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The Three Spined Stickleback: Britain’s Tiny Pond Warrior
Have We All Been Ignoring One of the Most Fascinating Fish in Britain?
When most people think about pond fish, they picture giant koi gliding about like underwater limousines. Or goldfish. Always goldfish. Because apparently every pond in Britain signed the same design agreement in 1987.
But hidden beneath the surface of streams, canals, ponds, ditches, and forgotten waterways is one of the most intelligent, aggressive, colourful, and downright fascinating fish native to the UK.
The Three Spined Stickleback.
April 28, 2026
