Check out the latest July 2009 Practical Fishkeeping Issue: Ask the Experts: The answers to your questions. FAQs on dwarf shrimps: Ade Dunn explains how to keep Neocaridina. Stuff you need to know about lymphocystis: Dr Peter Burgess looks at the most common fish virus. Course learning: Nicolette Craig checks out some study opportunities. Shimmering streams: Jeremy Gay’s Sri Lankan expedition continues in the remote waters in the hills. Set up a hill stream biotope: Jeremy Gay creates a Sri Lankan hill stream aquarium. Crabs of many colours: Frank Schaefer on a stunning new fiddler crab. The future is here: George Farmer looks ahead for the planting scene. Bizarre bruisers: Dr Neale... Read more»
Focus on Jewel cichlids: Little is known about some Hemichromis but that’s the challenge, says Mary Bailey. Cheeky little monkeys!: Even their name sounds mischievous! Emma Turner says Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki are such fun in every way. Capers in the batcave: Michael Lo makes some surprise discoveries in a subterranean stream deep in remote Borneo. Nano tank guide: 10 pages of advice on buying tropical freshwater and tropical marine nano tanks, lighting and the fish and inverts to put inside them. Ask our Experts: Tips, advice and the answers to your questions, plus a glossary of fishkeeping terms. Great Planted tanks: Mark Evans set up this superb planted display tank in his local aquatic... Read more»
The May 2009 issue of Practical Fishkeeping is on sale now. Focus on mbuna: Easy to keep, Malawi cichlids are fun fish that try to trick you into overfeeding them. Mary Bailey explains more. The incredible lake: When Jeremy Gay spent two weeks with the Marine Conservation Society in Sri Lanka he experienced his own unforgettable journey of discovery. Special cases: Although popular oddballs, dwarf puffers are finicky about diet and maintenance. They aren’t community fish either so set up an exclusive tank if you want some, warns Neale Monks. Your Tanks: We take an in-depth look at Glen Gardiner’s awesome reef set-up. Subscribe: Get a free Nutrafin Mini Master test kit and accessories... Read more»
The May 2009 issue of Practical Fishkeeping magazine is on sale from March 18 to April 14 2009. Great Planted Tanks: One of Europe’s most prolific and talented aquascapers talks to George Farmer. Get Into Fishkeeping: Dr Neale Monks details the most common teething problems facing the newcomer. Marvels of the Aru: In the first of a two-part series, Heiko Bleher traces the history and previous discoveries of fish on Indonesian islands as part of his latest adventure. Rising to the challenge: Patrick Verstraeten’s efforts to breed Satanoperca daemon have so far been doomed. But the story holds promise… Back to Basics: Nuisance algae are perhaps the planted tank owner’s... Read more»