Issue 113 AUGUST 2025

Includes:

Shop Visit – We pay a revisit to Midlands superstore Shirley Aquatics to check out their ongoing marine manoeuvres, and come home with a nice surprise in the boot.
Reef Icons – No. 39 – John Clipperton finds that leopards sometimes can change their spots, as we go-deep on a hunt for the gorgeous and remarkable wrasses of the Macropharyngodon genus.
Sri Lanka – Dr Paul Anderson and colleague Dr Vishmila Priyashadi explain how a new approach to fisheries management is being implemented in Sri Lanka.
Diving In: Thailand – Marijke Puts reminisces on the Thailand trip where she truly fell in love with underwater world, plus there’s plenty of tips if you feel like following in her fin-strokes.
FishTank Famous – pt2 – After covering mobile phone tech in Part 1, Adam Ellis completes his series with a look at how to share the digital fruits of your labour. Just don’t break the Internet!
A Truly Immersive Reef – We interview UK hobbyist Imran Akhtar, (aka Immers10), to get the full SP on his amazing 1000 litre reef system which has rightly been attracting adulation.
Shrimp Cocktail – Campbell Robertson dishes-up a tasty treatise on some decidedly delectable decapods for your reef.
Fishes in Focus – Soapfishes – Chris Sergeant wrestles with some slippery subjects, gets in a lather, but eventually makes a clean-sweep of this fascinating (albeit slightly foamy) fish family.