Tropical Fish Keeping Podcast

Into your aquariums and fish keeping? They join us for the news, info and a fair few topics, all about fish keeping.

Dyed and Dying 02/13/2026

Dyed and Dying For some reason we like to dye our fish weird colours. but is this a bit of harmless improvement. Of course not. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/40094760

Water Chemistry Part 1, pH and KH 02/11/2026

Water Chemistry Part 1, pH and KH 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. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/40068060

Where are all the fish shops going 02/06/2026

Where are all the fish shops going With fish shops shutting right and left, the obvious question is why. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/40014310

Molly; trying to work out what they need 02/04/2026

Molly; trying to work out what they need Mollys are wonderfull little fish, but how do we know what they need. the answer is, it's really difficult. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39985010

The mystery of the Paradise Fish 01/30/2026

The mystery of the Paradise Fish The first paradise fish landed in European aquaria over 150 years ago. But there was something a bit differenent about these according to the people writing about them. Marketing gimmick, or something more mysterious? /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39932855

January Q and A 01/28/2026

January Q and A A few questions from the inbox and facebook group for this month. tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39900555

Shoaling, schooling, or co-existing 01/23/2026

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. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39844250

Algae- a tentative intro 01/21/2026

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. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39809275

Seemly I'm wrong, again. 01/16/2026

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? /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39753755

How smart are fish? 01/14/2026

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? /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39722975

Diet, the ultimate... nah, just some ideas. 01/09/2026

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. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39668060

A Natural Ecosystem Tank 01/07/2026

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. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39637225

Water Changes- a bit of the science 01/02/2026

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 Or head over to the website /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39587060

Should we be importing all these fish? 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. Please consider supporting us and all we are doing /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39571050

Welcome to any new fish keepers. 12/26/2025

Welcome to any new fish keepers. Have you just got a new tank and you've not got a clue what to do with it? Here's a little intro to start, Check out our website tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk for more articles to help, and there is a video series on what to do starting on our YouTube channel /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39535200

December Q & A 12/24/2025

December Q & A Some questions that have been asked. IF you like this let me know and I'll make it a regular thing. We have questions on plants not growing, fish not breeding and more. Got a question yourself. Head over to any of the social medias and ask. For some of the plants I mentioned. Sorry if i sound a bit breathless, allergies decided to exist, hopefully I can get them sorted soon. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39524885

To be human is to keep fish? 12/19/2025

To be human is to keep fish? Join me as I ramble on about the link between humans and the pets we love. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39461815

Andinoacara, Blue Acara, Green Terrors, and Saums. 12/17/2025

Andinoacara, Blue Acara, Green Terrors, and Saums. Let's carry on look at cichlids, this time moving to the Andes to look at Andinoacara. From Blue Acara to Green Terrors, these can be amazing species as pet fish, or a great breeding project. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39434510

AI is going to kill animals. 12/12/2025

AI is going to kill animals. The advice that various AI platforms are pumping out is dangerously wrong, this is fine if it's just a random fact, but now when people are using this, and pushing it to treat animals, Fish especially. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39374295

Cheap fish 12/10/2025

Cheap fish Deformed, diseased, and cheap. So many of the fish that are being sold, shouldn't be available at all. Let's stop thinking of this as a cheap hobby and start looking to pay more for our pets. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39348885

The biggest problem I'm seeing at the moment 12/05/2025

The biggest problem I'm seeing at the moment Wnat to hear what is getting me very angry? Yes? Great here it is. Enjoy. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39282210

Cichlids of South America- Pike cichlids 12/03/2025

Cichlids of South America- Pike cichlids Continuing our journey around South America looking at Cichlids, Today we join Alfred Russel Wallace in one of the most harrowing parts of his adventures, and then look at Pike cichlids, and one decent alternative. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39244960

Cichlids of South America- Discus 11/28/2025

Cichlids of South America- Discus Let's leave the cold wet winter behind and head to the tropics, the Amazon River Basin to be exact, looking at the cichlids that occupy the reaches of the river, specifically the discus. Often thought to be the king of cichlids, or even fish, there is far more than you might think to those stunning fih. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39195010

Cichlids part 1 11/27/2025

Cichlids part 1 Okay follow me on a journey into my favourtie fish, or group of fish. Cichlids. From Rift Lake Cichlids to South American, and all the rest. Apologies for the wrandom noises. I'm not feeling up to rerecording it, and I messed up a bit, I will do better next time. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39188095

Ballons. Can we just not, please 11/21/2025

Ballons. Can we just not, please This rant is brought to you by frustration, so much that my darling assistance dog told me my blood pressure was off part way through. Listen to the rant. You'll understand. The dog world has brought out a set of standards for dog breeding, and in this rant about that, I lay outr some standards we also should use. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39117070

Ways Your Fish Tank Can Kill You 11/19/2025

Ways Your Fish Tank Can Kill You There seems to be a multitude of ways that your fish tank can if not kill you, at least do you a serious mischeif. Let's have a quick run down of the main dangers and how you can avoid some of them. Please forgive me having a cold and sounding more stuffy than normally. Normal service should resume soon enough. You can find out more info at /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39088910

I Love Fishkeeping 11/14/2025

I Love Fishkeeping Not a rant, a ramble through my love of our wonderful hobby. Don't forget to check out the website /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39028090

They're coming for our hobby again 11/12/2025

They're coming for our hobby again The Don't Pet Me campaign has come out and seems to be saying that the fishkeeping hobby should be subjected to a positive list, and heavily restricted. It seems that we aren't capable of keeping fish without significant welfare issues. Join me for my thoughts on these ridiculous ideas, and even though many might think this is targeted at primates, and big cats, fish keeping is the area really at risk. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/39001065

It's not Swimbladder 11/07/2025

It's not Swimbladder Join me on a rant about the things that people say in the comments, and why so often they are just plain old wrong. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/38942735

Guppys to Goodieds Part 2 11/06/2025

Guppys to Goodieds Part 2 Part two of looking at livebearers, looking not only just at Goodieds, but also the conservation projects around them. There's some diversions down different streams of thought, but I get there in the end. /episode/index/show/tropicalfishkeepinguk/id/38930945

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