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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

HYPANCISTRUS ARE POPULAR amongst aquarists because of their small size, relative ease of care and their striking patterns. Most fish of this genus are characterized by a dark base colour and light dot

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

I have a 450-litre tank measuring 1.8m x 50cm x 50cm with tetras, barbs and other peaceful fish. The tank is about half-stocked at the moment. I currently have a group of eight dwarf chain loaches in

I’VE BEEN VERY lucky to observe a number of popular aquarium fishes in the wild, from marbled hatchetfish in the Amazon rainforests of Colombia, Stiphodon gobies in the highland rivers of the Philippi

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