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Fishes / Habitat
The lionhead is a Chinese fancy goldfish variety, and the older of the two closely related wen-headed breeds that also includes the Japanese ranchu. It is distinguished from the ranchu by a flatter ba
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Fishes / Habitat
Walking into an aquarium shop and facing a wall of filters, canister, hang on back, sponge, undergravel, can be genuinely confusing for a first time buyer. The good news is that nearly every filter on
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Fishes / Habitat
Lighting is the single most important piece of equipment in a reef tank, and it is also the one most likely to cause visible harm if changed carelessly. Corals adapt to a given light source over weeks
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Fishes / Habitat
The black moor is a telescope-eyed goldfish variety with a deep, velvety black colour across its entire body, a striking contrast to the oranges and reds of most other fancy goldfish. It grows to arou
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Fishes / Habitat
A week or two away should not mean coming home to a tank in crisis, and with a little preparation an established aquarium can comfortably run itself while you travel, whether that is a family wedding
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Fishes / Habitat
The Denison barb, also widely sold as the roseline shark, is a torpedo-shaped fish with a bold red-and-black stripe running from nose to tail and yellow-black banding on the fork of the tail. It is en
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