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Our 10 Top Tips for Summer Pond Care

Our 10 Top Tips for Summer Pond Care

23rd June in Pond With temperatures rising and the Summer Solstice passed, you may be spending more time enjoying your outside space. And if you have a pond, you’ll know that some maintenance tasks are vital to ensure your pond is looking it’s best in the sun!
Big Mama

Big Mama

16th June in FIN The Kampango (Bagrus meridionalis) is a large catfish that lives in Lake Malawi and can grow to as much as five feet long. Unfortunately for the kampango, its size and fatty flesh means that it’s prized as a tasty local dish, but in the depths of the lake, it’s still very much the boss as it hunts by night and feasts on populations of small cichlids, crabs and insect larvae.
Crafty Convicts

Crafty Convicts

9th June in FIN Indonesia houses some of the most biodiverse reefs in the world, with thousands of species of fish for scientists to study and observe. With such a huge variety of species populating the reef, it’s little wonder that some of them might exhibit bizarre and amazing behaviour.
Mathemagicians

Mathemagicians

2nd June in FIN Mosquitofish are small, freshwater fish that have earned their moniker by happily feeding on mosquito larvae.
Topical Tips - June 2017

Topical Tips - June 2017

1st June in Topical Tips The weather has definitely changed. Outside the rain feels warmer, so it must be summer. Things are a little behind the normal rhythm of the seasons but consider it as a chance to catch-up with some of the more seasonal aspects.
Two-Faced

Two-Faced

26th May in FIN Many marine species have what are known as “sneaker males” - smaller males which deliberately look like females in order to avoid being attacked by a larger, more dominant rival. For one species of superbly sneaky cephalopod, however, the trick isn’t just a handy way of ensuring protection, but of procreation as well.
Stratospheric Cichlids

Stratospheric Cichlids

19th May in FIN ​If you’re a geologist, Nicaragua’s Lake Apoyeque is quite interesting because it formed when a volcano erupted and then filled with water over the course of 1800 years. If you’re an aquarist or an evolutionary biologist however, the lake is downright fascinating because of the almost impossible way in which its population of fish got there.
Caviar Queen

Caviar Queen

12th May in FIN Spring is in the air, a new season of life begins and while the birds and the bees are busy, it’s only natural for thoughts to turn to matters of fertility.
Topsy-Turvey

Topsy-Turvey

5th May in FIN Found in the rivers and lakes of Central Africa within the Congo Basin, the upside-down Catfish is a curious creature.
Topical Tips - May 2017

Topical Tips - May 2017

4th May in Topical Tips Now that the sun is shining and temperatures are into double figures everything seems to be making up for lost time. Best we get on with it...
The Wisdom of Crowds

The Wisdom of Crowds

21st April in FIN As any great king, general, president or CEO knows, the secret to great leadership isn’t in knowing everything yourself and dictating to those around you, but in making the best use of the knowledge of the group.
Phytoplankton – Your Essential Aquatic Assistants

Phytoplankton – Your Essential Aquatic Assistants

18th April in Aquarium When setting up a beautiful marine aquarium, it’s easy to be mesmerised by the most colourful, the most beautiful or the most prestigious species.
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