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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...