For peace and harmony to prevail inside your aquarium tank, make sure you put in fish species that are compatible. Like other animals, some species of fish are more aggressive and predatory, while some possess a naturally calm temperament. If you are in the process of selecting compatible fish species for your community tank, here…
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Surging Into The Millennium?
There's an unwritten rule in this office that we don't mention celebrities who indulge in or make their living from dangerous sports or activities. This stems from an unfortunate simile about a famous racing driver who was deceased before the magazine hit the shelves. (more…)
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Two Nations Divided by a Common Language?
Despite the internationalisation of the world, via the Internet, we still cling to different methods and traditions in our various countries. I've just been working on a tiny book - intended to be very basic - on tropical fishkeeping. I've recommended certain filter systems, and the American company who are joint-publishing the book have totally…
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Messing About
A long time ago in this very office (or one quite like it the other side of town) a pair of fishkeeping hacks first discussed the concept of benign neglect and fishkeeping. The hacks were myself and Karen Youngs, my deputy, lately returned to PFK. What we were thinking about was the tendency of all…
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Myth and Magic or Hard Facts?
One of my correspondents has aroused the rage of one or two fishkeeping web surfers by remarking that no-one edits the information on the WWW. Of course it's not altogether true - the inestimable Mark keeps everything together on this site, and there are controllers of one type or another on most of the commercial…
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Ossie Vs Mr Plec
Those of us blessed with children would recognise the situation perfectly. Take two semi-adolescent children - brothers, sisters, one of each and put them on the sofa. One way or another a squabble begins and always ends in tears. Sometimes it's nice to come to work and leave all that behind... (more…)
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Revolutionary or Reactionary?
It's easy to condemn old ideas in fishkeeping as old-fashioned and out-dated. Sometimes they're still sound, and with the benefit of new technology, can be spectacularly successful in a way they never previously were. One current debate in PFK concerns the effectiveness of "modern" and "traditional" marine filtration systems. The pace of progress is so…
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