Tropical Fish Keeping UK

Is fish keeping a healthy hobby, it's not like you get extra exercise, and does it lower stress?    Want to keep in touch? Contact me at  ruth@turtleandheronmedia.com  or on social media.  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TropicalFishKeepingUK Bluesky  https://bsky.app/profile/fishkeeping.bsky.social Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk/?hl=en Sub Reddit  https://www.reddit...

With the publication of the RSPCA report, the shape of suffering, I thought I'd look over the report and give you my thoughts. Then I had to reduce the volume because I'd got so worked up. Can you spot where I editted out the swearwords?  Oh and when I refer to parrots, or parrot cichlids, I mean Blood Parrots.   Fish are bred to very few standards for the most, and little concern about their shor...

A weird ramble through my overheated thoughts.    Want to keep in touch? Contact me at  ruth@turtleandheronmedia.com  or on social media.  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TropicalFishKeepingUK Bluesky  https://bsky.app/profile/fishkeeping.bsky.social Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk/?hl=en Sub Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/TropicalFishKeepingUK/ Want to help out, re...

The genetics of colours is an important part of fish keeping, but it's not that clear cut.    Want to keep in touch? Contact me at  ruth@turtleandheronmedia.com  or on social media.  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TropicalFishKeepingUK Bluesky  https://bsky.app/profile/fishkeeping.bsky.social Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk/?hl=en Sub Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r...

Join me to answer some questions taken from our social media groups.    Want to keep in touch  Contact me at  ruth@turtleandheronmedia.com  or on social media.  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TropicalFishKeepingUK Bluesky  https://bsky.app/profile/fishkeeping.bsky.social Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk/?hl=en Sub Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/TropicalFishKeepingUK...

I'm joined by special guest John Chitty to discuss the upcoming changes to how we classify fish, and what that means for the care we need to give them.   What are your thoughts on taking your fish to the vet? Can you see any issues? Contact me at ruth@turtleandheronmedia.com or on social media.  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TropicalFishKeepingUK Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fishkeeping.bs...

Fish clubs are struggling, but why is that, and what do fish clubs need to do? 

It's the time of year to head off on your hols, but what to do about your fish? What if I told you this is one of the times of year that we see far more fish deaths, all linked to how you plan to feed your fish whilst you are away. 

After the recent meeting in London it'sclear there are some changeson the horizon..

Have you ever wondered about fish that are used in labs. I chat with Hannah Poppy Davies about her work with Zebra Danios in the lab setting at City St George's University of London, and the rehoming project that means if you have space in your tank you can apply to rehome some of their fish once their working days are over.  https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/facilities/biological-research-fac...

Anti pet keeping groups are quck to point out the issues with pet keeping, I think we as fish keepers need to look at our own issues, and see what we can do as the ones who love our animals.    www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk  

Ptychochromis insolitus , also known as the Mangarahara cichlid or joba mena was thought to be extinct after the last female known female in captivity died, to make matters worse the only river they're known from had dried up.   But one zoo keeper Brian Zimmerman refused to accept they were gone, and launched a campaign to find more females. hoping that private keepers had some hidden in tanks, or...

Dissolved oxygen doesn't sound important but it really is. 

It's world aqurium day, so let's take a little time to celebrate our hobby and all that makes it great. 

Carrying on looking at how the chemistry of the water in our fish tanks impacts our fish. 

For some reason we like to dye our fish weird colours. but is this a bit of harmless improvement. Of course not.     

Let's start learning some water chemistry. I've tried not to make it too complex, but as ever I'd love to hear your feedback. 

With fish shops shutting right and left, the obvious question is why. 

Mollys are wonderfull little fish, but how do we know what they need. the answer is, it's really difficult. 

The first paradise fish landed in European aquaria over 150 years ago. But there was something a bit differenent about these according to the people writing about them. Marketing gimmick, or something more mysterious? 

A few questions from the inbox and facebook group for this month.    https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk   tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk

Many species of fish live in groups, but are they shoaling, schooling, or just living together, and in our tanks do they need to be in groups?    Head over to tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk to see what is going on now. 

Algae is one of the topics we see the most questions about, but there is far more than just being a nusiance, so here is a tiny toe dip into the topic. 

There is a lot of push back from people on social media about everything that I write. Which is normal, but it's getting worse, is it to the point that it's causing issues for people trying to learn what to do? 

The 8 second memory has long since been debunked, but are our fish actually smart? Or are we just giving them credit for knowing which container has the food?