Embers in the rain

THINK OF SOUTH American fishes and we mostly think of species from the Amazon basin. Like all river basins, the Amazon has an edge, in this case, one of those edges is the Guiana Shield, a region rich

WAY BACK WHEN I first started keeping fish I was instantly drawn to, what were at the time, the genus Corydoras. Their cute demeanour and the constant shuffling over the substrate had me captivated in

A NTICIPATION WAS HIGH. I shook my head ...

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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

Rising, coloured water is the enemy of winter lure anglers but, with effort and exploration, bites are still there to be had, says Karl Bird