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Brean Down is a limestone headland situated near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Many varieties of birds, such as gulls, kestrels, chats and redshanks, can be seen from footpaths crossing its grassy hills.

In this regular blog feature, we explore the common freshwater fish that inhabit Britain's waterway, lakes and rivers. Todays blog looks at the Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus.

Do fish have ears? Well, yes, but you can't see them. That's because a fish's ears are located inside its head, behind each eye.

Repeatable behavior and survival associated memory seems to stick but must be repeated, otherwise it is forgotten by fish after a period of time - but a time longer than 3 seconds!

Plants like the Tropica In-Vitro range, as well as decorative rock and driftwood are often used to create a beautiful aquascapes in all sizes of aquariums.

Planted aquariums or "aquascapes" as they have become known, form a key part of the modern day fish keeping hobby. Planting an aquarium can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience, if you get it right.

One of the most common types of Rasbora you'll find in the shops are Rasbora heteromorpha, the harlequin rasbora, also referred to as the "red rasbora" or simply "the rasbora".

Seeing fish swimming in an aquarium will improve your mood and mental stability – studies have shown that viewing fish has increased levels of happiness. Its believed that the longer the person watched a fish, the more their positive mood increased.

The strength of salt in the water averages around 3.5%, being weaker around ice caps and stronger in land-locked areas. The concentration in the Dead Sea and Red Sea areas for example is much higher, around a whopping 40%.

UV sterilisers have been used in modern times to sterilise water in aquariums and fish ponds. UV sterilizers are highly effective at clarifying green water to clear, tackling algae and also removing harmful bacterial pathogens from the water, preventing disease.