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Fishes / Breeds

Butterflyfish

Butterflyfish are named for their flattened, disc shaped bodies and bold patterned colouring, and as a family they range from genuinely easy community fish to some of the most notoriously difficult fe

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Fishes / Habitat

Penguin Tetra: The Fish That Swims at an Angle

The penguin tetra carries a bold black horizontal stripe along a silvery body, similar in colouring to several other tetras, but its most distinctive trait is behavioural rather than visual: it habitu

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Fishes / Habitat

Bristlenose Pleco: The Algae Eater That Actually Fits Your Tank

The bristlenose pleco, genus Ancistrus, is a small, hardy armoured catfish named for the branching, whisker-like bristles that grow on the snout of mature males, giving them a distinctive, almost comi

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Fishes / Breeds

1\. Clownfish (Anemonefish)

Clownfish, or anemonefish, are the fish most Indian aquarists cut their teeth on when they move from freshwater to marine. They belong to the damselfish family, Pomacentridae, but unlike their pugnaci

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Fishes / Habitat

A Comprehensive Guide to Undergravel Filters

Undergravel filters were the standard in home aquariums for decades before hang on back and canister filters took over the market, and while they have fallen out of fashion, they still have a genuine,

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Fishes / Health

Nitrite Poisoning in Aquarium Fish (Brown Blood Disease)

Nitrite poisoning, commonly called brown blood disease, is one of the more dangerous water quality events in the aquarium, second only to ammonia poisoning in urgency, and it has a genuinely distincti

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