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MAGAZINE & WEBSITE FORUM
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Introductions (2 Viewing)
Welcome to the Practical Fishkeeping Forum. If you want to introduce yourself to the community feel free to do so here.
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Discuss all things P.F.K. here - magazine, the iPad Edition, website and forum.
by Thom
Today 15:47 Go to last post
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  Photo Of The Month & Your PFK
Enter our monthly competition, post your photos of fish, tanks, ponds and all things aquatic here and they could end up on the pages of the UK's No.1 aquatics magazine!
Sub-Forums: Your PFK, Photo Of The Month
NEW FISHKEEPERS
New fishkeepers. (12 Viewing)
New to keeping fish? Not sure where to start posting your questions? Please post them here and we'll help you find the answers.
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GENERAL FISHKEEPING
General Fishkeeping (52 Viewing)
If you have a question about fishkeeping which doesn't fit in another category, please post it here.
by Vesu
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Aquarium equipment (36 Viewing)
If you want advice on gadgets and filters for your tank ask someone in our Aquarium equipment forum.
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Fish identification (1 Viewing)
Got a fish you can't identify? Post a picture of it in here and we'll see if we can tell you what it is.
Today 15:34 Go to last post
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Fish breeding (5 Viewing)
For advice on breeding your fish or information on other members fish breeding successes look here.
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Aquarium stocking (3 Viewing)
Questions about stocking and compatability issues.
Today 16:33 Go to last post
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WATER CHEMISTRY
Water chemistry (5 Viewing)
Questions on pH, acidity and alkalinity & hardness,(GH/KH) as well as water testing, additives, chemical filtration and general water quaility.
by SOOKIE
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Questions, tips and advice on how to mature an aquarium and biological filtration. Along with related questions about ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
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TROPICAL FISH FORUM
Tropical fish (21 Viewing)
Sub-Forums: Anabantoids, Brackish fish, Catfish, Plecs, Characins, Cichlids, Discus, Rift Valley Cichlids, Cyprinids, Gobies, Killifish, Livebearers, Loaches, Rainbowfish, Oddballs, Dyed fish, Hybrid fish and GM fish
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Tropical fish health (10 Viewing)
Need help with a fish disease? This is the place to come for advice.
by andy_j
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MARINE FISH FORUM
Marine fishkeeping (16 Viewing)
Post your marine tank related stuff in this forum.
Sub-Forums: Water Chemistry, Marine Algae and Plants
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Marine fish (11 Viewing)
Specific queries on marine or saltwater fish species go in here.
Sub-Forums: Angelfish and Butterflyfish, Basslets, Damselfish, Dragonets, Gobies and Blennies, Lionfish, Pufferfish, Boxfish, Cowfish, and Tobies, Seahorses and Pipefish, Tangs and Rabbitfish, Triggerfish and Filefish, Wormfish, Tilefish, and Dartfish, Wrasse
12th May 2013 20:08 Go to last post
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Marine invertebrates (2 Viewing)
Questions on inverts like shrimps, corals, anemones and snails go in this forum.
Sub-Forums: Crustaceans, Molluscs, Echinoderms, Corals, Other invertebrates, Hitchhikers
14th May 2013 20:36 Go to last post
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Specific queries on marine aquarium equipment.
Sub-Forums: Marine Lighting, Marine D.I.Y., Protein Skimmers, Sumps and Refugiums, Pumps, Powerheads and Wavemakers
16th May 2013 20:31 Go to last post
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Marine health (1 Viewing)
Marine health questions and information
by Gothski
30th April 2013 22:08 Go to last post
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COLDWATER (TEMPERATE) FISH FORUM
Coldwater fishkeeping (4 Viewing)
General questions about keeping coldwater fish here please.
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Goldfish (11 Viewing)
Discussion about all types of goldfish, including fancy varieties such as black moors, comets, shubunkins, orandas, ranchus, lionheads, etc
by neil225
Today 17:42 Go to last post
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Other Coldwater fish (2 Viewing)
Discussions about all the other cold water fish which are available including native fish.
