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Fishes / Habitat
The oranda is instantly recognisable by its wen, a raspberry-like growth of fleshy tissue that covers the head and, in well-developed specimens, gives the fish a crowned appearance. It shares its egg-
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Fishes / Habitat
The first hour after bringing a new saltwater fish home decides a lot about how well it settles in. Fish arrive stressed from capture, transport and a change in water chemistry, so rushing the introdu
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Fishes / Habitat
Walking into the coral section of an aquarium shop for the first time is genuinely overwhelming, dozens of colours, shapes and price points with wildly different care demands hiding behind similar loo
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Fishes / Habitat
The Chinese algae eater, Gyrinocheilus aymonieri, is a suckermouth fish sold widely as a small, active algae eater, but its behaviour changes significantly as it matures. It can grow to around twenty
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Fishes / Habitat
A sand bed left entirely undisturbed slowly accumulates waste and detritus that settles below the surface, and while occasional manual stirring helps, a living sand sifter working continuously does a
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Fishes / Habitat
Freshwater hobbyists debate real versus artificial plants. In a marine tank the equivalent question is a little different, since true aquatic plants are not really part of a saltwater display. The cho
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