A) NEALE MONKS REPLIES: Quite a lot of human food is perfectly safe to use when feeding your fish. White fish fillet is good, particularly Tilapia, cod and coley, but avoid oily fish as that tends to ...

Easily distinguished from other glassfish, the Humphead has qualities but also attitude. Choose tankmates with care, warns Dr Neale Monks. Described as recently as 2003, the Humphead glassfish has ...

Filling an empty glass box with water offers a surprising amount of excitement for the new aquarist, but it doesn’t compare to the enjoyment of adding your first few fish. As ever, there is planning ...

What’s a nuisance snail? Aquatic snails can be broadly placed into two camps: nuisance and ornamental. Ornamental snails, such as rabbit snails or zebra nerites, are usually large, attractive species ...

Unless you’ve accidentally locked yourself in the fridge, you’ll be unable to miss just how sweltering it is this summer, writes Nathan Hill. Here are a few ways to keep your fish happy over this ...

Dr Ad Konings tracks Tropheus moorii and its relatives around Lake Tanganyika. As far as I know every rugged coast on Lake Tanganyika harbours a species of Tropheus, and at least four species there ...

A reader is looking to keep Valenciennea sleeper gobies but has been advised they can be quite difficult to keep. Expert Jeremy advises... Q) Please could you give me some info on keeping Valenciennea ...

You've probably heard stories that say they can. So we asked Heiko Bleher, who's seen some giant catfish in his time... You've probably heard stories that say they can. So we asked Heiko Bleher, who's ...

It needs to suit your space (away from windows, radiators, air vents, speakers and banging doors) but the tendency for beginners to buy very small tanks (45ltr and less) is high and it’s ...

Origin: The headwaters of the Xingu drainage, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Size: Around 3-4cm/1.2-1.6", females a bit smaller. Water: Like most tetras these will do best in soft, acidic water but can usually ...

Q: Is there a guideline as to how far apart corals should be positioned in a tank? I only have a selection of soft corals like button polyps, Green star polyps and some mushroom corals but I don’t ...

Want to keep something in your coldwater aquarium besides just the fish? Jeremy Gay takes a look at your choices. For indoor, coldwater aquariums choose Apple snails or Physa snails, which you usually ...