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Tropical Fish Keeping UK

Ruth McDonald

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

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  • 84 episodes
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  • January 21 · 22 min

    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.

  • January 16 · 24 min

    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?

  • January 14 · 46 min

    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?

  • January 9 · 35 min

    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.

  • January 7 · 25 min

    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.

  • January 2 · 14 min

    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 https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk Or head over to the website www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk

  • Dec 31, 2025 · 19 min

    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. www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk Please consider supporting us and all we are doing https://www.patreon.com/c/tropicalfishkeepinguk

  • Dec 26, 2025 · 30 min

    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 Tropical Fish Keeping UK

  • Dec 24, 2025 · 52 min

    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. https://tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk/the-easy-planted-aquarium/ Sorry if i sound a bit breathless, allergies decided to exist, hopefully I can get them sorted soon.

  • Dec 17, 2025 · 25 min

    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.

  • Dec 12, 2025 · 23 min

    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.

  • Dec 10, 2025 · 20 min

    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.

  • Dec 3, 2025 · 29 min

    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.

  • Nov 28, 2025 · 27 min

    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.

  • Nov 27, 2025 · 29 min

    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.

  • Nov 21, 2025 · 35 min

    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.

  • Nov 19, 2025 · 26 min

    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 www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk

  • Nov 14, 2025 · 29 min

    I Love Fishkeeping

    Not a rant, a ramble through my love of our wonderful hobby. Don't forget to check out the website www.tropicalfishkeeping.co.uk