Tropical Fish Keeping UK

Ruth McDonald
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Join me for chats about fish, stuff about fish, and some stuff that might just interest fish keepers.

  1. 3D AGO

    Shoaling, schooling, or co-existing

    Many species of fish live in groups, but are they shoaling, schooling, or just living together, and in our tanks do they need to be in groups?    Head over to tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk to see what is going on now.

    33 min

  2. 5D AGO

    Algae- a tentative intro

    Algae is one of the topics we see the most questions about, but there is far more than just being a nusiance, so here is a tiny toe dip into the topic.

    22 min

  3. JAN 16

    Seemly I'm wrong, again.

    There is a lot of push back from people on social media about everything that I write. Which is normal, but it's getting worse, is it to the point that it's causing issues for people trying to learn what to do?

    24 min

  4. JAN 14

    How smart are fish?

    The 8 second memory has long since been debunked, but are our fish actually smart? Or are we just giving them credit for knowing which container has the food?

    46 min

  5. JAN 9

    Diet, the ultimate... nah, just some ideas.

    Diet is complex, important, easy to get right, impossible to get perfect. Come and listen to me try and summarise a huge topic in a few ideas and tips.

    35 min

  6. JAN 7

    A Natural Ecosystem Tank

    Nature is important, but so is realism, it's impossible to have a true ecosystem in your tank without major inputs and outputs. Let's discuss how to make things more natural.

    25 min

  7. JAN 2

    Water Changes- a bit of the science

    Water changes, crucial and debated, but not in my opinion debatable.    If you like what we do, please consider supporting us on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk Or head over to the website  www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk

    14 min

  8. 12/31/2025

    Should we be importing all these fish?

    We import most of the fish that are sold in shops, and there are issues with that. Join me as we dive into the reasons, and possible solutions.    www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk  Please consider supporting us and all we are doing https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk

    20 min
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