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Fishes / Habitat
The fantail is one of the earliest fancy goldfish varieties developed in China, distinguished from the common goldfish by its egg-shaped body and paired, flowing tail fin. It tops out smaller than the
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Fishes / Health
A fish that suddenly can't hold its position in the water column, floating nose-up, sinking tail-first, or drifting sideways, is showing a swim bladder problem. In marine fish this has a genuinely dif
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Fishes / Health
A betta refusing food is alarming, but it is also one of the more common questions new keepers ask, and the good news is that most cases have a clear, fixable cause. Understanding roughly how long a h
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Fishes / Health
Hermit crabs, whether blue leg, scarlet reef or electric blue varieties, are reef tank staples valued for their clean-up work, and losing a leg is one of the more alarming things a keeper can see happ
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Fishes / Habitat
The jewel cichlid carries a base colour that can range from olive to deep red, scattered with brilliant iridescent blue-green spots that genuinely resemble scattered jewels, especially in a breeding m
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Fishes / Breeds
Anemones divide reef keepers more than almost any other group of animals in the hobby. Get one right and it becomes the centrepiece of the tank, often with a pair of clownfish weaving through its tent
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