Beyond rift lakes: discovering the charms of a west african biotope

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

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

Could the greatest of all adventures be the one that takes us into another kingdom?

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

WHILE WE ALL share one common hobby, fishkeeping, there is another that many fishkeepers appear to enjoy partaking in. Growing house plants. I am no different; I have numerous pots and propagation jar