious International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest.

SLITHERING HEADFIRST INTO SNAKEHEADS

Tom Ackrill delves into a side of the hobby where water changes are rare, and the temperatures variable. Here’s how he fared with it.

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GEAR USED & ABUSED

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IN MEMORY OF Jake Adams, 1981 – 2022

THE REEFKEEPING COMMUNITY is morning the loss of