Changes are on the horizon
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
After the recent meeting in London it'sclear there are some changeson the horizon..
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Fish in the lab
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Have you ever wondered about fish that are used in labs. I chat with Hannah Poppy Davies about her work with Zebra Danios in the lab setting at City St George's University of London, and the rehoming project that means if you have space in your tank you can apply to rehome some of their fish once their working days are over.
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Let's not hide the problems
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Anti pet keeping groups are quck to point out the issues with pet keeping, I think we as fish keepers need to look at our own issues, and see what we can do as the ones who love our animals.
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A Cichlid That Refuses to Become Extinct.
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Ptychochromis insolitus, also known as the Mangarahara cichlid or joba mena was thought to be extinct after the last female known female in captivity died, to make matters worse the only river they're known from had dried up. But one zoo keeper Brian Zimmerman refused to accept they were gone, and launched a campaign to find more females. hoping that private keepers had some hidden in tanks, or tropical ponds, instead he was given clues to find a remnant population in the wild. I'm joined today by Asher Flatt, who is hoping to raise the money to bring this journey to bring a...
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Its easy to suffocate your fish.
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Dissolved oxygen doesn't sound important but it really is.
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World Aquarium Day
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
It's world aqurium day, so let's take a little time to celebrate our hobby and all that makes it great.
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Water Chemistry part 2, GH and does pH matter?
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Carrying on looking at how the chemistry of the water in our fish tanks impacts our fish.
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Dyed and Dying
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
For some reason we like to dye our fish weird colours. but is this a bit of harmless improvement. Of course not.
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Water Chemistry Part 1, pH and KH
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
Let's start learning some water chemistry. I've tried not to make it too complex, but as ever I'd love to hear your feedback.
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Where are all the fish shops going
Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast
With fish shops shutting right and left, the obvious question is why.
info_outlineAnti pet keeping groups are quck to point out the issues with pet keeping, I think we as fish keepers need to look at our own issues, and see what we can do as the ones who love our animals.