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Fishes / Habitat
Few pests generate as much frustration among reef keepers as Aiptasia, small, translucent glass anemones that hitchhike into a tank on live rock or coral and then reproduce rapidly, stinging neighbour
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Fishes / Behaviour
The fish bowl persists as an image, sold in shops, given as prizes, appearing in cartoons, despite being one of the more consistently harmful ways to keep any fish. Every specific problem with a bowl
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Fishes / Habitat
Brown algae, more accurately called diatoms, is one of the most common things a new aquarist runs into, usually within the first few weeks of setting up a tank. It looks alarming, a dusty brown film c
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Fishes / Habitat
The freshwater angelfish is one of the most recognisable aquarium fish in the world, with its tall, laterally flattened, almost diamond-shaped body and long trailing fins setting it apart from every o
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Fishes / Health
Guppies, mollies, platies and swordtails are livebearers, meaning fertilisation and development both happen inside the female's body, and she gives birth to fully formed, free-swimming fry rather than
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Fishes / Getting Started
Phosphate rarely gets the attention that ammonia and nitrate do, but it is often the hidden fuel behind a stubborn algae problem that water changes alone never seem to fully solve. Understanding where
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