FISHKEEPING ANSWERS

In this month’s crop of aquarium queries we look at substrate choices for plants, the perils of keeping sea apples, how to give a goldfish a companion, biological snail controls, swapping from a community to an Angelfish tank, Corydoras egg raising, sudden aggression outbreaks in Bolivian rams, curious Botia behaviour and much more.

DR PETER BURGESS

Peter is our disease expert. Send questions his way if you have pathogen problems.

BOB MEHEN

Bob is a master of fishkeeping general knowledge and community tanks.

JEREMY GAY

Jeremy is more than adept when it comes to cichlids, goldfish and marine species.

NATHAN HILL

Nathan is the go-to for compatibility queries and aquatic ethical conundrums.

MAX PEDLEY

Max is like a living, breathing search engine. Cichlids are his speciality.

NEALE MONKS

Neale is the man for your technical queries. He loves brackish fish, too.

DAVE HULSE

Dave is a consultant for the Tetra Advisory Board and a research fellow at Keele University.