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

Ruth McDonald


    • Jun 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Making Your Own Fish Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 9:27


    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. 

    Species Spotlight- Guppies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 15:00


    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. 

    Getting Started With Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 9:48


    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. 

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    Swimbladder, a disease that doesn't exist.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 13:10


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

    What do we mean by community fish?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 12:09


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

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    Substrate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 16:39


    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. 

    Why Does Fish Welfare Lag So Far Behind?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 18:22


    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. 

    Dealing with Nitrates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 15:03


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

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    Are we after quick results?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 11:40


    Which is the most important, quick results or fish welfare. 

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    It's Not Black and White (Lists)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 25:01


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

    What is a fish?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 14:04


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

    The Royal Aquarium. What the heck were they thinking?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 27:18


    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. 

    FIsh Out of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 15:46


    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?

    The Latest Research On the Nitrogen Cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 22:24


    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. 

    FIsh that live in deserts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 15:34


    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. 

    Genetically Modified fish, are they all that bad.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 14:14


    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?

    One Tip to Save You Money and Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 13:00


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

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    The Impact Of Keeping Exotic Fish, lets have the real story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 18:25


    BBC Earths' new video on the Impact of Keeping Exotic Fish, under the Dan O'Neill Investigates banner sets out to make fish keeping sound like a dark web trade that is driving species to extinction. Can you imagine my response, well imagine no longer as here are my thoughts, I got a little angry at the end. 

    Wild Caught Fish, bad or good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 20:21


    Should we all be buying captive-bred fish, or should we be putting wild caught into our tanks? Are we driving fish to extinction, or is captive farms industrial nightmares for fish? The topic isn't straightforward and it is contentious, and as ever I have my opinions. 

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    Lucky or unlucky episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 21:01


    Are fish considered lucky? What stories do we tell. I couldn't resist heading towards Loch Ness to discuss the fish of legend. 

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    What if the worst happens?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 12:27


    Sorry for the depressing topic, but a bad news day got me thinking. How many people have a plan in case the worst should happen. What happens to your fish if suddenly you can't be there for them. 

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    Money saving Tips Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 14:02


    It's getting expensive in all walks of life, and fish keeping is no exception, here are 5 areas to look at to save money, avoiding buying things you don't need, and wasting money on false economy. 

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    Fish Food, the good, the bad and the deadly.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 18:49


    It's not as easy as buying a pot of flake and sprinkling in as much as they will eat in 3 minutes any more. 

    We've come so far

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 15:45


    But how far will we go in terms of welfare and care, what will we think of our care in another 50 years. A quick look at where fish keeping started, and where we are today. 

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    The Return of the Tequila, rewilding success

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 13:15


    In 2003 the Tequila Splitfin was extinct in the wild, but since then a team at Michoacán University of Mexico, with brood stock from Chester Zoo, and help from their team, have reintroduced 1500 to springs in the Teuchitlán River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. Against all the odds they seem to be thriving.  Want to support us and keep this podcast going?  https://www.patreon.com/tropicalfishkeepinguk Every little helps, and I'm starting to up load the real rants over there ;)  Want to support freshwater conservation? https://www.chesterzoo.org/news/preventing-extinction-in-mexico/ https://shoalconservation.org/ https://freshwaterlifeproject.org/  

    Neons Tetras the Forgotten Jewel of the Aquarium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 16:24


     Neon tetras, evolved to confuse predators with their mirror silver sides, and to show off to others of their own kind with the stunning blue and red stripes. One of the prettiest fish you can imagine, but so often kept in conditions they haven't evolved in.   Normally susceptible to disease if you choose your stock carefully and keep them in the right conditions, you have a great fish. 

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    Mix and match fish tanks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 17:42


    What's wrong with picking any fish we like, there's quite a bit, and trust me I'll go into the whys and whats, plus the time I almost got eaten by a shark. 

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    Conservation and how the hobby can help

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 14:08


    So we often say that the hobby can help in conservation world wide, but does it? How can we help? 

    Mo and the Hamster or Buying Baby Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 14:50


    Buying baby fish is a part of fish keeping, but do we think about the adult size? It's a crucial part of fish keeping that seems to be over looked. 

    Ep. 3 Fish Store Staff are Saints.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 18:24


    I've decided that fish store staff must be saints. Here are a round up of stories that staff have shared with me today. I'm not sure I wanted to hear all the issues they face. I think I need to go and try and forget that humans exist. 

    Welcome, lets say hi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 29:45


    The first of the daily podcasts, with news, info, and the usual rants when I get on to a favourite topic or two. It's not all about keeping fish, but stuff that might interest fish keepers.  A daily round up of the stories I've come across, science info, and things about fish keeping that I think you might be interested in.   Today we look at who I am, some fishy news, and why today is an important anniversary for Tropical Fish Keeping UK. 

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