The first of a regular news update featuring headlines and reports about the freshwater aquarium hobby from around the globe. 
In this episode:
🧬 Hear about the discovery of a ghostlike electric knifefish in Brazil and a blind cave-dwelling loach in Vietnam.
🐟 Dive into the spotlight species of the week – the elegant and often-overlooked halfbeak.
👁️ Discover new research into schooling behaviour and how fish avoid bumping into each other.
🧠 Learn how goldfish remember, cichlids parent, and archerfish recognise human faces.
🌍 Understand the growing threat to Africa’s freshwater fish species and how climate change is reshaping aquatic ecosystems.
Perfect for home aquarists, hobbyist researchers, and freshwater fish lovers.
📩 Send your aquarium questions or news to: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EwXrPyvCvY/)
Referenced Articles and Sources:


Miami Herald – Discovery of Porotergus sambaibensis, a new electric knifefish species


Practical Fishkeeping – Description of Draconectes narinosus, a blind cave-dwelling loach


Hygger Online – Care, behaviour, and breeding of halfbeaks


Deutsche Welle – Fish intelligence and complex behaviours


Princeton University – Giant danios prefer ladder-like formations when schooling


Mongabay – One in four African freshwater fish species threatened


ScienceDaily – Marine heatwaves caused widespread marine life collapse


 

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