A: Bob replies: Snails can sometimes become a nuisance in tanks, but usually this is the result of another problem. To reach ‘plague’ proportions they need to have a food source, and this is often ...

A: Bob says: I think it’s worth bearing in mind that many of the high end aquascapes that feature in magazines and elsewhere, are not intended as long-term habitats for fish. It’s not unusual for them ...

A Surrey fireman tripped and broke his ankle while saving three goldfish during a fire in New Malden. Around 20 firefighters tackled the blaze, which had been spotted by a postman on Monday morning.

An angler came across this pair while on a fishing trip in Texas. One fish had another of almost the same size protruding from its mouth. The video shows the two fish — both still alive — which he ...

Why do male cichlids have to be small to be sneaky? This is the question that Japanese scientists Kazutaka Ota, Masanori Kohda and Tetsu Sato sought to answer in their study on the shell-dwelling ...

Plans to cull fish at a popular lake in Bristol have met with angry protests from anglers and swimmers. When officials from the swimming club at Henleaze Lake turned up to begin an annual cull to ...

TMC has launched the MiniLED 400 – a new LED light which is perfect for the smaller aquarium. The new MiniLED 400 from TMC is perfect for nano aquariums of less than 50 l/11 gal., but is also ...

A new study warns that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) may not be all they first appear to be. The study by Tundi Agardy, an environmental consultant based in Colrain, Massachusetts, warns that too many ...

The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is one of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species and an unwelcome visitor to the UK. You can help scientists in their quest to better understand the ...

Jeremy Gay shares his advice to a PFK reader who has found a mystery fish after dismantling an old above-ground pond. Q) I’ve just dismantled an old above-ground pond which has not had fish in it for ...

One reader is looking for advice on how to best re-home his Guianacara jatapu fry. Jeremy Gay advises... Q) Please could give me some advice on how best to re-home my Guianacara jatapu fry? We have ...

A cocktail bar in East London has been has been raided by police after a tip-off that they were for serving a drink allegedly flavoured with whale skin! The cocktail - called Moby Dick - is described ...