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African red-eye tetras are peaceful but very active. Avoid keeping them with shy species. They make great companions in a West African-themed community tank alongside other Alestiid tetras.

A waterfall is a very simple and effective water feature that adds a relaxing noise and focal point along with ever helpful water movement.

They are an ideal way to return the clean, filtered water back to the pond and will add oxygen into the water.

Our handy guide will help ease any worries you may have and help you create a beautiful centrepiece for your garden.

It can often be daunting when planning your pond build but you do not need to be a pond-building specialist to undertake this type of project.

The need to take chlorine out of the water doesn't stop once the pond is finished, de-chlorination should also be used whenever the pond water is topped up from the mains.

Every day we post on X about the latest pond, aquatic and reptile products, news and restocks happening at Real Aquatics. We're always happy to retweet your posts, give and take advice and enter aquatic discussions!

The obvious answer to eliminating this threat is to simply fill the pond in, however we believe the positive benefits far outweigh the negatives so long as the situation is addressed properly.

The sight of a sudden drop in water level is one that fills the average pond keeper with dread. There are a number of reasons that could be the cause, however a leak is the immediate worry.

The garden pond in the spring time is possibly the most exciting time of the year. Christmas is a distant memory, and everyone is desperately trying (and in my case failing) to stick to their New Year's Resolutions.

In this regular annual feature, we detail the best selling and most reliable aquarium products from the previous year to inform your purchases for 2024.

Here we detail which internal aquarium filters proved the most popular and most reliable, based on our own 2023 data.