An ode to the oddball catfish

Dave Lewis recalls a trip to explore the National Museum of Wales’ collection of rare and unusual fish, and asks why these sorts of catches seem to be becoming more common

WITHIN THE AQUARIUM hobby, all sorts of bottom-dwelling, cyprinid-adjacent fishes are referred to by the name 'loaches'. So, we have the hillstream loaches of the family Gastromyzontidae, of which the

YOU MIGHT RECALL a previous article by myself that featured in November 2025’s issue of Practical Fishkeeping. In this feature I outlined how, when working in the trade, I often find frustration and d

DR PETER BURGESS Peter is our disease expert. Send questions his way if you have pathogen problems. BOB MEHEN Bob is a master of fishkeeping general knowledge and community tanks. JEREMY GAY Jeremy is

AFTER LIVING WITH the corydoras sand bank aquarium for 4 months, I finally made up my mind. I did want to keep some form of characin in this tank to help the small catfishes feel safe. The presence of

The globetrotting, dandyish Arctic charr’s story is full of mysteries–not least its links to Loch Ness