Practical Fishkeeping

Practical Fishkeeping is Britain's best-selling fishkeeping publication, filled with species showcases, fishkeeping answers, advice, competitions, amazing features and much more!

5 THINGS YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome

THE Indian glowlight • Just because something's rare, doesn't always mean it's expensive. Here's a tiny scarcity that'll fill your heart without draining your bank account.

In a barby world • Could little red river dweller from Sri Lanka be the sweetest fruit you'll ever keep?

MAKING A CHERRY BARB HOME

Will the real Corydoras latus PLEASE STAND UP? • Intense green with a metallic sheen, rarely found in scientific collections and sought after by hobbyists—one catfish became mythical, because all we know of it is based on a poor formal description.

Oh, starry nights • Madagascar might not be our first ‘go to’ when we think of cichlids, but there's at least one species there that'll put stars in your eyes.

Fade to black • While the paradise fish is often regarded as an example of aggression, it does have a darker coloured but lighter hearted cousin, Meet the beautiful black sheep of the family.

Fishkeeping Answers • Got a fishkeeping question? PFK's crack team of aquatics experts are on hand to answer whatever you need to know… questions@practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

GUIDE TO AQUARIUM JOBS • Fishkeeping—you love it, live it, drink it. But could you be one of the 12,000 or so people in the UK who work it?

‘EPIPHYTE’ PLANTS AT A GLANCE • Not all of us can grow plants in substrate. But why worry? There are plenty that'll grow on rocks or wood, too.

The Blue spot breeder • Gabor Horvath visits an aquarist with a unique breeding accomplishment.

Roadtrip JUST FINNS • Nathan Hill takes a journey out to a growing store with an exciting future.

READERS’ POLL 2023 • Vote for your favourite store in our Readers’ Poll – and you could win a great prize from Fluval!

FIRST LOOK • Nathan Hill takes a first look at OASE water conditioning and plant food

TRIED & TESTED

Practical Fishkeeping

Tailpiece NATHAN HILL • Sometimes you can use a word your whole life and then one day wake up and it doesn't make sense. Well, we certainly have one in fishkeeping…