Here's the second of a five-part series of lessons to guide new aquarists through the basics of fishkeeping. Infectious diseases are those caused by pathogens and parasites, and those are what we ...

Neale Monks offers some advice to a reader whose Kribensis keeps attacking her mate. Q. Four months ago I bought a pair of Kribensis, hoping to breed them. The fish in the shop tank were in pairs, but ...

Central American cichlid expert Juan Miguel Artigas Azas explains how to keep the undescribed Honduran red point, a close relative of the Convict cichlid, Amatitlania nigrofasciata. Ever since this ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries) has announced that it will review the Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) for potential listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). WildEarth ...

A quick look at some of the interesting fish we've seen in the shops recently.

A: Bob replies: Snails can sometimes become a nuisance in tanks, but usually this is the result of another problem. To reach ‘plague’ proportions they need to have a food source, and this is often ...

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 ...

A 6ft swordfish washed up in South Gloucestershire yesterday - an extremely rare sight in the UK. Visitors to Severn Beach on the mouth of the River Severn saw the fish struggling in shallow waters ...

Brazilian ichthyologists have described a new species of parrotfish from the southwestern Atlantic. Naming the new species Sparisoma rocha in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa, Hudson Pinheiro, ...

The suction power of a finger-sized Northern clingfish is enough to hold up to 150 times its own body weight. Researchers at the University of Washington also discovered that the clingfish actually ...

Just how aggressive are these gorgeous fish - and is there any chance of keeping them successfully in a community tank? Bob Mehen has some advice for a reader who'd like to know if their reputation is ...

Amano shrimp enjoying the tank !