Practical Fishkeeping Magazine

16 October, 2025

Practical Fishkeeping November issue is now on sale! This month we are focusing on some fish that are not kept in aquariums enough. John Southall, a new contributor, looks at some common fish that experienced hobbyists need to give a second look while Neale investigates the cichlids of Central America. They colourful and hardy, so why don’t more of us keep them? To finish up our trio of underappreciated fish, Michel talks all things Neolobias and Nannaethiops – colourful characins from Africa that should be more prevalent in the hobby. Also, another new contributor in Ollie Prinn discusses the importants of genetics when keeping and breeding livebearers, and Tai builds an achievable nano aquascape using mostly an off-the-shelf kit. Some other topics covered include: · Trigger Point- A look at the big, bold and beautiful Balistidae. · AquaH Show- Gabor details his experience at the latest fishkeeping event. · Rough Road Into The Unknown- Joost reviews a about travel, Africa and Fish. But this is not a typical ‘fish’ publication. · Conservation- Michael investigates the important role that the fishkeeping hobby has in conserving SHOAL’s priority freshwater fish.