Stunted growth means stunted lives
The first of a series supporting BIAZA's Big Fish Campaign, on why aquarium fishes are treated as disposable and why, in some cases, size really does matter.
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'Phallusy' or foe? The myth of the candiru
The candiru has been credited with destroying manhood for over two hundred years. What the fish actually does, and how much of the legend survives the checking.
The mystery of the aquarium tiger barb...
Matt Ford on a fish everybody knows and nobody can name: the aquarium tiger barb turns out to be of decidedly questionable identity.
The Desert Fish Habitat Partnership
Freshwater conservation is set to become one of the most pressing environmental problems of the coming decades. A look at one partnership working on it in the American desert.
Heating the Aquarium
Why tropical fish need heating at all, and the basic ways of providing it — starting from the temperatures the tropics actually hold.
Cycling an Aquarium
Mark G N Ferguson breaks down the process every new aquarium depends on — where the ammonia comes from, where the bacteria come from, and how to get them established.
How to take care of a Siamese Fighting fish - Betta splendens
What a Betta splendens actually needs — tank size, heating, lighting and the rest of the equipment, with the reasoning behind each.