Let’s talk about shrimp

MOST FISH ARE carnivorous at some level, taking insects and other small prey items even if they otherwise graze on algae or plants. But those that feed primarily on other fish often have behaviours an

Peter is our disease expert. Send questions his way if you have pathogen problems. Bob is a master of fishkeeping general knowledge and community tanks. Jeremy is more than adept when it comes to cich

A sturdy bonsai freshwater swashbuckler, the spiny stickleback is often the first fish we catch as children

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

Of all the garden minibeasts, few are as misunderstood as this humble creature

For a quarter of a century, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow has been leading the way in crustacean conservation. Oliver Berry heads west to observe its mission in close-up