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| Latest fish articles and tips |
In this section we aim to include useful
text and articles from the hobby covering a broad range of
topics. Several of the main fish clubs in the U.K will be
contributing material over the coming months. |
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The Platy |
| 20/07/2005 |
| The Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus, Xiphophorus variatus )
Order Cyprinodontiformes, Family Poecilidae
Common names Platy, Moonfish
Synonyms Platypoecilius species
Description The platy is an attractive, plump little fish, which has been bred to produce a wide range of beautiful colours to suit everyone’s taste.
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The Frightened Fighter |
| 13/07/2005 |
| Siamese Fighting Fish, Betta splendens, is native to the ponds and marshes of Thailand, and come in to variations to the Thais – plakad lukmoh and plakad pah. The latter have longer bodies but less stamina, whereas the former are
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The Small Community Tank |
| 06/07/2005 |
| In general, it is recommended that an aquarist should buy the largest tank he can afford and has room for. There are many reasons for this. The larger the tank, the slower water quality changes are, and a dead fish
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The Sucking Loach |
| 29/06/2005 |
| The Sucking Loach (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
Order Cypriniformes, Family Gyrinocheilidae
Common names Sucking loach, Indian algae eater, Chinese algae eater, Siamese algae eater, Golden algae eater, Asiatic Scale Sucker
Synonyms Psilorhynchus aymonieri, Gyrinocheilus kaznakovi, Gyrinocheilus monchadskii
Description
The Sucking loach is a
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The Swordtail |
| 22/06/2005 |
| The Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii)
Order Cyprinodontiformes , Family Poecilidae
Common names
Swordtail
Synonyms
Poecilia hellerii, Xiphophorus hellerii hellerii, Xiphophorus helleri, Xiphophorus guentheri, Xiphophorus jalapae, Xiphophorus brevis, Xiphophorus strigatus
Description
Although the swordtails commonly seen in shops are usually Xiphophorus hellerii, there are several other related species
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The Cleanup Crew |
| 15/06/2005 |
| Maintaining an aquarium can, on the one hand, be viewed as the opportunity to watch a little window onto the wonders of nature, with living jewels darting among luxuriant and beautiful water plants. This is the view most of us
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