What’s small, bright, and angry?

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

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

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

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

Simon Smith reflects on the recent news that mackerel stocks are in deep trouble, as yet another species is brought to the brink of collapse by greed and incompetent management by politicians