Do you know your Bach from your Stravinsky? It would appear that goldfish do… A new study reveals that goldfish can tell the difference between music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and Igor ...

Ever wondered how many catfish there are? Matt Clarke has the answer. There are now over 3,000 species of catfish spanning more than 36 families, plus many more species waiting to be described.

Ever wondered how you can tell the difference between a Chinese Lionhead and a Japanese Ranchu? Goldfish boffin Paul Green of the Goldfish Society of Great Britain and the Ranchu Brotherhood explains ...

The Clown loach is one of the most popular and endearing tropical aquarium fish, but unfortunately its requirements are seldom met. Nathan Hill offers some advice on keeping these surprisingly ...

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 ...

Whether moving home, selling to a friend, or rehousing fry, at some stage we all need to catch and transport fish. Here’s how to do it. Transporting fish is a necessary evil of the hobby. It almost ...

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 ...

Adding new inhabitants to your aquarium is always a bit of a challenge — you have to find out what water parameters they prefer and what diet they like. If you are an aquarist with at least some ...

Is it time we took a closer look at hybrid fish? Nathan Hill thinks so, and the results aren't pretty. Have a long, hard stare at the above. To me, that doesn’t look like a great specimen of a skull.

Defra has confirmed that the proposed Animal Welfare Bill will not make it illegal for shops to sell fish that have been injected or tattooed with dyes. Many trade experts had assumed that the ...

New tanks ruin many a hobbyist’s first excursion into fishkeeping. All aquaria require a period of running in, or establishing before holding their first full compliment of fish. New tank syndrome ...