Chasing rainbows

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

MOST AQUARISTS START with a community aquarium. They let you keep a variety of species all in the same tank creating an active and attractive display. However, they have a reputation for being difficu

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

LEARNING ABOUT AQUATIC habitats always triggers my brain to mentally plan biotopes. Whether I am reading articles on tinted streams in West Africa, looking at images of eroded river banks in Brazil or

Creating this rooftop oasis – seven storeys up with no lift – presented huge challenges but the effort paid off, with a stunning space high above the city

This LUSH GREEN space, packed with tropical plants, would make us believe we were in hot and sunny climes