The (alex) bells and whistles aquascape

TO BEGIN THE story of how I came to build a display aquarium in a zoo, we need to go back almost 7 years to when I first encountered these ‘wild’ guppies. I had just started working as an aquarium tec

OUR HOBBY HAS come a long way in the last few decades, with a massive increase in the variety of species of fishes and plants, extensive developments in lighting, filtration, heating and the systems n

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

Around six months ago I was shown a video of a stunning river style aquarium home to rosy bitterlings that were spawning in the mussels that also lived in the tank. This is a behaviour you don’t often

Walk into a local fish store and you will see numerous types of substrates ranging from bright and gaudy gravel to some very high-end aqua soils designed for planted aquariums. Often, we tend to not p

The naturalistic design and planting of this hilltop garden in northern Italy were all about making the most of the majestic mountain views