A: Bob says: I think it’s worth bearing in mind that many of the high end aquascapes that feature in magazines and elsewhere, are not intended as long-term habitats for fish. It’s not unusual for them ...
An angler came across this pair while on a fishing trip in Texas. One fish had another of almost the same size protruding from its mouth. The video shows the two fish — both still alive — which he ...
Plans to cull fish at a popular lake in Bristol have met with angry protests from anglers and swimmers. When officials from the swimming club at Henleaze Lake turned up to begin an annual cull to ...
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is one of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species and an unwelcome visitor to the UK. You can help scientists in their quest to better understand the ...
Jeremy Gay shares his advice to a PFK reader who has found a mystery fish after dismantling an old above-ground pond. Q) I’ve just dismantled an old above-ground pond which has not had fish in it for ...
A cocktail bar in East London has been has been raided by police after a tip-off that they were for serving a drink allegedly flavoured with whale skin! The cocktail - called Moby Dick - is described ...
The mechanism by which elevated carbon dioxide in the world's oceans is affecting fish brains has been explained in a study published in the most recent issue of the journal Nature Climate Change.
Nathan Hill gets to grips with these new aquarium scissors from Planted Tanks. A while ago I gained access to the Planted Tanks range of extended scissors, pinsettes and a handful of other tools. I ...
Four times 'Practical Fishkeeping UK Retailer of the Year' winner Tri-Mar is moving. The Cornish fishkeeping institution has been at its characterful Victorian home in Tuckingmill, near Camborne for ...
A Giant humphead wrasse at The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth is providing evidence that fish have a longer memory than many believe. The wrasse, named Bentley, has been taught to obediently ...
Have you encountered a non-native species and wondered what to do about it? Well, now you can do your bit for the UK environment by reporting your sightings. Defra has funded a web-based project that ...
Dr Timothy Hovanec is a world expert on the bacteria found in aquarium filtration equipment. Here he explains a little more about what's living in our filters. How has our knowledge about filter ...