Go back to the shadow!

AT THE BEGINNING of February, some of the hobby’s favourite L-Numbers were finally given a scientific name, and it couldn’t have been chosen any better. The German Ingo Seidel, donor of one of the spe

TO FOLLOW ON from my article in the previous issue, this time I will continue with two dwarf catfishes from the Auchenipteridae family. Although these two species are closely related there are still i

DAMSELFISH” IS A common name used for a group of small, colourful marine fish that inhabit coral reefs around the world. It’s not a scientific term, but rather a way of grouping together similar-looki

IN THE SUMMER of 2023, I had the great privilege of giving talks about my adventures in Brazil to the Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) and the Chicago Aquatic Plant Society (CAPS), in the USA. They in

HYPANCISTRUS ARE POPULAR amongst aquarists because of their small size, relative ease of care and their striking patterns. Most fish of this genus are characterized by a dark base colour and light dot

A cold-water nomad with a voracious appetite, the overfished cod may be dwindling in numbers, but it is still a big beast of the sea