Fresh Water Fish Keeping

Welcome to the Fresh Water Fish Keeping website, where you will find great advice on one of the worlds most fascinating and involving hobbies.

After working in an aquarium for many years and keeping various types of fresh water fish since my childhood, I have the knowledge to share with you to begin this incredible pass time.

So I’m guessing you’ve just visited somebody with a spectacular aquarium setup? Or perhaps you’ve finally given in to your children’s pestering for a pet fish? What ever your reason for starting this hobby read the advice on these pages before you start sticking any old fish into an aquarium.

Fish keeping is a relatively simple hobby, but like anything that involves the care of living creatures you must follow some very simple rules and have a basic knowledge on the subject before you begin.

From this website you can learn a brief history of the hobby, a step by step guide to setting up your aquarium and some advice on the different sort of fresh water fish available. Set aside some time to read the information on this website and before you know you will be a knowledgeable and talented fish keeper.

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18.5L aquarium tank kit
18.5L aquarium tank kit
From Tesco
, 12v, 185, aquarium, background, childsafe, cold, compact, filtration, fish, garden, glass, gravel, heater, kit, lid, light, litre, maintenance, mediumsized, ornament, panoramic, plants, plastic, slim, starter, tank, tesco, tropical, water
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£60.00


Cold Water Aquarium.
Cold Water Aquarium.
From Homebase
, 24, 30cm, accessories, coldwater, d255cm, feeding, fish, fishcapacity, fishonly, fishsuitable, glass, h34, heater, homebase, lid, light, litressize, marine, pet, plastic, spiders, system, tankblack, tropical, used, w40
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£64.99


biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater
biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10x, 12, 12v, 13w, 15m, 1m, 1way, 30, 40, 42, 68, 157, 165, 30%, 30l, 31kg, 50hz, 60hz, 900g, ac, acrylic, addition, additives, air, airline, airpump, alternative, amazed, answer, aquarium, aquariums, bacteria, barb's, behavioral, behaviors,
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£68.00


Tropical Aquarium.
Tropical Aquarium.
From Homebase
, 25, 30cm, accessories, amphibians, coldwater, d255cm, feeding, fish, fishsuitable, glass, h36, homebase, lid, light, litressize, marine, pet, plastic, reptiles, spiders, system, tankblack, tropical, w40
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£69.99


biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater Halogen
biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater Halogen
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10x, 12, 12v, 13w, 15m, 1m, 1way, 30, 40, 42, 68, 157, 165, 30%, 30l, 31kg, 50hz, 60hz, 900g, ac, acrylic, addition, additives, air, airline, airpump, alternative, amazed, answer, aquarium, aquariums, bacteria, barb's, behavioral, behaviors,
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£86.69


biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Tropical Halogen
biOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Tropical Halogen
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10x, 12, 12v, 13w, 15m, 1m, 1way, 30, 40, 42, 68, 157, 165, 30%, 30l, 31kg, 50hz, 60hz, 900g, ac, acrylic, addition, additives, air, airline, airpump, alternative, amazed, answer, aquarium, aquariums, bacteria, barb's, behavioral, behaviors,
...
£89.95


spyOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Black Coldwater
spyOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Black Coldwater
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10w, 10x, 12, 12v, 13w, 30, 157, 15m, 165, 1m, 1way, 30l, 30lbiorb, 31, 31kg, 40cm, 42cm, 50hz, 60hz, 68, 900g, ac, accessories, acrylic, addition, air, airline, airpump, aquarium, availablein, bacteria, base, bedrooms, beneficial, biological, b
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£105.39


spyOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater
spyOrb 30Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10w, 10x, 12, 12v, 13w, 30, 157, 15m, 165, 1m, 1way, 30l, 30lbiorb, 31, 31kg, 40cm, 42cm, 50hz, 60hz, 68, 900g, ac, accessories, acrylic, addition, air, airline, airpump, aquarium, availablein, bacteria, base, bedrooms, beneficial, biological, b
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£105.39


biOrb 60Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater Halogen
biOrb 60Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Coldwater Halogen
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10x, 12, 12pounds, 12v, 15m, 16, 130, 132, 196, 1m, 1way, 204, 30l, 50cm, 50hz, 52cm, 60, 60hz, 60l, 60l/16, 61, 8w, 900g, ac, accidental, acrylic, affecting, air, airline, airpump, amazed, aquarium, aquariums, bacteria, beneficial, biggest, bio
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£124.19


biOrb 60Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Tropical Halogen
biOrb 60Ltr Acrylic Fish Tank Aquarium Bowl Silver Tropical Halogen
From Pet Supermarket
, –, 10x, 12, 12pounds, 12v, 15m, 16, 130, 132, 196, 1m, 1way, 204, 30l, 50cm, 50hz, 52cm, 60, 60hz, 60l, 60l/16, 61, 8w, 900g, ac, accidental, acrylic, affecting, air, airline, airpump, amazed, aquarium, aquariums, bacteria, beneficial, biggest, bio
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£134.95


Jewel Lido aquarium & stand
Jewel Lido aquarium & stand
From Tesco
, 120, 150%, aquarium, biofilter, filtration, fish, garden, heater, helps, high, jewel, lido, light, lighting, litre, rectangular, stand, system, t5, tesco, tropical, volume
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£150.00


AquaFX Aquarium Lighting system.
AquaFX Aquarium Lighting system.
From InStyle
, 80, aquafx, aquarium, comparable, condition, cri, effect, enhance, entertaining, excitement, fish, fluorescent, growth, illumination, index, instyle, lamps, light, par, patterns, plant, plants, rendering, species, stock, style, system, water, white
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£199.99


AquaFX aquarium lighting system.
AquaFX aquarium lighting system.
From Alaskan Air Conditioners
, 80, air, alaskan, aquafx, aquarium, comparable, condition, conditioners, cri, effect, enhance, entertaining, excitement, fish, fluorescent, growth, illumination, index, lamps, light, par, patterns, plant, plants, rendering, species, stock, style, system
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£199.99


Jewel Lido aquarium & stand
Jewel Lido aquarium & stand
From Tesco
, 120l, 150%, aquarium, biofilter, filtration, fish, garden, heater, helps, high, jewel, lido, light, lighting, rectangular, stand, system, t5, tesco, tropical, volume
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£300.00