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Welcome to C. E. Fish Essentials

Hi, my name is Chris Englezou and like you, I have a deep-rooted affinity for nature. My connection with freshwater ecosystems began when I was just eight or nine years old with my first aquarium, and I’ve been immersed in learning about them ever since. My character is such that I rarely do things by half-measure. So, over the last thirty years or so I’ve progressed from a young first-time fishkeeper through a wonderful journey of aquarium design, and installation, into the world of biotope aquariums, habitat and enclosure creation, wildlife pond building, tropical rainforest exploration, fish behaviour, fish nutrition, and inevitably today find myself waist-deep in the world of freshwater conservation. This website has evolved with me over the years and today is a platform where anyone interested in freshwater species and/or habitats can come and access the best information about the freshwater ecosystems of planet Earth. My sincere hope is that by sharing information about the diverse, irreplaceable, and often threatened biotopes of the world, sparks of local action will ignite all around the world making a difference for nature and its freshwater ecosystems. Chris.