Tropical Fish Keeping UK

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? 

Diet is complex, important, easy to get right, impossible to get perfect. Come and listen to me try and summarise a huge topic in a few ideas and tips. 

Nature is important, but so is realism, it's impossible to have a true ecosystem in your tank without major inputs and outputs. Let's discuss how to make things more natural. 

Water changes, crucial and debated, but not in my opinion debatable.    If you like what we do, please consider supporting us on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk Or head over to the website  www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk  

We import most of the fish that are sold in shops, and there are issues with that. Join me as we dive into the reasons, and possible solutions.    www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk   Please consider supporting us and all we are doing https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk  

Have you just got a new tank and you've not got a clue what to do with it? Here's a little intro to start,    Check out our website tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk for more articles to help, and there is a video series on what to do starting on our YouTube channel Tropical Fish Keeping UK

Some questions that have been asked. IF you like this let me know and I'll make it a regular thing.   We have questions on plants not growing, fish not breeding and more. Got a question yourself. Head over to any of the social medias and ask.  For some of the plants I mentioned.  https://tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk/the-easy-planted-aquarium/     Sorry if i sound a bit breathless, allergies decided t...

Join me as I ramble on about the link between humans and the pets we love.   

Let's carry on look at cichlids, this time moving to the Andes to look at Andinoacara. From Blue Acara to Green Terrors, these can be amazing species as pet fish, or a great breeding project.