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Hello from a new member who loves tank math

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GaryE
30g West African Coastal Stream
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Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

The FishForums.net Monthly Contests include photos and videos for Tank of the Month, Fish of the Month, Pet of the Month.
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šŸ  TOTM November 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (31 US Gallons and larger)

Fish Forums - Website Tech Support

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what is the little red tag after the forum name, on a postā€¦ it seems to flicker, and most Iā€™ve noticed are either a 1 or a 2???

šŸ“š Beginner Starting Point

New to the Hobby Questions and Answers

If you've recently taken up fish keeping as a hobby, this is the section to get your questions answered.
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So much confusion...

Cycle your Tank

Cycling a tank is vital to keeping your fish alive. This section is where you can read about cycling (the nitrogen cycle) and ask questions about how to do it properly.
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Cycling Help

Algae Removal

For algae identification and removal
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What should I put with my Male Veiltail Betta to get algae off the live plant leaves?

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Tropical Discussion

General Tropical Fish discussions.
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caffeine thought of the dayā€¦ perhaps the reason for the slow demise of the hobby, is because it requires patience???

Tropical Fish Emergencies

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Betta with lump in its side

Freshwater Equipment

Discussions for all Freshwater Equipment including filters, media, heater, substrate, and tanks.
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TwoTankAmin
Leaking Eheim canister and the Google AI save me and taught me something

Bettas

For the beautiful world of Bettas.
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When to consider euthanasia?

Livebearers

Any chat about fish that give birth to live free swimming fish.
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Advice on Tank Sizes

New World Cichlids

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GaryE
What is the lifespan of rams?

African / Old World Cichlids

Talk about any cichlids from Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika as well as, Ravine, Madagascan and Asian cichlids
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interesting African congo river cichlid Iā€™d never heard ofā€¦
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Gouramis and Anabantoids

Talk about Gouramis and all Anabantoids - except bettas.
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Pearl gourami and shrimp

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Corydoras catfish, plecos and all other cats.
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MattW
Mulling over the suckers

Killifish

An Insight Into the World of Killifish
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Where to shop for African Killis

Oddball's institute

For all the weird and wacky species of the fish world.
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Magnum Man
your largest hillstream loach???

Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids

All loach, barb, tetra, silver dollar and rainbow fish questions should go in here!
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Lost in translation

Hybrid Fish

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Boy or girl..

Predatory Fish

This forum is for the discussion of all species of truly predatory fish which naturally feed on other adult fish.
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GaryE
How to be overstocked but well-stocked at the same time...

Fresh & Planted Nano Tanks

Everything happens fast in a nano tank stay ahead of it with this forum! Nano tanks are gaining in popularity and have a unique set of issues and problems to discuss like what plants and fish do well in them, substrate and flow requirements.
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GaryE
Trying to learn about Pygmy sunfish - struggling to find info!

Shrimps & Other Invertebrates

Talk about shrimps, snails, copepods, worms and clams.
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Chickadee
Possible scutariella japonica - H2O2 or salt dip?

Amphibians & Aquatic Reptiles

Frogs and salamanders in here! As well as terrapins and turtles.
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,Axolotlā€˜s

Brackish Forum

For talk about all fish which prefer a slightly salty environment. Puffers, gobies, glass fish etc.
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simonas
So, this section of the forum doesn't look like it gets heavy use??? thinking about setting up a brackish tank...

Coldwater Fish and Ponds

Coldwater fish of all types welcome, plus advice for creating water features in the garden.
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Mark Z.
Bringing pond fish in for winter.

šŸŖø Saltwater - Reef & Marine Tanks

Marine and Reef Chit Chat

Post general non-urgent saltwater tropical fish questions, recieve help as well as hearing fish 'tails' and aquarium chat
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Getting into Palythoa

Saltwater Fish

Discuss the best tropical marine fish for your tank!
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Seahorses I saw from a LFS

Saltwater Hardware

Talk about how to get the max out of your saltwater aquarium setup and find exactly what is required to have a successful tropical marine aquarium!
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Uv Sterilisers

Nano Reefs

Though the definition of a nano tank is still changing it is generally thought of as a tank smaller than 37 liters (10 gallons US). These tanks are growing in popularity due to advances in the hobby but still come with unique challenges that need to be discussed.
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Nano experiment

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Planted Chit Chat

For general planted tank questions and section announcements.
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plants that play dead

Algae in Planted Tanks

Discussion on algae in planted tanks and the unique connection to C02.
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Dosing Salt for Algae Removal

Aquascaping

Once you get to growing the plants, learn how to arrange them here.
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GaryE
It's almost Halloween

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Plant ID requested

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Making your garden grow...
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These lights have stressed me out.

Archived PARC threads

The Planted Aquarium Resource Centre... THE place for archived threads that have been incorporated into PARC and new article submissions.
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Constructing A Moss Wall: The Insta-Wall Approach!

Tā€™s Plastic Plant Emporium

How to keep "Complex hydrocarbons in the no light aquarium" Algae-free.
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Scaping With Plastics

šŸ” Reviews This forum is for reviews of fish related products, stores, and online retailers. All posts are moderated prior to being published. Due to certain legal restrictions related to reviews online not all reviews will be published and some may be edited so they conform with factual reviewing.

Rules & Requests for Reviews - READ THIS FIRST!

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Rules & Format To Use For All Reviews

New Aquarium Decorations - Designs & Feedback

Participate in new product development! Which cave, rock and platform designs should be kept, improve, or throw out?
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lnsaneM
Here's Design #1 - What do you think about this Back Left Corner - Light Grey - 40+ gallon rock?

Store Reviews

Review places where you purchase hobby equipment.
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Alice B
Aquarium site scammers. Best-aquaticworld.com

Equipment Reviews

Review hobby equipment.
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bgarthe
Santa-monica Algae Scrubbers, good quality nitrate removal

Lighting Reviews

Review aquarium lighting here.
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Helialux led

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Review various types of food for fish, inverts, corals etc.
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Spirulina Foods

Aquariums

Review aquariums, all in one systems, etc.
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Magnum Man
Wall tanks

FishForums.net Supporting Vendors

šŸ’” The Think Tank

Hobby Related Legislation

This forum is a place to post and discuss pending legislation or legislative efforts that might have an impact on the hobby.
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New Aquarist Advocacy Group

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For discussion of advanced fish keeping issues, and theories.
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the dynamics of air in our tanksā€¦

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The actual aquarium - lights and filters problems and advice. Tips for saving money, and designing what you want using your DIY skills.
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Can municipal water cause a tank to be dirty compared to using RO water?

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Dang Cat !

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day old lambs... 1st of the spring

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180g Box Turtle Tweak

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Bali Myna

Exotic Pets

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10 Gallon Isopod Vivarium

šŸ“ General

Local Aquarium Societies And Clubs

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ambrosia04
If anyone likes shrimps and games I made a (free) one!

Classified Section

Any fish related items for sale, swap or wanted, post here.
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Boundava
Live media WANTED

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General non-fish related chit chat.
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Tell me something funny

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Subforums within for some hobbies other than fishkeeping.
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Neighborhood turkeys

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Fish Species Index

User submitted tropical fish and saltwater fish index
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Candy Cane or HY511 Tetra (Megalamphodus bentosi)

Plants Index

User submitted tropical fish and saltwater Plants
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Anubias Barteri Var Nana

Invertebrate Index

An index of invertebrate species for fresh water and marine.
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Singapore Flower Shrimp

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