Beginners guide to biotoping

WHILE WE ALL share one common hobby, fishkeeping, there is another that many fishkeepers appear to enjoy partaking in. Growing house plants. I am no different; I have numerous pots and propagation jar

MY AQUARIUM JOURNEY began with Malawi cichlids. I dove deep, focusing so intensely on Mbuna that I barely noticed any other fish in stores. That has now definitely changed; I’m finally ready to embrac

At this time of year many lakes and rivers are thick with it but, while many anglers may curse the green stuff, here’s why the underwater world would be all the poorer without it...

WE OFTEN IMAGINE conservation unfolding in wild, far-flung landscapes, not in the middle of bustling cities. Urban environments can seem like the end of the road for nature, where even the trees appea

Fancy being featured in the next issue of Practical Fishkeeping Magazine? Showcase your work and share your photographs with the Fishkeeping community – if you have a tank you’re proud of, we want to

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