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ON POINT!

Meet the new tetra from South America that has the UK characin community paying attention.

Get into the Congo

They’re common fish that usually look rubbish in shops. But get them home, and these ugly ducklings become gorgeous swans, writes Keith Naitby.

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OVERHANGING PLANTS Bird predation is rampant in Africa

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CRABS

While they’re not to everyone’s taste, crabs are an increasing aquatic phenomenon. Jack Flanagan looks at the basics of crab care at home.

EEL OR NO EEL?

Just because it’s long and wriggly, that doesn’t automatically make it an eel. Tim Smith introduces a ‘long’ read…

Croak, sparkle & grunt

Small and shy in store tanks, feisty and loud in the home set-up. Here’s a noisy genus of fi sh worth shouting about.

All the fun, HALF THE BEAK

It’s not your everyday tank fi ller, but it’s a magnifi cent beast for the surface of your tank. Here’s how to keep and breed the gorgeous Celebes halfbeak.

PLANKTON V. FISH

What do you do when your fi sh are such specialist feeders that they only accept plankton? Tim Smith investigates.

Fishkeeping Answers

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

LUMPS, BUMPS AND POX

Growths on fi sh are never good. Fish vet Bryony Chetwynd-Glover takes a look at some of the causes of lumpy fi sh.

What I wish I’d known about aquarium hygiene…

Failure to keep things clean has ramifi cations for both your fi sh and yourself. Here are a few common issues.

Fishkeeping Know - how A toZ

In the last instalment of our Practical Fishkeeping aquarium glossary, Bob Mehen takes a close look at the letters V, W, X, Y and Z.

GEAR USED & ABUSED

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…

GEAR USED & ABUSED

Want to know how the products on sale really perform? We put them through their paces so you can sort the good from the bad…

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