Fry
15th May 2013 11:18 Go to last post
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Coldwater fish health (5 Viewing)
Health information, questions and answer.
by matsp
Today 16:07 Go to last post
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POND FORUM
Koi (1 Viewing)
All questions about keeping the king of pond fish here, including koi pond building.
Sub-Forums: Koi, Koi Ponds and Equipment
by ianb
13th May 2013 16:51 Go to last post
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Ponds (11 Viewing)
Questions on pond D.I.Y. here - pond building, maintenance and equipment etc.
Sub-Forums: Ponds - general, Pond Equipment
by Woodeh
Today 18:03 Go to last post
1,281 10,556
Pond livestock (2 Viewing)
Fish and pond plant information along with all your questions and answers here.
Sub-Forums: Pond fish, Pond plants
12th May 2013 20:43 Go to last post
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All health information, questions and answers here.
13th May 2013 18:04 Go to last post
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FRESHWATER INVERTS
Shrimps (11 Viewing)
Discuss freshwater shrimps.
Sub-Forums: Shrimp Profiles
by RickO2
Today 18:09 Go to last post
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All other fresh water inverts such as snails, crab & crayfish discussed here.
Sub-Forums: Other Freshwater Inverts Profiles
10th May 2013 20:46 Go to last post
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AQUARIUM PLANTS
Planted Tanks (7 Viewing)
Information on setting up a planted tank and tips on aquascaping.
by Bob555
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Aquarium Plants (4 Viewing)
Information about different plant species and plant identification.
Sub-Forums: Aquarium Plant Profiles
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Information on CO2 equipment, lighting, heater cables, special substrates, ferts, etc
by waldo87
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Information about algae problems and plant health.
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FISH PROFILES
Find out more about a range of freshwater fish species here.
Sub-Forums: **Atheriniformes**, **Characiformes**, **Cypriniformes**, **Cyprinodontiformes**, **Gymnotiformes**, **Osteoglossiformes**, **Perciformes**, **Polypteriformes**, **Siluriformes**, **Synbranchiformes**, ** Tetraodontiformes **
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Find out more about a range of marine & brackish fish species here.
Sub-Forums: **Anguilliformes**, **Perciformes**
31st March 2009 01:28 Go to last post
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How to contribute to this section.
27th July 2011 13:23 Go to last post
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FORUM MEMBERS CONTENT
Show off your tanks, or start a blog about a tank. Please USE A PROPER DESCRIPTIVE TITLE!.
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Aquarium photography (8 Viewing)
Good with a camera? Post your images in here. (Please post tanks in Your Tanks).
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The place for articles on fishkeeping that you've written yourself.
Sub-Forums: User-contributed articles discussion
10th May 2013 19:29 Go to last post
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FISHKEEPING CLUBS & EVENTS
Promote your club or society and any forthcoming events here.
4th May 2013 19:08 Go to last post
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THE MARKET PLACE
Please familiarise yourself with the rules before posting an ad.
26th January 2012 10:42 Go to last post
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Aquariums and equipment for sale or wanted, place your ad here.
by Siman
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Freshwater livestock (4 Viewing)
Freshwater livestock for sale or wanted. place your ad here.
by colinkk
Today 14:02 Go to last post
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Marine livestock for sale or wanted, place your ad here.
For Sale Tank Breakdown
15th May 2013 22:06 Go to last post
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Aquatic plants (2 Viewing)
Aquatic plants for sale or wanted, place your ad here.
For Sale Java Moss
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For the fishkeeping and aquarium related ads which don't fit into the other categories. Place these ads here
by matsp
12th May 2013 20:19 Go to last post
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GENERAL
Other pets (3 Viewing)
From cats to frogs, guinea pigs to horses & lizards to stick insects please post your pet related questions here.
15th May 2013 15:31 Go to last post
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Chit chat (16 Viewing)
Chew the fat about fishkeeping or non-fishkeeping related stuff in here.
by SOOKIE
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SPONSOR FORUMS
Practical Fishkeeping Magazine welcomes its Sponsors. Please use this section to liaise directly with retailers and manufacturers. Courtesy is a requirement!
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Sharnbrook Shrimp (1 Viewing)
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