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

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

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English


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Planted tanks without breaking the bank

1/5/2024
Do you love the look of planted tanks, or know how much they can add to your tank in terms or removing nitrates, and enrichment for your fish. But the cost is just too much. Well here are some ideas on how to start keeping plants without blowing the budget.

Duration:00:26:32

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Species Spotlight, Betta splendens.

1/3/2024
The much loved Siamese fighting fish, or the betta is a great fish to consider, today we dive into the species to give you some more information.

Duration:00:27:34

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What is water?

1/1/2024
So what is in water that will impact our fish? Let's have a look at what's in our water and how it gets there. Why is this important? How can we protect our fish? Want to find our socials? Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk UK Facebook Group -Tropical Fish Keeping UK https://www.facebook.com/groups/TropicalFishKeepingUK International Facebook Group - Tropical Fish Keeping https://www.facebook.com/groups/tropicalfishkeepingint Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk/ Website www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk

Duration:00:19:21

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Making Your Own Fish Food

6/2/2023
Want to save some money, and make things healthier for your fish, then have a look around your house for things you can feed to your fish.

Duration:00:09:27

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Species Spotlight- Guppies

5/31/2023
One of my favourite little fish, the guppy is a great addition to the right set up, but all too often they're not kept right, the adults are cheaply bought from the pet store, and no selection on the fry that are born.

Duration:00:15:00

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Getting Started With Plants

5/29/2023
Plants can be an amazing part of any tank, and the hobby of fish keeping, but it can be expensive and intimidating to get into. Here's a way of dipping a toe in the water, and hopefully something that's nice and easy.

Duration:00:09:48

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Swimbladder, a disease that doesn't exist.

5/26/2023
Swimbladder is commonly diagnosed disease, but it doesn't exist. There's a lot more to that word than a simple disorder.

Duration:00:13:10

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What do we mean by community fish?

5/22/2023
Community fish? What does that mean, can all community fish live together, or is there more to it/

Duration:00:12:09

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Substrate

5/19/2023
The first thing you put in, but quite possibly the last thing you think about. Substrate might be the biggest problem you have or the start of a stunning aquascape.

Duration:00:16:39

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Why Does Fish Welfare Lag So Far Behind?

5/17/2023
Fish welfare lags far behind every other types of welfare, and today when I'm feeling rotten after taking a wolfhound to the chest, it's something I can chat about.

Duration:00:18:22

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Dealing with Nitrates

5/15/2023
Ammonia is deadly. Nitrites are Deadly. But Nitrate is safe right, no afraid not, but what can you do?

Duration:00:15:03

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Are we after quick results?

5/12/2023
Which is the most important, quick results or fish welfare.

Duration:00:11:40

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It's Not Black and White (Lists)

5/10/2023
With Florida looking to introduce white lists I have a ramble on about what this could mean, and what this means for our hobby.

Duration:00:25:01

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What is a fish?

5/8/2023
A gill-bearing aquatic animal right? Not really there's a load of fish that don't obey the rules.

Duration:00:14:04

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The Royal Aquarium. What the heck were they thinking?

5/5/2023
In 1976 the Royal Aquarium opened, the fact they didn't have any fish seems to be the least of their issues, dead whales, serial killers, and so much more.

Duration:00:27:18

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FIsh Out of Water

5/1/2023
What is a fish? An aquatic animal with gills, but what if they decide to climb out of water, which species do this, and why?

Duration:00:15:46

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The Latest Research On the Nitrogen Cycle

4/28/2023
Sorry I dove into the science, and I may have gone too far, but there's a fair bit here that you need to know about your tank, and what's going on.

Duration:00:22:24

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FIsh that live in deserts

8/11/2022
Some fish live in the extremes, so why can't modern day fish start the adaptation to living in warmer waters that dry up seasonally.

Duration:00:15:34

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Genetically Modified fish, are they all that bad.

8/10/2022
We tend to rant about how bad genetic modification is, and these fish are illegal in many countries, but are they the worst thing in the hobby?

Duration:00:14:14

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One Tip to Save You Money and Fish

8/9/2022
You bring a new fish home, is it safe and healthy to go into your tank? How do you prevent an expensive mistake?

Duration:00:13:00